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Year: 1966
Runtime: 105 min
Director: Leslie H. Martinson
In this action-packed comedy, the Caped Crusader and his trusted sidekick, Robin, take on a quartet of diabolical foes hell-bent on holding humanity hostage. Their sinister plan involves a revolutionary device capable of instantly desiccating its victims, leaving our heroes to thwart their evil scheme and save the world from certain dehydration.
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This delightfully campy Batman film, inspired by the iconic 1960s television series, showcases a thrilling adventure with all four of your favorite main villains. The nefarious villains band together in a cunning plot to eliminate the leaders of the world meeting at a peace summit, putting Batman and Robin in grave danger. While Bruce Wayne, Batman’s distinguished alter ego, finds himself smitten by a woman who is unbelievably sweet, danger lurks just beneath the surface.
The chaos kicks off when the Dynamic Duo embarks on a voyage aboard the Batboat to confront Commodore Schmidlapp on his yacht, only to discover it’s a holographic ruse. Batman becomes entrapped by a shark filled with explosives, necessitating the use of a trusty can of Shark Repellent Bat Spray to escape the jaws of peril. Meanwhile, the Fearsome Foursome—comprising the Joker, the Penguin, the Riddler, and the Catwoman—utilize the buoy that projected the deception to ensnare Batman and Robin in a magnetic torpedo trap. However, Batman’s quick thinking with a powerful reverse polarizer saves them temporarily. Just when things look bleak, a school of valiant dolphins comes to their rescue from the undersea onslaught.
The villains hatch another scheme by kidnapping billionaire Bruce Wayne. This plan backfires, resulting in a frantic race against time as Batman must rid himself of a bomb threatening innocent lives. In a memorable moment, he laments, > “You can’t just get rid of a bomb on certain days,” illustrating the absurdity of his predicament. The chaos amplifies when the Penguin, attempting to infiltrate the Batcave, causes a fiasco with dehydrated henchmen—a rehydration that hilariously misfires.
Ultimately, Batman maneuvers the confrontation back to the Penguin’s scheme at the United World Building, leading to a climactic showdown aboard the villain’s war-surplus submarine. You’ll have to witness the action-packed conclusion for yourself in this exciting feature-length adventure! Same Bat-time, same Bat-channel!
Last Updated: November 03, 2024 at 23:47
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