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Adam West and Burt Ward (as themselves) are invited to a car show where the Bat-Mobile from their 1960's Batman TV series is exhibited. But then the car's stolen. Fortunately, the thief has (inentionally) left a clue behind, just like the villains in their old TV series, and now Adam and Burt follow up on the clue, and more clues to come, just like Batman and Robin in the series, even if their crime-solving abilities are nowhere near those of their characters. And while chasing up clues, Adam and Burt reminisce about their time on the series (and are played by Jack Brewer and Jason Mardon in flashbacks, along with Brett Rickaby as Frank Gorshin and Julia Rose as Julie Newmar). Ultimately their chase leads them to the Batcave location where the villain on the piece is revealed to be Adam's butler (Curtis Armstrong), who's revealed to be former Riddler Frank Gorshin (as himself) in disguise, who together with former Catwoman Julie Newmar (as herself) wanted to have their revenge on Adam and Burt because they felt overshadowed by them in the show. They even tie Adam and Burt to a prop bomb set to go up in three minustes, but of course, in the end our heroes save the day - and the Bat-Mobile.

Lee Meriwether, Catwoman in Batman - The Movie plays a diner waitress, while Lyle Waggoner, who has also auditioned for Batman (some of his audition footage is shown in the film), does the narration.

Basically, this is an hommage done right: Basically, the filmmakers seem to understand what made Batman so great, which is basically its inherent wackiness, and that's kept in both the story and the flashbacks, and these flashbacks are lovingly filmed, really in tune with the era the series was filmed in, while not sugarcoating over things and instead picking up on some embarrassing anecdotes and playing them for laughs. And the idea to have actual actors of the show play themselves as villains for totally non-sensical reasons is brilliant in itself. In a word, especially if you're a fan of the series, there's much fun to have with this movie.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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