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"Darling, I've gotta get you to the church on time."
―The Joker[src]

Events Surrounding

The chaos and battle after Gotham City's 200th Anniversary Parade.

Skirmish

Vicki Vale approached the Batwing, but was captured by the Joker, who then lead her to the top of the Gotham Cathedral. Dazed, but not finished, Batman pursued them following a trail of Vicki's discarded high heels and trench-coat. Joker and Vicki reached the top and the Clown Prince of Crime used his Acid Flower to disconnect one of the tower bells to fall and block the entrance to prevent the police and anyone else following them. Batman narrowly missed the bell as it fell and continued the pursuit. At the top of the Cathedral, Batman entered and heard Joker's voice. After Batman defeated three of Joker`s Goons, the two adversaries finally confronted each other in single combat.

In a moment of opportunity, the Joker pulled Batman and Vicki off the belfry, where they clung to the ledge for their lives. As the Joker began to mock them, he stomped at their fingers breaking away parts of the decaying ledge. When his helicopter appeared, he grabbed a hold of a dangling rope ladder, and was about to escape. Batman shot a bola around the Joker's leg, tethering him to a large gargoyle, preventing his escape. As the Joker refused to let go of the ladder, the wire eventually pulled the gargoyle loose.

The pilot and Terence were apparently unaware of the tether, urgently beckoning Joker to climb up. Unable to resist the heavy strain of the gargoyle's weight, Joker lost his grip on the ladder, and fell to his death. Meanwhile the injured Batman was struggling to pull Vicki back up to the balcony when the bricks pulled loose and the pair plummeted from the belfry as well. Batman fired a large three-pronged grappling hook from his reel, suspending them in mid-air, the couple embraced as they swung back and forth.

Down below, Gordon and his men inspected the remains of Napier's body. The officers were visibly shaken by his frozen grin accompanied by a laugh box that Joker had switched on in his jacket while falling.

Behind the Scenes

Batman 1989 (J. Sawyer) - Knox is Batman! (deleted scene)

Deleted Scene

  • This scene was originally extended to show Bruce Wayne disappear into a crowd after laying his cape and cowl over the the still unconscious Knox. Photographic evidence of Pat Hingle and Robert Wuhl in this scene have emerged online. Virtually none of these deleted scenes have been included or even addressed in the age of dvd/blu-ray home video.

Gallery

Unit Still Photography

Behind the Scenes photos

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