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Keaton loathed 'lonely' and 'dark' Batman shoot -
13 May 2011
-Michael Keaton hated his time filming Batman in London as his personal life was falling apart and he found himself all alone in a "dank, dark, cold place".-The actor took on the role of the superhero in Tim Burton's 1989 movie and he jetted to the capital to shoot the
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Keaton slams 'lazy' sequels -
21 June 2010
-Michael Keaton has slammed the Hollywood trend of making sequels to box office hits - insisting moviemakers can become "soft and lazy" by relying on a successful format.-
-The actor starred in his own blockbuster action franchise when he played Batman in the first two
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Keaton joins calls for Beetlejuice sequel -
8 June 2010
-Michael Keaton has joined his Beetlejuice co-star Geena Davis in calling on movie bosses to commission a sequel - insisting he would reprise his role "in a heartbeat".-
-Rumours of a possible follow-up to Tim Burton's ghoulish 1988 comedy have been swirling around Holl
Michael Keaton - what members say
review by from London
Superb 24 April 2004
review by wolfenchild from London, England
Batman Returns 9 February 2004
review by Bowleskov from Reading
Brilliant simply brilliant 13 July 2010
Michael Keaton - filmography
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The Other Guys - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes
Director: Adam McKay
Certificate: 
Allen Gamble (Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg) are partnered NYPD detectives who work in the forensic accounting department and rarely see any action. Gamble is more than happy with his job while Hoitz has been assigned against his will after a public incident with his quick trigger finger. They ..read more »
 
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from 13,834 members
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The Other Guys
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes
Director: Adam McKay
Certificate:
Allen Gamble (Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg) are partnered NYPD detectives who work in the forensic accounting department and rarely see any action. Gamble is more than happy with his job while Hoitz has been assigned against his will after a public incident with his quick trigger finger. They ..read more »
62%
from 38,511 members
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The Merry Gentleman
(2008)
Starring: Bobby Cannavale, Michael Keaton, Kelly MacDonald
Director: Michael Keaton
Certificate: 
Running away from a troubled marriage, Kate Frazier hopes to find anonymity with a new home and a new job in Chicago. Despite friendly flirtation from co-workers and others, the shy and reserved Kate keeps her distance, avoiding questions about her sudden arrival and her recent past. When Kate ..read more »
60%
from 22 members
Not available for rental
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The Last Time
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Daniel Stern, Michael Keaton, Amber Valletta
Director: Michael Caleo
Certificate: 
A salesman rediscovers his lust for life after falling for the fiancee of his new business partner, a man from the midwest trying to find his footing in New York City. A lesson on the dangers of ambition, deceit and the perpetual search for happiness.
56%
from 178 members
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Herbie - Fully Loaded
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Lyndsay Lohan, Michael Keaton, Matt Dillon
Director: Angela Robinson
Certificate: 
The Love Bug is back! Herbie (AKA No. 53), the sweet little '63 Volkswagen bug with a mind of his own and a serious love for speed, pairs with Lindsay Lohan in 'Herbie: Fully Loaded' for a sunny comedy. Maggie Peyton is a third generation member of a NASCAR racing family and dreams of winning from ..read more »
61%
from 24,242 members
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White Noise
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Deborah Kara Unger, Ian McNeice
Director: Geoffrey Sax
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In the 1920s, Thomas Edison speculated that a device would be created which would allow humans to conduct conversations with the dead. In the 1970s, Sarah Estep picked up some mysterious voices on her husband's reel-to-reel tape recorder, and set up the American Association of Electronic Voice ..read more »
54%
from 44,900 members
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Game 6
(2005)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, Griffin Dunne
Director: Michael Hoffman
Certificate: 
Combining real and fictional events, Game 6 centers around the historic 1986 World Series and a day in the life of a playwright who skips opening night to watch the momentous game.
44%
from 5 members
Currently unavailable
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Live From Baghdad
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Helena Bonham-Carter, Joshua Leonard
Director: Mick Jackson
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With George Herbert Walker Bush prepared to strike Iraqi forces, CNN was in a unique position to deliver 24 hour coverage. Producers Robert Wiener (Michael Keaton) and Igrid Formanek (Helena Bonham Carter) capitalised on this opportunity by offering unflinching reporting that risked their lives as ..read more »
61%
from 233 members
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A Shot At Glory
(2000)
Starring: Robert Duvall, Michael Keaton, Brian Cox
Director: Michael Corrente
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Gordon McLoed (Robert Duvall), is a former soccer star who now manages a smalltime team in the town of Kilnockie. The team hasn't won a championship for over a hundred years, so the American team owner (Michael Keaton) acquires star player Jackie McQuillan (real life soccer pro Ally McCoist) to ..read more »
55%
from 497 members
Currently unavailable
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Desperate Measures
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia, Marcia Gay Harden
Director: Barbet Schroeder
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Widowed police officer Frank Conner (Andy Garcia) has a cancer-stricken nine-year-old son, Matthew (Joseph Cross), whose only hope for survival is a bone-marrow transplant, but the only matching donor is Pete McCabe (Michael Keaton), a vicious, psychotic killer being held in a maximum-security ..read more »
62%
from 503 members
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Out Of Sight
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Farina
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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Based on Elmore Leonard's famous crime novel, OUT OF SIGHT finds director Steven Soderbergh back in Hollywood after a brief return to the independent world with SCHIZOPOLIS and GRAY'S ANATOMY. A funny, hip, and vibrant action-drama, OUT OF SIGHT tells the story of the unlikely relationship that ..read more »
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from 11,642 members
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Out Of Sight - Blu-ray
(1998)
Starring: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Farina
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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Based on Elmore Leonard's famous crime novel, OUT OF SIGHT finds director Steven Soderbergh back in Hollywood after a brief return to the independent world with SCHIZOPOLIS and GRAY'S ANATOMY. A funny, hip, and vibrant action-drama, OUT OF SIGHT tells the story of the unlikely relationship that ..read more »
68%
from 365 members
Not available for rental
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Jack Frost
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Joseph Cross
Director: Troy Miller
Certificate: 
Watch now: Unavailable
A struggling musician realises that he isn't spending much quality time with his family. Then, one night he is killed in a car accident... A year later his son makes a wish and his father reappears as a snowman....
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from 3,439 members
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Out Of Sight - HD
(1998)
Starring: Dennis Farina, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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Based on Elmore Leonard's famous crime novel, OUT OF SIGHT finds director Steven Soderbergh back in Hollywood after a brief return to the independent world with SCHIZOPOLIS and GRAY'S ANATOMY. A funny, hip, and vibrant action-drama, OUT OF SIGHT tells the story of the unlikely relationship that ..read more »
57%
from 378 members
Not currently released
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Jackie Brown - Blu-ray
(1997)
Starring: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Quentin Tarantino returns to the crime genre once again with this adaptation of Elmore Leonard's RUM PUNCH. Transplanting Leonard's crime story from Miami to Tarantino's city of choice, Los Angeles, JACKIE BROWN cruises along smoothly, much like the film's 1970s soul soundtrack. The film follows ..read more »
74%
from 338 members
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Jackie Brown
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Quentin Tarantino returns to the crime genre once again with this adaptation of Elmore Leonard's RUM PUNCH. Transplanting Leonard's crime story from Miami to Tarantino's city of choice, Los Angeles, JACKIE BROWN cruises along smoothly, much like the film's 1970s soul soundtrack. The film follows ..read more »
68%
from 28,282 members
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Multiplicity
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Andie MacDowell, Harris Yulin
Director: Harold Ramis
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In this highly original comedy, an overworked family man (Michael Keaton) who doesn't have time to do everything he'd like finds a creative solution--he clones himself. Not just once, however--he winds up with four slightly different versions, counting the original. Of course, all is not as easy as ..read more »
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from 1,629 member
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The Paper
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei
Director: Ron Howard
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Ron Howard directed this lightning-paced, high-energy drama following one day in the life of Henry Hackett (Michael Keaton), a frantic metro editor for a fictitious New York tabloid. While investigating the apparently race-related killing of two white businessmen found murdered in their car, ..read more »
62%
from 636 members
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Speechless
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Bonnie Bedelia
Director: Ron Underwood
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A romantic comedy about two people who meet at an all-night store and discover they have much in common. They do not however find out that they are both political speechwriters, and work for opposing candidates. When they do discover the truth their romance turns to rivalry.
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from 533 members
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My Life
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Michael Keaton, Haing S. Ngor
Director: Bruce Joel Rubin
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Bob Jones (Michael Keaton) is diagnosed with terminal cancer just as his wife Gail (Nicole Kidman) learns she is pregnant with the couple's first child. Realizing he might die before the child is born, Bob decides to make a video about his life so that his child will someday be able to know him. In ..read more »
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from 863 members
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Much Ado About Nothing
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Richard Briers, Michael Keaton
Director: Kenneth Branagh
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When gallant Don Pedro (Denzel Washington), his nefarious brother Don John (Keanu Reeves), and close confidantes Claudio (Robert Sean Leonard) and Benedick (Kenneth Branagh) ride thunderously into the Sicilian village of Messina, romance, gaiety, and suspicion abound. The men have returned safely ..read more »
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from 7,809 members
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Porco Rosso
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Shuuichirou Moriyama, Akemi Okamura, Akio Ohtsuka
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
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During the beginning years of the Great Depression, life in the Mediterranean has become difficult. Aerial pirate raids are gaining in frequency, thus requiring the need for capable "bodyguards". One of the best is a pig known as Porco Rosso. Once a human and an ace pilot during World War I, he now ..read more »
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from 6,251 members
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Batman Returns - Blu-ray
(1992)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Danny De Vito, Michelle Pfeiffer
Director: Tim Burton
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
In director Tim Burton's sequel to his successful BATMAN (1989), the Caped Crusader (Michael Keaton) is pitted against the demented, ravenous Penguin (Danny DeVito), a pitiful, orphaned psychopathic freak who once went on a baby-killing spree, and a 'power' hungry capitalist villain Max Shreck (..read more »
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from 2,232 members
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Batman Returns
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Danny De Vito, Michelle Pfeiffer
Director: Tim Burton
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
In director Tim Burton's sequel to his successful BATMAN (1989), the Caped Crusader (Michael Keaton) is pitted against the demented, ravenous Penguin (Danny DeVito), a pitiful, orphaned psychopathic freak who once went on a baby-killing spree, and a 'power' hungry capitalist villain Max Shreck (..read more »
65%
from 20,171 members
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One Good Cop
(1991)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Rene Russo, Anthony La Paglia
Director: Heywood Gould
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Two cops, Artie and Steve are investigating a drugs ring. When Steve is murdered, Artie and his wife become the legal guardians of Steve's children. As the case continues Artie's family become the next targets...
58%
from 219 members
Not currently released
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The Dream Team
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Peter Boyle, Christopher Lloyd
Director: Howard Zieff
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Four mental patients on the way to a base-ball game get separated from their therapist in New York and now they are lost and wanted for a murder. This wasn't covered in their group therapy sessions...
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from 2,445 members
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Batman - Blu-ray
(1989)
Starring: Tra, Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson
Director: Tim Burton
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Tim Burton's BATMAN, inspired by Frank Miller's graphic novel THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, is a Gothic, Wagnerian treatment of the Batman mythos that explains the origins of Batman (Michael Keaton) and his nemesis, the maniacal Joker (a ripe Jack Nicholson).Gotham City is a sunless, ominous haven for ..read more »
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from 2,585 members
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Batman
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger
Director: Tim Burton
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Tim Burton's BATMAN is a Gothic, Wagnerian treatment of the Batman mythos that explains the origins of Batman (Michael Keaton) and his nemesis, the maniacal Joker (a ripe Jack Nicholson).Gotham City is a sunless, ominous haven for criminals, held in the corrupt grip of crime boss Carl Grissom (the ..read more »
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from 14,290 members
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Beetlejuice
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin
Director: Tim Burton
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
In the surreal, wonderfully cartoon-like comedy BEETLEJUICE, a childless couple, Barbara and Adam (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin), move to the country only to be killed in a car accident while passing over a quaint covered bridge. Their ghosts return to their beloved Victorian home, and find the '..read more »
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from 21,305 members
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Beetlejuice - Blu-ray
(1988)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin
Director: Tim Burton
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
In the surreal, wonderfully cartoon-like comedy BEETLEJUICE, a childless couple, Barbara and Adam (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin), move to the country only to be killed in a car accident while passing over a quaint covered bridge. Their ghosts return to their beloved Victorian home, and find the '..read more »
74%
from 2,241 members
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Gung Ho
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Gedde Watanabe, George Wendt
Director: Ron Howard
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The story of a man who becomes the local hero after convincing a Japanese company to revive a car plant, but then gets caught in a culture clash between his new bosses and his American co-workers.
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from 330 members
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Touch And Go
(1985)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Maria Tucci, Maria Conchita Alonso
Director: Robert Mandel
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Bobby, a professional ice hockey player, is mugged by a gang of youths and they all get away except Louis Canno, a streetwise eleven-year-old. After Bobby takes the boy home to his mother, a romantic relationship develops between the two adults.
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from 73 members
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Johnny Dangerously
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo, Marilu Henner
Director: Amy Heckerling
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Set in the 1930's, this gangster spoof tells the comic tale of a Johnny Kelly (Michael Keaton) who is forced into a life of crime in order to pay for his ailing mother's medical treatment. Attempting to keep his straight life and his life of crime separate Johnny takes the name Dangerously and is ..read more »
63%
from 450 members
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Mr Mom
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, Martin Mull
Director: Stan Dragoti
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A couple swap roles as a man loses his job, while his wife lands a high-paying position within advertising. How will he cope being 'Mum'?
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from 310 members
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Night Shift
(1982)
Starring: Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton
Director: Ron Howard
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A morgue attendant gets shunted back to the night shift where he is shackled with an obnoxious neophyte partner who dreams of the "one great idea" for success. His life takes a bizarre turn when a prostitute neighbour complains about the loss of her pimp. His partner, upon hearing the situation, ..read more »
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from 86 members
Currently unavailable
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Quicksand
on DVD
Starring: Michael Keaton, Michael Caine, Judith Godreche
Director: John Mackenzie
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QUICKSAND is a story about who can one really trust. Martin (Michael Keaton of BATMAN fame) is sent to check on the production of a film in France and winds up in a heap of trouble when some nefarious investors set him up. Martin finds that he must rely on the word of Jake (Michael Caine from CIDER ..read more »
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from 2,572 members
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Michael Keaton facts
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...t was the waiting-room bit that most disturbed me!
A real classic, that sees Michael Keaton in one of his best roles and a film which still has the power to shock and dist...
