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The Penguin was the alias of Oswald Cobblepot, a deformed man who was abandoned in the Gotham Sewers as a baby. Raised with animals in a zoo, he traveled as a circus freak as he came of age. Cobblepot's horrible past turned him into a bitter and ruthless sociopath, though he displayed uncontrollable aggression from infancy.
Batman Returns: Directed by Tim Burton. With Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken. While Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin wreaking havoc across Gotham with the help of a cruel businessman, a female employee of the latter becomes the Catwoman with her own vendetta.
- Tim Burton
- 32 sec
Watch clips and read quotes from the scene where the Penguin, played by Danny DeVito, confronts Catwoman and Batman in the sewers of Gotham City. See how he uses his umbrella, his penguins, and his humor to try to stop the Dynamic Duo.
Batman Returns has been reassessed as one of the best Batman films in the decades since its release, and its incarnations of Catwoman and Penguin are considered iconic. A comic book, Batman '89 (2021), continued the narrative of the original two Burton films, and Keaton reprised his version of Batman in the DC Extended Universe film The Flash ...
- $266.8 million
- Danny Elfman
- $50–80 million
- Denise Di Novi, Tim Burton
Feb 28, 2022 · Danny DeVito played the Penguin in Tim Burton's Batman Returns, a polarizing movie that depicts the character as both tragic and vile. The film explores his backstory, his rise to power, and his downfall, as well as his relationship with Catwoman and Batman. Learn why DeVito's version of Oswald Cobblepot is both the best and the worst version of the DC Comics villain.
Batman saves all the babies, forcing Penguin to execute an alternate plan to destroy the entire city with his army of penguins. Batman foils this plan by luring the penguins back to Penguins sewer base, Batman briefly fights with Penguin then pushes him into sewer water. Catwoman tries to kill Max, but Batman stops her and reveals himself as Bruce.
