"The more you scare 'em, the more they like it!" Love the way he says that.

Jack was the perfect joker for Tim Burton's vision

Jack Nicholson nailed that role.

Its crazy how Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix all played The Joker in a different way but they were all AMAZING in the part.

I don’t think people realize how rare it is to see Jack interviewed on-camera like this. He’s refused to do TV talk shows for his entire career (only print interviews), so this footage of him talking to an interviewer is EXTREMELY special.

Never rub another man's rhubarb!

Jack's description of Joker as "a hateful occurrence" is insanely spot-on, as is Jack himself.

Jack is such a legend. One of the best actors of all time and I miss seeing him on the screen.

As much as I loved Heath Ledger’s performance, there’s still a twinkle in Jack Nicholson’s Joker. He brought a perfect balance of the psychopathic maniac and the cheeky, silly, controversial uncle at the family picnic.

Nothing makes me happier than knowing that Jack Nicholson loved being The Joker , as much as we loved watching him as The Joker.

That line 'lets brighten it up for the kids' was s p o o k y 🙀

JACK NICHOLSON, is still my favorite JOKER

"let's brighten it up for the kids" thank stuff he had that attitude to help keep it dark

Love Jack’s enthusiasm for the role and the film.

Jack Nicholson is the best, funniest, and creepiest Joker! So Legendary!

No question in my mind that Jack Nicholson was, is and always will be the best Joker

"Let's Brighten Up For the Kids!" That so funny, he even gave a Joker type mannerism!

Jack Nicholson was born to play that Joker role, as he was for The Shining...

I just love Jack Nicholson’s enthusiasm about his role and the movie in general.

He changed the comic book movie villain forever.

Nicholson should have also gotten an Oscar for his performance. It's timeless.

He's right about how kids respond to the more you scare them

You can tell Nicholson was having a blast with the role. He was having so much fun.

To me Jack Nicholson's Joker was and Still is the Best Movie version of him .

He obviously had a hoot playing the Joker.

It was such a blockbuster when it was released , I remember everybody wanted too see it .

Jack Nicholson is the best joker 100% hands down.

I love that Jack genuinely loved the role and the film. That is very rare in Hollywood.

Jack Nicholson is one of those actors that come around every 40 years, his talent is unparalleled... he is fantastic!

Even today jack’s portrayal of joker is still version I first think of when the joker is mentioned , as well as Keaton being Batman.

Jack was and is the best Joker after Cesar Romero whom not only created the laugh that everyone else mimics for Joker, but the personality when he’s enjoying causing chaos 💯

Jack Nicholson has a great ability to be egotistical and humble all in one sentence. Clearly knows his talent and power but respectful of the projects he does and the others involved.

Jack just nailed this role! - I love how his Joker could be charming - still sees himself as a ladies man - he can be both goofy and playful with the gimmicks and pranks at one moment - but turn on you on a dime - become very violent with a sadistic sense of humour - I personally find that ‘unpredictability’ the most scary and unsettling!! Heath was smart and scary - but never goofy - none of the pranks or gimmicks - you would never see him as anything but sinister and evil - anything but a threat Phoenix’s Joker didn’t even understand the concept of how jokes or humour worked I’ve always loved Jack’s version and to me it’s the most comic book accurate interpretation of the ‘Bronze Age’ Joker I read in the Batman comics I grew up with in the 70’s and 80’s He’s my favourite silver screen Joker The actor himself is a God - there will never be another Jack Nicholson!!!

Even jack’s teeth were perfect for the Joker roll 🔥

"a hateful occurrence" never has the joker been described more perfectly! Not a man or a person just a force.

When they say he made a LOT of money playing the Joker, they are talking upwards of $60 million ... more than what Robert Downey Jr received for playing Tony Stark in the Avenger films. Crazy stuff

Has to be one of those occasions where it could not have had a better choice. There are occasionally films like that. That man as the Joker, is the greatest selection it could have been.

Jack made a fortune from this movie

Jack is still my favorite joker of all time.

They should bring Nicholson back for the Flash movie. He always wanted to play the Joker again.

Is it just me or does Jack Nicholson look a lot like an older version of Leonardo DiCaprio

They nailed it with Jack as The Joker.. but we also gotta give props to Hugo Blick as the young Jack Napier.. he killed it aswell.. would have been cool to see bim as a younger Joker..

The combined might of action, actors and soundtrack (Prince) was amazing. It was an absolute SPECTACLE of a movie for the time period. 😵

Jack Nicholson, was laying the groundwork, for what the Joker character will be from this point forward. After the 1989 movie, people like Mark Hamill, Heath Ledger and recently Joaquin Phoenix pretty much took what was pretty much blueprint of Jacks version of the Joker and put their own spin of it. And now, the Joker is one of the most recognizable villains in comics and movies.

He did an amazing job 30 years later he’s still the best actor to play the joker

Thank you Jack Nicholson for Jack Napier/ The Joker

Jack really had it. He played it for the kids, and the more evil he was the better they liked it, lol. And the better WE like it. He was the Joker of the comics transferred to the big screen.

Nice! This is on the Batman 1989 dvd!

Man I wish jacks joker would appear alongside keatons Batman in the flash movie

Jack Nicholson was born to play Joker. Nobody else could've played Joker better than Jack in that time.

Jack Nicholson el mejor Guason clásico y con la visión tan única de Tim Burton es simplemente genial .

He is the best joker

Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando are two of the best actors to ever grace a movie screen! It's not even a debate. It's a fact!

Heath Ledger was the best joker ever enough said he is a legend rip heath Ledger 😢 I miss seeing you in movies

Jack made 60 million for this. He also said it's one of his favorite roles. At one point he watched it once a week for a year bc he loved watching it so much. I'm sure the 60 mill helped. Lol. He got a % of the back end & % of the joker merchandise. They wanted jack so badly they kinda pissed off robin William's. They went to robin asked him to do it & he said yes they went to jack & said " ok if u dont do it robin said yes & jack agreed. " robin was so angry he was just used as bait to get jack. So when WB asked him to play the riddler he refused. He said he would never do another WB film until he got an apology. It is a great blue print bc as they say they got marlon brando by offering him a % of the gross. Marlon to this day holds the record for most money made for least amt of shooting. I think they paid him 4 million in 1977 $ & 12 % of the gross which the film made over 250 million. So I think I read in my sons recent guiness book that he made like 30 million in 1978 for 7 to 10 days of work. Remember hes only in the beginning & what was cut bc in the 2nd film they tried to use his footage as it was intended but tried to screw him out if the back end of the 2nd films gross. Yes everyone signed on for 2 films as they shot them both at the same time & had to bc of time finish up the 1st & had 75% of the 2nd in the can. Anyway the point is it's a good formula when superman & batman were the first comic book films to get a brando & later a Nicholson bc it gives it instant clout. So they were worth their weight in gold. Without nicholson no way would people been as excited. I mean jack is the joker. Literally.

I loved Batman so much as a kid and i love what Tim Burton has done for Batman and Batman Returns 🙂. The Joker became my favorite Batman villain because of this movie and Batman TAS and Jack Nicholson nailed The Joker and he had an iconic laugh 🙂🃏

My favorite Live action Joker and second favorite of all time next to Mark

I was six years old when this movie came out in 1989 and it was instantly by far the best movie I had ever seen at that time and I became a huge fan of Batman, and I absolutely loved Jack Nicholson's role in that movie, it left such an impression on me and set a standard for what the Joker should be. I did watch the Adam West series of Batman before the Tim Burton movie came out, but I absolutely loved what they did with the joker character with Jack Nicholson. Don't get me wrong, Heath Ledger did an outstanding and amazing job and I absolutely loved the colourful character of Joker he played, but Jack Nicholson's version has always had a huge place in my heart because it wasn't just that loved the movie, it was because when I was a kid when my family was still together and all of my family members were still alive. So maybe it is a Sentimental thing to me that I have a bias for that movie and the actors and actresses who played in it.

Jack Nicholson is an awesome actor my mama and daddy loved all of his movies that he played in I like the movie s that he played in too 😀

Jack Nicholson really pulled off, The Joker. He "nailed" it.

Jack will always be my first favorite film version of the Joker.

This makes me realize just how strategic it was to have Nicholson play the Joker, aside from Nicholson merely being a good actor.

Jack has the best Motivation, hes always has had the spirit...even in shining i see joker attitude

Simply the best. Health Ledger was another point of view, marvellous too.

The fact that the Beetlejuice director was able to convince a veteran actor to play in a comicbook movie was a miracle in itself. Just like Marlon Brandon in Superman, Jack Nickolson gave Batman movie creditable to the point of respect because Mr. Mom Micheal Keaton was giving the movie jeers because release

"Let's brighten it up for the kids" he did it for me. I first saw the movie when I was like 8 and I absolutely loved it then and I still love it now.

Uma lenda sem sobra de dúvida o melhor coringa de todos o tempos..

All I have to say is thank you Jack Nicholson forgiving us the ultimate live-action joker the best the goat nobody's ever surpass you sir and nobody ever will you are the joker, not only are you the joker but you're one of the greatest most beloved actors we've ever had the opportunity to watch, we don't deserve you

Every other Joker was either an interpretation of The Joker, but I have to believe that Jack Nicholson's Joker probably had at least some impact on the comic book character. It was that good imo. From what I know about The Joker, he's highly intelligent, highly unpredictable, lives for chaos and has very little fear. Interpreting him as an actor has to be very difficult. When you struggle with it, you get Jared Leto's try hard performance.

I just watched it again recently and it’s timeless. And it was lot of fun.

Jack will forever be my favourite joker, I really appreciated how dark the movie was and jacks right the more he scared me the more I liked the movie

What some people don't realize, when the argument comes up "who was the best joker?", is that Jack Nicholson was the one who transformed the Joker into the psychopathic, darker than the original version character that the Joker originally was. Yes, Heath was a great actor and Phoenix even took it further, but I guarantee a huge part of character study was focused on the original Jack Napier, making Nicholson the greatest to play the part.

Jack Nicholson was the Ultimate Classic Joker. He managed to capture the essence of the villain, being both funny AND scarry as nobs. Just like Michael Keaton managed to capture the essense of Bruce Wayne and Batman. Also Burton Suit is the best looking batsuit in history. Fight me.

Jack Nicholson: ... My early experience from working for an audience full of children the more you scare them the more they like it ... That's exactly how hou create a whole generation of dedicated fans and also why he is one the most memorable Jokers to this day ...

He´s so great, i noticed that in Adam Sandler movie, The Anger Management, he does the Joker laugh, in the beginning :D Maybe it was a tribute, but i loved it ;) :) All the best to Jack :)

Thank you Jack Nicholson for making the joker so evil and awesome 😎 I loved it as a kid and still do love this batman vs joke movie 🍿🎥

Nobody could play the joker better than jack Nicholson

One of his best performances. Maybe his most memorable one.

I’ve never seen this footage. It’s awesome! I love jack!!

He was the best joker because of is back story and the fact he was insane before he become the joker

Greatest live action Joker, I love many of the animated actors also

Another legend Jack Nicholson

"The more they scare them, the more they like it" -love the way he says that.

My favourite actor. He could play anyone or anything 👌🏻

Jack Nicholson is the best live action Joker in my opinion

"And deservedly so" Amen. Ledger was AMAZING - truly worthy of all the praise and awards - but Jack is Jack.

I was a joker's goon in the film and spent two hours one on one chatting with Jack alone before a scene where he directed me. He was a great man kind and interested in my stories. Scott moy uk

I was a child when I watched this. I loved the Joker because of Jack and I LOVED how he played the character. Brightening it up? HAHAHAHAHA yeah that would’ve been a terrible thing to do.

He’s was epic as joker! He was and Michael Keaton were the first of its kind as far as a dark depiction of the Batman series.

I remember this being the first movie I saw in the theatres, I was 5 back in '89

Yeah, I really need to show Jack Nicholson some respect because he did an amazing job in this role. I was just a little kid and I still love this movie. Kim Basinger was amazing so beautiful.

Jack Nicholson and Micheal Keaton were the perfect candidates for their positions.

Jack Nicholson, in my eyes, is the mischievous uncle we all wanted!

I watched the movie for the story the first time. I've watched it again several times since for Nicholson. There's something very Lon Chaney, Sr about it to me. Fascinating.

Nicholson and Heath Ledger brought the Joker to life amazing performances by both of them.

Best Joker for that era

All time greatest joker man. Loved Jack in this

To me Tim Burton's vision qnd Jack Nicholson' portrayal of the '89 joker was the best representation of golden era joker

Casting Nicholson was the right move, & not just because he's a fan of the character & the comics which shows btw, but he really helped legitamized this classic banger of a movie!

Jack Nicholson was THE JOKER. Period.