Every Batmobile From Movies & TV Explained

Every Batmobile From Movies & TV Explained | WIRED

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The Batmobile is arguably the most iconic vehicle in the history of entertainment. Batman historian Glen Weldon (Pop Culture Happy Hour) takes a look at every Batmobile that's appeared on television and the silver screen. Glen gets into Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher's takes on the vehicles, why Christopher Nolan transitioned from the Batmobile to the Tumbler, and why the 1966 Batmobile remains so iconic even to this day.
Glen Weldon is the author of The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture, and Superman: The Unauthorized Biography. He’s a culture critic on the NPR Arts Desk, and a panelist on the NPR podcast, Pop Culture Happy Hour.
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Every Batmobile From Movies & TV Explained | WIRED
Glen Weldon is the author of The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture, and Superman: The Unauthorized Biography. He’s a culture critic on the NPR Arts Desk, and a panelist on the NPR podcast, Pop Culture Happy Hour.

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@bunzeebear2973 3 жыл бұрын

The TUMBLER version I like the best. Never could figure out why they could not figure out how to get rid of the squealing tires on take off as it is Jet Propelled. Nothing to do with tire friction.

@ting280 4 жыл бұрын

I've always believed the only point of the Snyder Batmobile was to show how impossibly strong Superman is. they just stuck fins on a battering ram and then made it plow through anything and everything you could think of with relative ease and then get crumpled like a tin can when hitting one man.

@carolusmartellus2520 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. And tbh it worked wonderfully on me.

@enriquepastor3626 4 жыл бұрын

I personally loved seeing Bruce Wayne driving a Lamborghini Murciélago more than anything lol

@DJPrince2032 4 жыл бұрын

Enrique Pastor I personally loved that out of all the supercars Nolan could have picked, he had the heads up to pick the Murciélago which of course is Spanish for Bat.

@miloscott6617 2 жыл бұрын

Nolan is awesome that way :)

@alexisborden3191 Жыл бұрын

@@DJPrince2032 Its also very good cover. Of course the douchebag billionaire is gonna drive a V12 Lamborghini. Honestly any V12 Lamborghini works, but as you say for the Murcielago, its just perfect.

@HKAMILAH 9 ай бұрын

That's so cool @@DJPrince2032

@SkyraHope 4 жыл бұрын

"If Vegas was a marital aid" I literally spit my morning coffee out laughing. Thank you!🤣🤣🤣

@dfllifuran 3 жыл бұрын

Would be great if he also talks about the batmobile in the game Arkham Knight. To me it was one of the coolest designs too, futuristic, stylish, as well as practical.

@Sparkle_Wizard 4 жыл бұрын

Shame they didn't look into the Games

@rustydalek9654 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. The Batmobile's of Batman Arkham Knight. And they all feel different too.

@jaybeematthewbacarro9001 4 жыл бұрын

To be fair they did say for TV and Movies but I agree they missed the Arkham games, the telltale game, and injustice

@FantasticExplorers 4 жыл бұрын

... yeah I really expected that! and they have good designs!

@billyfraiser6298 4 жыл бұрын

@@jaybeematthewbacarro9001 That's Tim O'Connell's point. They only said TV and Movies, why not Games too??. I don't see your point.

@arkoudiou 4 жыл бұрын

Title says movie and tv.

@johnrobichaud1983 4 жыл бұрын

I love the old batmobiles but the Justice League Batmobile is badass and the Matt Reeves one looks so cool

@vigsaminathan5910 4 жыл бұрын

IMHO Most iconic Batmobiles 1. West's Batman Version: Mid century aesthetic meets cartoony/pop art. It's a big toy car. 2. Burton's Batman: Such a beauty. SR 71 in car form. 3. Nolan's Batman: A beast of a machine. Very intimidating. The other cars seems to be a mish mash of these iconic designs. But im liking the new Matt Reeves Batmobile. A muscle car is a fun choice. Hope it's as awesome as it looks

@huawafabe 4 жыл бұрын

"Batman historian"? If this is a valid job, I think there might be a suitable job for me after all.

@name5798 3 жыл бұрын

and you get paid in merchandise

@rosewatersaffron8430 4 жыл бұрын

I kind of wanted this video to delve more behind the creation and concept of each design but it was more of a rendition of the reviewers own perception.

@Malum09 4 жыл бұрын

yeah, it was basically that

@whoahanant 4 жыл бұрын

If they had done that it may have been like an hour long video since there are so many batmobiles to talk about.

@rosewatersaffron8430 4 жыл бұрын

@@whoahanant totally would watch that even when more than an hour

@heisenburgertm 4 жыл бұрын

@@rosewatersaffron8430 The Warner Bros channel posted a documentary about it. It came with the Dark knight bonus features though so it is not completely up to date.

@mistingwolf 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up with the 1992 Batmobile. It is my favorite not just because of nostalgia, but I genuinely like the shape and concept. Like Glen said, it's got a timeless appeal. Plus it has a jet engine and that's just awesome. XD

@chickencurry7642 4 жыл бұрын

'The Batman' tells the story of Batman's 2nd year as a vigilante and just like in the comics his batmobile is still in the development phase....perhaps by the end of this movie we might see a more upgraded version of the batmobile

@chris95review43 4 жыл бұрын

Personally I love the 1989 Batmobile just because when I first saw in the theaters it was so slick and dark looking.

@BrokeBoy912 4 жыл бұрын

Michael Keaton's 1989 Batmobile #1 Best Batmobile ever !!!

@Spider-Man_234 2 ай бұрын

He hit the nail on the head with the Reeves Batmobile. A perfect synthesis of light and dark.

@CPS2 3 жыл бұрын

The first Schumachermobile was killed for me by the waggly, plastic fin. How difficult would it have been to put a metal strut inside that thing? Great video, man. Awesome insight.

@handthatfeedsmusic 2 жыл бұрын

May I just say that Glen Weldon is and absolute delight in everything.

@PeterParker-uh1vp 4 жыл бұрын

Everyone talks about the Batmobile but what about the good ol' Spidermobile

@DynestiGTI 4 жыл бұрын

And the Thanos-copter

@MrDevillive 4 жыл бұрын

Parker... you deliver pizzas on a Vaspa scooter 🛵.

@misterlyle. 4 жыл бұрын

Seems like there are more toy Spidermobiles than Batmobiles. For a superhero who never drives a car.

@obedbhiziki 4 жыл бұрын

The Dark Knight one is by far my favourite

@beatsbykana 3 жыл бұрын

the matt reeves batman is the first DC movie I've been excited about since the nolan films

@breathexhope 4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't do a video without throwing shade at the DCEU. Hope shines bright when it's the darkest. And choosing to be good even with the doubt of the world is brave.

@carolusmartellus2520 4 жыл бұрын

Precisely, the dude even misses the whole message about Batman's arc in this movie, that he's sporting a machine-gun becausehe's lost hope in humanity, only for it to be rekindled at the very end because of Superman

@thearthound 2 жыл бұрын

Faith Alfred... #RestoreTheSnyderverse

@michaelhawthorne8696 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the 66 version of BM..."Somedays, you just can't get rid of a bomb" 😂 "Robin, pass me the Shark repelent bat spray" 🤣

@TRON0314 3 жыл бұрын

Long time comic reader. BvS is fantastic. It's like the the guy didn't even read The Dark Knight Returns. Snyder building an actual arch for Supes to become who he is instead of "I'm happy just because."

@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639 4 жыл бұрын

17:10 "At least tell me what it looks like!" (tank zooms by) "Nevermind."

@mistermatix8241 4 жыл бұрын

I see the Matt Reeves batmobile, and think "cobbled together" "scrapyard" and "this film is going to bomb", my favourite will ALWAYS be the 1989 Keaton, I saw Batman in the cinema, and I'll always remember before I saw the movie, getting sticker books and bubblegum cards and having the image of that batmobile etched into my consciousness. I own the massive hot toys model of it, the 1:18 Hot wheels elite and numerous small versions. I absolutely adore it. The 1989 Batman phenomenon, wow, remember it like yesterday. Even hearing a snippet of the Prince soundtrack album brings up mental images of that movie.....a masterpiece.

@FinancialShinanigan 4 жыл бұрын

Where's Arkham Batmobile?

@vennoydsouza6766 4 жыл бұрын

it was more than just a car

@muhammadtauqeer472 4 жыл бұрын

arguably one of the best looking ones

@Mysterialic 4 жыл бұрын

Tank mission PTSD

@dustinerickson1253 3 жыл бұрын

gotta say i appreciate your take on the various live action vehicles. all of them really represent their era looking back now.. I'm really not a Burton fan but i gotta say that version is the bat mobile i think of when i hear "bat mobile".

@johnrobichaud1983 4 жыл бұрын

Even if you don't like Batman v Superman you gotta admit that warehouse fight was the best live action Batman fight ever

@sauravmehra4503 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that fight scene is sick... It's my best live action batman scene after all the dark Knight scenes lol😅 & batman begins chase scene & his first appearance as batman in begins😍😍

@HelloTardis 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Can’t deny that. Too bad about the rest though

@MrRizeAG 4 жыл бұрын

Not like there's much competition.

@furatinhus 4 жыл бұрын

So, you forgot the Frank Millers Dark Knight animated MOVIE batmobile. One of the best and verry important for Kristopher Nolan version

@jcataclisma 4 жыл бұрын

Man, what a freakin´ GOOD video! I´m pretty sure this is one of the very best "Batman stuff" related compendiuns I´ve ever saw. THANK YOU!

@Hunter_UT Жыл бұрын

19:12 - I'm always call this Batmobile "Tumbler-styled" Because, he looks like Tubmler, but, mor shapes like Keaton Batmobile.

@MAandS 4 жыл бұрын

@21:02 The Mach 5 making number 2 on your most iconic list? respect.

@johnsapp798 Жыл бұрын

The Tumbler and the 1989 batmobile were the best.

@Pwg1985 4 жыл бұрын

89 batmobile will always be my favorite. Then TAS. The 66 is cool for its time. But I grew up in the 90s

@jstohler 2 жыл бұрын

"Aerolethargic" is my new favorite word.

@nicholascrass2555 4 жыл бұрын

The Schumacher batmobile was turned into a toy which could transform into the batmobile, batboat, and batplane. It was my first batmobile toy as a kid and remains my favorite.

@gozolino 4 жыл бұрын

You are one of those who were responsible for that tragedy in the history of cinema and comic books. You sponsored the corporate murder of Batman's reputation until Nolan came to the rescue. You should be ashamed of yourself and I will never respect people like you!

@nicholascrass2555 4 жыл бұрын

@@gozolino calm down. I was 5 when that movie came out. I didn't say it was my favorite batman. Just a favorite toy batmobile.

@gozolino 4 жыл бұрын

@@nicholascrass2555 I am just kidding xD

@Spider-Man_234 2 ай бұрын

@@gozolinono, you definitely weren’t. You switched it up when you realised how stupid you looked. You still do btw.

@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639 4 жыл бұрын

10:15 This is where I come in! I was born in 1989, but this was my introduction to Batman! I immediately fell in love with the Tim Burton version on VHS, and I didn't learn about the Adem West version until years later on "Huboom!": "The Hub"'s retro TV block before "The Hub" became "DiscoveryFamily".

@waywardmind 4 жыл бұрын

This guy knows more about Batmobiles than I know about . . . well, anything. Please bring him back for future episodes!

@DuranmanX 4 жыл бұрын

21:00 the 60s was a good decade for fictional cars

@areyousureyouenteredyourna85 4 жыл бұрын

And real life ones, too.

@davidkosach3095 9 ай бұрын

The 66 Batmobile is in 90% of all these vehicles !! Simply the jet turbine in back 👍🏻

@Ryanstuff 4 жыл бұрын

This was incredibly well put together. I figured it would be something like a BuzzFeed clip show but no way.

@rubbers3 4 жыл бұрын

The 1989 Batmobile is my Batmobile. When someone says that word, it's this one that comes to my mind. I still have the toy of it I got when I was 5, 20 years ago. But my favourite? It has to be The Tumbler

@kekedong 4 жыл бұрын

It is ridiculous to say the Nolan version of the batmobile is all function with no style, anyone can see it is stylish, can you imagine drive that in the real world?

@rustydalek9654 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you. I loved you're arc of Batman & his ties to the car. Like you I grew up watching the 60's Batman. My personal favourite? Burton's. But that may change next year.

@leepascoe443 4 жыл бұрын

Really interesting video - well worth watching Interesting, intelligent, well written and well narrated Recommended - I’m off to look for Glen’s book now 🤩

@FabulousKilljoy917 4 жыл бұрын

He’s very polite, I enjoy that

@carolusmartellus2520 4 жыл бұрын

Eh, except when he takes the time to bash the DCEU for basically no reason when he's supposed to talk about freakin Batmobiles ...

@Spider-Man_234 2 ай бұрын

@@carolusmartellus2520he’s talking about the DCEU batmobile and you’re suprised he’s talking about the DCEU? I think you need to check up on your media literacy bc every single version of the batmobile is as much a product of the character of batman as his world.

@TFCRAFTER 4 жыл бұрын

Glad they put in the Lego Batmobiles.

@ryan7613 2 жыл бұрын

dude maat reeve's bat mobile looks more simple cuz the version of batman in the movie will be like he's very new to being batman, like he's in his year 1 of being batman

@DrMambo21 4 жыл бұрын

Dark Knight Returns tank was awesome too

@JimmyTurner 3 жыл бұрын

Art deco is timeless.......

@AntAir 4 жыл бұрын

This guy talked more about what movies he likes than he talked about the Batmobile.

@jmtx. 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for an awesome history lesson!

@Master_of_Merol81 4 жыл бұрын

After seeing the behind of the scenes of Batman Begins, I was surprised with the Tumbler, despite its appearance it is really fast and maneuverable. By the way, what about Batman Arkham Batmobiles, both Asylum and Knight.

@perna6770 3 жыл бұрын

Every batmobile in videogames and comics

@kalb157 2 жыл бұрын

The BVS batmobile is the best one yet.

@AverytheCubanAmerican 4 жыл бұрын

The 1966 Batmobile is my favorite. Who else has the classic Batcave Lego set? *I’m Batman*

@torpedex4600 4 жыл бұрын

i like how every so often he takes a break to insult the dceu

@francoisthomas4930 4 жыл бұрын

Rightfully so

@DenniWintyr 4 жыл бұрын

@Kim Yo Jong's Sandwich He literally said that Zack Snyder fundamentally doesn't understand heroes

@levik.sounds 4 жыл бұрын

@@DenniWintyr I mean......zack snyder doesnt.

@TheBlond49 3 жыл бұрын

Such mindless haters.

@bogdannicolas6359 4 жыл бұрын

The bvs batmobile was the better,it is a mobile AND a tank!

@guyinthewhiteT 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the dig at the Snyderfication of superheroes.

@FantasticExplorers 4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed that!

@Hellware 4 жыл бұрын

Would have liked to see the Rocksteady version mentioned

@andrearoach7505 4 жыл бұрын

Batman can lose all his super powers with an IRS audit.

@fanman8879 4 жыл бұрын

Delorean wasn't mentioned as most iconic cars so I'm gonna fight him

@HillelWajsberg 4 жыл бұрын

Where's the Dark Knight Returns Batmobile?!

@TRON0314 3 жыл бұрын

By this guy's takes on Superman, he didn't read it.

@HermanVonPetri 4 жыл бұрын

Nolan & Snyder both made sure that the audience could barely see the batmobile on screen. Either the camera only showed the batmobile for 1/2 second before cutting away, the angle was so extreme that you couldn't see its proportions, or there were deep shadows on the car and bright lights shining into the camera. And then they were trashed at the end of their scenes. The only reason I know what those designs look like is due to the publicity photos that were taken to actually show off the car. Say what you will about the 1960's show, or the Tim Burton films - at least you got to actually see the car for more than a second and got to know it a little on screen.

@fbj1223 4 жыл бұрын

i love how the 66' and 98' batmobiles looked.

@stevenclark2188 4 жыл бұрын

I'm partial to season 1 The Batman. A big engine, some wheels, and a seat glued to the road with some sort of insane active traction control for maneuverability. It's stylized but fit for purpose.

@derheadbanger9039 4 жыл бұрын

Better than the official documentary about the Batmobile!

@StephanieElizabethMann 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. I like the tank

@ChrisPriceforhumanrights 4 жыл бұрын

Yaaaay! Very good Glen.

@sciencebrainwiz7051 4 жыл бұрын

This feels strange yet amazing. being the first one

@mrfriendlyguy 4 жыл бұрын

Now do an analysis of every Iron Man armour.

@poodn4559 4 жыл бұрын

The '89 batmobile is my batmobile

@poppyseed1987 4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this video, and I’m not a huge Batman fan. I’d love to hear more form this guy (maybe a Superman theme related episode?)

@levimata9053 4 жыл бұрын

My fav batmobiles The Animated Series, the tumbler, and The Arkham Knight

@ronit8067 4 жыл бұрын

what ever you say about the movie but Batfleck was the best version of batman after the original animated series

@jamesrivettcarnac 3 жыл бұрын

I'm fine with that famous car rating

@zackmorgan2244 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly the new battinson batmobile is my favorite. It’s not a tank but an actual car, it looks like the 70s comic ones mixed with the btas and other new designs. It looks functional and I can’t wait to see it evolve over the trilogy

@natenetzley8192 4 жыл бұрын

This is a Glen Weldon appreciation comment.

@gclowne174 2 жыл бұрын

One thing i think the newer batmobiles lack or ruin is that they make batman into a crime fighter/ brawler. But i feel the original tone of batman was more of a detective a la shrlock holmnes or hercule poirot.

@olivermendonca9545 4 жыл бұрын

i like the one in BvS the most

@P37R1X 4 жыл бұрын

This video was really great, but did you film yourself with a potato or do you have some filter on?

@abhirupbhattacharjee6105 2 жыл бұрын

"This is no fun. This is Christopher Nolan" 😂😂😂

@AtrumNoxProductions 4 жыл бұрын

11:47 If I remember right, that was molded after the Studebaker President Bullet Nose. In Family Guy Adam West Drives one of these Studebakers.

@xwillex 2 жыл бұрын

This video is exactly what I wanted to see when searching all batmobiles. My favorite and kinda middle version of every batmobile seen is 89' batmobile. I do not like the tumbler. The newest batmobile goes into second place. One thing that keeps repeating is the firy behind. So when designing a batmobile that should be in there.

@kevstubeification 4 жыл бұрын

Me too, I watched Batman 66 in rerun. It’s the only thing I liked about the show. And Eartha Kitt 😎 Of course, my favorite is the 2005-2012 Batman movie mobile, looks most like the Frank Miller Dark Knight Returns tank.

@ulisesgil4209 4 жыл бұрын

Please do the suits next

@oumtjackawillie 4 жыл бұрын

If he was gonna skip the Dark Knight Returns he could at least have motivated his choice. Christopher Nolan's dark knight would never have happened (neither the Batman nor his car) without Frank Miller.

@lexibailey999 4 жыл бұрын

I came here FOR THAT

@SpiderSparta56 4 жыл бұрын

That was the most amazing video I've ever seen in my life

@GalenGTV 3 жыл бұрын

You missed The Dark Knight Returns Batmobile

@theodorehaverson5079 Жыл бұрын

The way that you make fun of the 1966 Batmobile is sad. I believe that that is the car that paved the way AND inspired the subsequent Batmobiles of the later generations. Have a little respect! That was THE coolest Batmobile and it always will be!

@imicca 4 жыл бұрын

That moment when animated Batman has best batmans ever

@dub88acc 4 жыл бұрын

Titans batmobile is underrated...as soon as you see it you know what it was and where you were at

@davidchen2140 4 жыл бұрын

didn't know i needed to watch joerg sprave's body double talk about batmobiles for half an hour but here we are

@herolink1362 3 жыл бұрын

After watching the trailer. Can confirm there’s no light

@Mark.G475 4 жыл бұрын

1966 batmobile the best one ever!!! I loved the Corgi toy batmobile! Still have mine, several. They goes well with my 1966 ideal batcave!

@loreenec8045 3 жыл бұрын

Holy crap, what you say about Batman going through cycles, I've noticed this, that it does seem to me that the minute there's a Batman extended family he goes back to being the dark knight