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* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/ChristopherWalken came up with the idea of Max Shreck wearing cuff-links made from human molars, having seen it in ''Film/{{The Great Gatsby|1974}}''.
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** Creator/ChristopherWalken came up with the idea of Max Shreck wearing cuff-links made from human molars, having seen it in ''Film/{{The GreatGatsby|1974}}''.Gatsby|1974}}''.
** Creator/DannyDeVito stayed in-character on set once his make-up was finished, and part of the Penguin's characterization in the movie was shaped from [=DeVito's=] own understanding of the character (as he was a fan). The infamous [[BadBlackBarf black drool]] was something he and the make-up artist came up with while experimenting with his look, a combination of mouthwash and red/green food coloring in his mouth.
** Creator/ChristopherWalken came up with the idea of Max Shreck wearing cuff-links made from human molars, having seen it in ''Film/{{The Great
** Creator/DannyDeVito stayed in-character on set once his make-up was finished, and part of the Penguin's characterization in the movie was shaped from [=DeVito's=] own understanding of the character (as he was a fan). The infamous [[BadBlackBarf black drool]] was something he and the make-up artist came up with while experimenting with his look, a combination of mouthwash and red/green food coloring in his mouth.
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* PromotedFangirl: Creator/MichellePfeiffer said in 2017:
-->As a young girl, I was completely obsessed with Catwoman. When I heard that Tim was making the film and Catwoman had already been cast, I was devastated. At the time, it was Creator/AnnetteBening. Then she became pregnant. The rest is history.
-->As a young girl, I was completely obsessed with Catwoman. When I heard that Tim was making the film and Catwoman had already been cast, I was devastated. At the time, it was Creator/AnnetteBening. Then she became pregnant. The rest is history.
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* PromotedFangirl: PromotedFanboy:
** Creator/DannyDeVito was a fan of the comics prior to being cast, and was very excited at the prospect of playing the Penguin.
** Creator/MichellePfeiffer said in 2017:
-->As --->As a young girl, I was completely obsessed with Catwoman. When I heard that Tim was making the film and Catwoman had already been cast, I was devastated. At the time, it was Creator/AnnetteBening. Then she became pregnant. The rest is history.
** Creator/DannyDeVito was a fan of the comics prior to being cast, and was very excited at the prospect of playing the Penguin.
** Creator/MichellePfeiffer said in 2017:
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*** In Part 1 of his review of ''Batman'' games, the Nerd reviewed various [[LicensedGame licensed games]] based on ''Batman Returns'' for the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]], UsefulNotes/SegaCD, and UsefulNotes/AtariLynx.
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*** In Part 1 of his review of ''Batman'' games, the Nerd reviewed various [[LicensedGame licensed games]] based on ''Batman Returns'' for the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem [[Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]], UsefulNotes/SegaCD, Platform/SegaCD, and UsefulNotes/AtariLynx.Platform/AtariLynx.
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** Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Creator/BrookeShields, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/DemiMoore, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/NicoleKidman and Creator/SusanSarandon were considered for the part of Catwoman as well before the casting of Creator/MichellePfeiffer. Kidman would eventually go on to portray Chase Meridian in ''Film/BatmanForever'', while Sarandon would play [[BigBad Victoria Kord]] in ''{{Film/Blue Beetle|2023}}''.
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** Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Creator/BrookeShields, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/DemiMoore, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/NicoleKidman and Creator/SusanSarandon were considered for the part of Catwoman as well [[Characters/CatwomanSelinaKyle Catwoman]] before the casting of Creator/MichellePfeiffer. Kidman would eventually go on to portray Chase Meridian in ''Film/BatmanForever'', while Sarandon would play [[BigBad Victoria Kord]] in ''{{Film/Blue Beetle|2023}}''.
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** Creator/DustinHoffman was the first choice for [[Comicbook/ThePenguin Oswald Cobblepot]] before Creator/DannyDeVito was cast, but turned down the offer due to scheduling commitments to ''Film/DickTracy''. Creator/ChristopherLloyd, Creator/ChristopherLee, Creator/JohnGoodman, Creator/AlanRickman, Creator/BobHoskins, Creator/JohnCandy and Creator/JoePesci were also considered for the part of the Penguin before the casting of [=DeVito=].
** Creator/AnnetteBening was originally chosen for the role of [[Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} Selina Kyle]] before the casting of Creator/MichellePfeiffer, but dropped out of the project due to her pregnancy at the time. Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Creator/BrookeShields, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/DemiMoore, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/NicoleKidman and Creator/SusanSarandon were considered for the part of Catwoman as well before the casting of Pfeiffer. Kidman would eventually go on to portray Chase Meridian in ''Film/BatmanForever'', while Sarandon would play [[BigBad Victoria Kord]] in ''{{Film/Blue Beetle|2023}}''.
** Creator/AnnetteBening was originally chosen for the role of [[Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} Selina Kyle]] before the casting of Creator/MichellePfeiffer, but dropped out of the project due to her pregnancy at the time. Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Creator/BrookeShields, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/DemiMoore, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/NicoleKidman and Creator/SusanSarandon were considered for the part of Catwoman as well before the casting of Pfeiffer. Kidman would eventually go on to portray Chase Meridian in ''Film/BatmanForever'', while Sarandon would play [[BigBad Victoria Kord]] in ''{{Film/Blue Beetle|2023}}''.
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** Creator/DustinHoffman was the first choice for [[Comicbook/ThePenguin Oswald Cobblepot]] before Creator/DannyDeVito was cast, but turned down the offer due to scheduling commitments to ''Film/DickTracy''. Creator/DustinHoffman, Creator/ChristopherLloyd, Creator/ChristopherLee, Creator/JohnGoodman, Creator/AlanRickman, Creator/BobHoskins, Creator/JohnCandy and Creator/JoePesci were also considered for the part of the Penguin before the casting of [=DeVito=].
** Creator/AnnetteBeningCreator/DannyDeVito was originally chosen for the role of [[Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} Selina Kyle]] before the casting of Creator/MichellePfeiffer, but dropped out of the project due to her pregnancy at the time. cast.
** Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Creator/BrookeShields, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/DemiMoore, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/NicoleKidman and Creator/SusanSarandon were considered for the part of Catwoman as well before the casting ofPfeiffer.Creator/MichellePfeiffer. Kidman would eventually go on to portray Chase Meridian in ''Film/BatmanForever'', while Sarandon would play [[BigBad Victoria Kord]] in ''{{Film/Blue Beetle|2023}}''.
** Creator/AnnetteBening
** Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Creator/BrookeShields, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/DemiMoore, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/NicoleKidman and Creator/SusanSarandon were considered for the part of Catwoman as well before the casting of
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** Creator/DustinHoffman was the first choice for [[Comicbook/ThePenguin Oswald Cobblepot]] before Creator/DannyDeVito was cast, but turned down the offer due to scheduling commitments to ''Film/DickTracy''.
*** Creator/ChristopherLloyd, Creator/ChristopherLee, Creator/JohnGoodman, Creator/AlanRickman, Creator/BobHoskins, Creator/JohnCandy and Creator/JoePesci were also considered for the part of the Penguin before the casting of [=DeVito=].
** Creator/AnnetteBening was originally chosen for the role of [[Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} Selina Kyle]] before the casting of Creator/MichellePfeiffer, but dropped out of the project due to her pregnancy at the time.
*** Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Creator/BrookeShields, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/DemiMoore, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/NicoleKidman and Creator/SusanSarandon were considered for the part of Catwoman as well before the casting of Pfeiffer. Kidman would eventually go on to portray Chase Meridian in ''Film/BatmanForever'', while Sarandon would play [[BigBad Victoria Kord]] in ''{{Film/Blue Beetle|2023}}''.
*** Creator/ChristopherLloyd, Creator/ChristopherLee, Creator/JohnGoodman, Creator/AlanRickman, Creator/BobHoskins, Creator/JohnCandy and Creator/JoePesci were also considered for the part of the Penguin before the casting of [=DeVito=].
** Creator/AnnetteBening was originally chosen for the role of [[Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} Selina Kyle]] before the casting of Creator/MichellePfeiffer, but dropped out of the project due to her pregnancy at the time.
*** Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Creator/BrookeShields, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/DemiMoore, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/NicoleKidman and Creator/SusanSarandon were considered for the part of Catwoman as well before the casting of Pfeiffer. Kidman would eventually go on to portray Chase Meridian in ''Film/BatmanForever'', while Sarandon would play [[BigBad Victoria Kord]] in ''{{Film/Blue Beetle|2023}}''.
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** Creator/DustinHoffman was the first choice for [[Comicbook/ThePenguin Oswald Cobblepot]] before Creator/DannyDeVito was cast, but turned down the offer due to scheduling commitments to ''Film/DickTracy''.
***''Film/DickTracy''. Creator/ChristopherLloyd, Creator/ChristopherLee, Creator/JohnGoodman, Creator/AlanRickman, Creator/BobHoskins, Creator/JohnCandy and Creator/JoePesci were also considered for the part of the Penguin before the casting of [=DeVito=].
** Creator/AnnetteBening was originally chosen for the role of [[Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} Selina Kyle]] before the casting of Creator/MichellePfeiffer, but dropped out of the project due to her pregnancy at thetime.
***time. Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Creator/BrookeShields, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/DemiMoore, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/NicoleKidman and Creator/SusanSarandon were considered for the part of Catwoman as well before the casting of Pfeiffer. Kidman would eventually go on to portray Chase Meridian in ''Film/BatmanForever'', while Sarandon would play [[BigBad Victoria Kord]] in ''{{Film/Blue Beetle|2023}}''.
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** Creator/AnnetteBening was originally chosen for the role of [[Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} Selina Kyle]] before the casting of Creator/MichellePfeiffer, but dropped out of the project due to her pregnancy at the
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* LicensedGame: A number of video games all named for the movie were released concurrently across most major systems, many developed by different studios in different genres and styles. A {{platformer}} was released on Sega systems, BeatEmUp[=s=] similar to ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' and ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' came out on on SNES and NES as well as a third on the Atari Lynx, DOS got an AdventureGame, and a bug-riddled Amiga {{platformer}} was available, too.
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** Dulce Guerrero previously voiced Chase Meridian in ''Film/BatmanForever'' and ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''. Here, she voices Selina Kyle/Catwoman.
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** Dulce Guerrero previously voiced Chase Meridian in ''Film/BatmanForever'' and ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''.''Film/BatmanForever''. Here, she voices Selina Kyle/Catwoman.
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** Creator/MichaelKeaton, Creator/MichaelGough, and Pat Hingle reprise their respective roles as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Alfred Pennyworth, and Commissioner Gordon.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/DCComicsFilmAndTV See here]]WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/DustinHoffman was the first choice for [[Comicbook/ThePenguin Oswald Cobblepot]] before Creator/DannyDeVito was cast, but turned down the offer due to scheduling commitments to ''Film/DickTracy''.
*** Creator/ChristopherLloyd, Creator/ChristopherLee, Creator/JohnGoodman, Creator/AlanRickman, Creator/BobHoskins, Creator/JohnCandy and Creator/JoePesci were also considered for the part of the Penguin before the casting of [=DeVito=].
** Creator/AnnetteBening was originally chosen for the role of [[Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} Selina Kyle]] before the casting of Creator/MichellePfeiffer, but dropped out of the project due to her pregnancy at the time.
*** Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Creator/BrookeShields, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/DemiMoore, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/NicoleKidman and Creator/SusanSarandon were considered for the part of Catwoman as well before the casting of Pfeiffer. Kidman would eventually go on to portray Chase Meridian in ''Film/BatmanForever'', while Sarandon would play [[BigBad Victoria Kord]] in ''{{Film/Blue Beetle|2023}}''.
** Music/DavidBowie was the initial candidate for the role of Max Shreck before Creator/ChristopherWalken was cast, but turned it down to star in ''Series/TwinPeaks''. Bowie was previously considered for the [[Comicbook/TheJoker Joker]] in ''Film/{{Batman|1989}}''.
** Creator/BurgessMeredith was meant to have a cameo as the Penguin's father, but had to bow out due to illness.
** The character Max Shreck was originally written for [[Comicbook/TwoFace Harvey Dent]] (Creator/BillyDeeWilliams), thus explaining the character's political ambitions. The film would have ended on a cliffhanger, with the explosion at the end only scarring [[Main/{{Foreshadowing}} half of his face]].
** There were brief discussions of having Creator/JackNicholson return as the Joker, despite his fate at the end of the previous film (though it's not exactly unheard of for the Joker to come BackFromTheDead in the comics). All of this was thrown out once Creator/TimBurton agreed to return as director because he didn't want to make a ''direct'' sequel for whatever reason (it helped that he [[CreatorBacklash wasn't too thrilled]] about the first film, plus he dislikes sequels in general), though the film did still reference the previous film's events by mentioning Vicki Vale.
** Penguin was originally going to be slim, tall and handsome in an earlier script for this movie. That idea would later be used for ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries.''
** The original script had many, many more members of the Red Triangle Gang. Notable members of the circus in the original script included a ringmaster with poison-tipped gauntlets, a duo with razor sharp metal blades encrusted into their heads like mohawks, a teenage clown with a neon medallion that read [[XtremeKoolLetterz "CIRKUS"]] who was the original stun gun clown, and a group of clowns dressed like firefighters who operate a fire-engine that happed to shoot napalm (in a possible dark twist on the clown scene from ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}'').
** Sam Hamm's original script for ''Batman 2'' included a few {{Continuity Nod}}s to the first film, such as Bruce proposing to Vicki Vale, a souvenir store selling scraps of the wrecked Batplane and more insights to the deceased Joker. Catwoman and the non-deformed Penguin were featured, but neither had an origin story, and the Penguin was given the alias "Mr. Boniface" in a MythologyGag (his original alias in the comics; "Oswald Cobblepot" is nowhere to be found). The Penguin enters the film when he is released from prison for previous offenses, Catwoman comes in when he hires her for her burglary skills, and both go off searching for buried treasure (which would have been revealed to be hidden in the Batcave). Also, in this script, Selina has already taken on her Catwoman persona before the film's events, and is an out-and-out villain, mutilating street thugs and murdering police officers and millionaires in cold blood. Also, Dick Grayson in this iteration of the script is noticeably darker than most of his other portrayals, chastising Batman for not killing criminals.
** Daniel Waters' script treatment for the second film had a number of radically-different elements concerning the characters, most notably having a larger reliance on gags (to such an extent that Keaton allegedly put his foot down and had the humor reined in to make the script more grounded):
*** Max Shreck was originally intended to be Penguin's older brother, the "golden boy" of the Cobblepot family, whereas the Penguin was the deformed outsider. He was supposedly ashamed of his father, after he threw his baby brother into the sewer, and he emancipated himself from the Cobblepot family as soon as he became of age. Meanwhile, Penguin ''genuinely had'' lived his entire life in the sewer and didn't know his real identity: later rewrites by Wesley Strick added in Batman discovering Penguin's history as a sideshow freak in a circus with the Red Triangle Gang, as well as the entire subplot about Penguin's plan to kill all the firstborn sons of Gotham (in Waters' script, he escalates straight from his failed mayoral campaign to sending out the exploding penguins).
*** The initial attack on Gotham Plaza is a lot more elaborate, with the thugs invading before the tree-lighting ceremony begins and infiltrating Max Shreck's penthouse office, taking Max, Chip, the Mayor, and Selina hostage. Batman has to fight his way up to the penthouse level to save them, in the process leaving the Batmobile behind in an alley - but forgetting to put the shields up on the car. Even more of the Penguin's thugs then approach the exposed automobile and take photographs of it (thus providing an explanation as to how The Penguin got the blueprints to the Batmobile). The novelization indicates the Penguin got the plans from a disgruntled engineer who helped design it.
*** The process of how Selina "resurrects" and assumes the Catwoman identity is drastically different from the finished product (and explains the death of a key character in the process). After Max pushes her out the window, the barely-conscious Selina (now lying in the alleyway) hears the Batmobile driving past and tries to signal to Batman, but is unable to get his attention (leading to her hatred of him in the draft). After she's resurrected by the cats, she goes out "prowling" in a painted football jersey -- essentially a proto-costume, and at which time she gets the idea to craft a more fully-realized costume. After Max and Chip discover Selina somehow survived the fall, the former sends the latter to spy on her, and either blackmail her into staying quiet or killing her. Chip ends up spying on her at her apartment (which is wrecked from her rampage -- an element that is retained in the finished film) and sees her finishing her new cat costume (complete with Selina sitting in [[MsFanservice lingerie while sewing]]). Chip breaks into her apartment and finds her sitting in a scarf covering her (and nothing else), and is perturbed when she tries to flirt with him. It's revealed that she set up a trap for him -- a ''carpet of pink quicksand'' that sucks him in and eventually kills him. From there, Selina officially dons the Catwoman mask (on-screen) and goes out prowling again, confronting the mugger and female victim (as seen in the final product).
** Creator/DustinHoffman was the first choice for [[Comicbook/ThePenguin Oswald Cobblepot]] before Creator/DannyDeVito was cast, but turned down the offer due to scheduling commitments to ''Film/DickTracy''.
*** Creator/ChristopherLloyd, Creator/ChristopherLee, Creator/JohnGoodman, Creator/AlanRickman, Creator/BobHoskins, Creator/JohnCandy and Creator/JoePesci were also considered for the part of the Penguin before the casting of [=DeVito=].
** Creator/AnnetteBening was originally chosen for the role of [[Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} Selina Kyle]] before the casting of Creator/MichellePfeiffer, but dropped out of the project due to her pregnancy at the time.
*** Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Creator/BrookeShields, Creator/GeenaDavis, Creator/DemiMoore, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/NicoleKidman and Creator/SusanSarandon were considered for the part of Catwoman as well before the casting of Pfeiffer. Kidman would eventually go on to portray Chase Meridian in ''Film/BatmanForever'', while Sarandon would play [[BigBad Victoria Kord]] in ''{{Film/Blue Beetle|2023}}''.
** Music/DavidBowie was the initial candidate for the role of Max Shreck before Creator/ChristopherWalken was cast, but turned it down to star in ''Series/TwinPeaks''. Bowie was previously considered for the [[Comicbook/TheJoker Joker]] in ''Film/{{Batman|1989}}''.
** Creator/BurgessMeredith was meant to have a cameo as the Penguin's father, but had to bow out due to illness.
** The character Max Shreck was originally written for [[Comicbook/TwoFace Harvey Dent]] (Creator/BillyDeeWilliams), thus explaining the character's political ambitions. The film would have ended on a cliffhanger, with the explosion at the end only scarring [[Main/{{Foreshadowing}} half of his face]].
** There were brief discussions of having Creator/JackNicholson return as the Joker, despite his fate at the end of the previous film (though it's not exactly unheard of for the Joker to come BackFromTheDead in the comics). All of this was thrown out once Creator/TimBurton agreed to return as director because he didn't want to make a ''direct'' sequel for whatever reason (it helped that he [[CreatorBacklash wasn't too thrilled]] about the first film, plus he dislikes sequels in general), though the film did still reference the previous film's events by mentioning Vicki Vale.
** Penguin was originally going to be slim, tall and handsome in an earlier script for this movie. That idea would later be used for ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries.''
** The original script had many, many more members of the Red Triangle Gang. Notable members of the circus in the original script included a ringmaster with poison-tipped gauntlets, a duo with razor sharp metal blades encrusted into their heads like mohawks, a teenage clown with a neon medallion that read [[XtremeKoolLetterz "CIRKUS"]] who was the original stun gun clown, and a group of clowns dressed like firefighters who operate a fire-engine that happed to shoot napalm (in a possible dark twist on the clown scene from ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}'').
** Sam Hamm's original script for ''Batman 2'' included a few {{Continuity Nod}}s to the first film, such as Bruce proposing to Vicki Vale, a souvenir store selling scraps of the wrecked Batplane and more insights to the deceased Joker. Catwoman and the non-deformed Penguin were featured, but neither had an origin story, and the Penguin was given the alias "Mr. Boniface" in a MythologyGag (his original alias in the comics; "Oswald Cobblepot" is nowhere to be found). The Penguin enters the film when he is released from prison for previous offenses, Catwoman comes in when he hires her for her burglary skills, and both go off searching for buried treasure (which would have been revealed to be hidden in the Batcave). Also, in this script, Selina has already taken on her Catwoman persona before the film's events, and is an out-and-out villain, mutilating street thugs and murdering police officers and millionaires in cold blood. Also, Dick Grayson in this iteration of the script is noticeably darker than most of his other portrayals, chastising Batman for not killing criminals.
** Daniel Waters' script treatment for the second film had a number of radically-different elements concerning the characters, most notably having a larger reliance on gags (to such an extent that Keaton allegedly put his foot down and had the humor reined in to make the script more grounded):
*** Max Shreck was originally intended to be Penguin's older brother, the "golden boy" of the Cobblepot family, whereas the Penguin was the deformed outsider. He was supposedly ashamed of his father, after he threw his baby brother into the sewer, and he emancipated himself from the Cobblepot family as soon as he became of age. Meanwhile, Penguin ''genuinely had'' lived his entire life in the sewer and didn't know his real identity: later rewrites by Wesley Strick added in Batman discovering Penguin's history as a sideshow freak in a circus with the Red Triangle Gang, as well as the entire subplot about Penguin's plan to kill all the firstborn sons of Gotham (in Waters' script, he escalates straight from his failed mayoral campaign to sending out the exploding penguins).
*** The initial attack on Gotham Plaza is a lot more elaborate, with the thugs invading before the tree-lighting ceremony begins and infiltrating Max Shreck's penthouse office, taking Max, Chip, the Mayor, and Selina hostage. Batman has to fight his way up to the penthouse level to save them, in the process leaving the Batmobile behind in an alley - but forgetting to put the shields up on the car. Even more of the Penguin's thugs then approach the exposed automobile and take photographs of it (thus providing an explanation as to how The Penguin got the blueprints to the Batmobile). The novelization indicates the Penguin got the plans from a disgruntled engineer who helped design it.
*** The process of how Selina "resurrects" and assumes the Catwoman identity is drastically different from the finished product (and explains the death of a key character in the process). After Max pushes her out the window, the barely-conscious Selina (now lying in the alleyway) hears the Batmobile driving past and tries to signal to Batman, but is unable to get his attention (leading to her hatred of him in the draft). After she's resurrected by the cats, she goes out "prowling" in a painted football jersey -- essentially a proto-costume, and at which time she gets the idea to craft a more fully-realized costume. After Max and Chip discover Selina somehow survived the fall, the former sends the latter to spy on her, and either blackmail her into staying quiet or killing her. Chip ends up spying on her at her apartment (which is wrecked from her rampage -- an element that is retained in the finished film) and sees her finishing her new cat costume (complete with Selina sitting in [[MsFanservice lingerie while sewing]]). Chip breaks into her apartment and finds her sitting in a scarf covering her (and nothing else), and is perturbed when she tries to flirt with him. It's revealed that she set up a trap for him -- a ''carpet of pink quicksand'' that sucks him in and eventually kills him. From there, Selina officially dons the Catwoman mask (on-screen) and goes out prowling again, confronting the mugger and female victim (as seen in the final product).
