History NightmareFuel / BatmanReturns

** The decor also hints that Selina was always a bit mentally unstable even before her attempted murder.

--->'''Shreck''': What did curiosity ''do'' to the cat?

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[FingerInTheMail "Hiya Max, remember me?!]] '''[[FingerInTheMail I'm Fred's hand!]]''' [[FingerInTheMail You want to greet any other body parts?!"]]'']]

[[caption-width-right:350:''"I believe the word you're looking for is... 'AAAAAGHHH!!!'"'']]

* An ad with horrid face of The Penguin staring back at you. He's supposed to look like UnclePennybags without the mustache! [[Series/{{Taxi}} Danny DeVito]] in a tux should look like a plump, cuddly penguin, not that monstrosity! [[note]]Not that [[Film/TheBatman2022 Colin Farrel's Penguin]] is any prettier.[[/note]]
** The Penguin is so unhealthy that bile constantly drips from his mouth, revealing a set of sharp, disgusting teeth that were no doubt the result of tooth decay and eating only raw fish. No wonder Catwoman didn’t want to have sex with him.

** The scene where The Penguin bites the nose of Josh, an image consultant who insults his looks, is horrific, even in a movie full of disturbing images. How it made it into a PG-13 film, even in the early 1990's, is anyone's guess.

--->'''Josh''': (''stops laughing'') Your nose could be... w-what do you mean by-

** Selina's apartment is pretty creepy in itself. The whole thing is painted pink and filled with toys and decorations that an adult woman should have outgrown. But when you get a closer look you can see that there's a big metal I-beam hanging overhead painted in the same garish pink. The details make you realise that despite working for a conglomerate, Selina's living in a slum whose upkeep isn't being properly maintained.

** The resurrection scene will give you the shivers, even if you ''don't'' have a fear of cats. A hoard of stray cats appear from every direction and surround Selina's lifeless body, licking at her wounds and crawling all over her. Several of them appear to breathe into her mouth, while one of them gnaws on her fingers hard enough to ''draw blood''. Then Selena's eyes roll back in her head and flutter open, and she ''stares'' with a dead-eyed, lifeless gaze....
* The mugger who corners the woman in the alley way and attempts to rape her...... Fortunately for the audience it’s also the same scene in which Catwoman makes her debut and easily hands the mugger [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown his ass]] but for anybody who’s been a victim of rape or who was a near rape victim? Its very unsettling to watch.

-->'''Penguin''': Oh, shit! I picked the ''cute'' one! This heat's getting to me... I'll murder you momentarily. But first... I need a ''cool'' drink. Of iced... ''water''. Aauuugghhh...

* An ad with horrid face of The Penguin staring back at you. He's supposed to look like UnclePennybags without the mustache! [[Series/{{Taxi}} Danny DeVito]] in a tux should look like a plump, cuddly penguin, not that monstrosity! Not that [[Film/TheBatman2022 Colin Farrel's Penguin]] is any prettier.

* The Penguin is so unhealthy that bile constantly drips from his mouth, revealing a set of sharp, disgusting teeth that were no doubt the result of tooth decay and eating only raw fish. No wonder Catwoman didn’t want to have sex with him.

** During their attack on the Gotham Plaza, a few unlucky Gothamites are seen [[ManOnFire burning alive]], screaming bloody murder.

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/batman_returns_disneyscreencapscom_2195.jpg]] [[caption-width-right:350:"I believe the word you're looking for is... 'AAAAAGHHH!!!'"]]

* The VillainOpeningScene, from the young Penguin's treatment at the hands of his AbusiveParents no matter how repulsive he is (starting with Lord Cobblepot's OhCrap reaction at seeing exactly what his newborn son looks like....) to the fact that you never actually see his appearance ([[NothingIsScarier leaving you to wonder just what it is about him that warrants such horror and disgust]]) because his "crib" is a ''black cube with a caged slot as its single window'', and the cat-killing and the attempted drowning are just the icing on the cake. [[SarcasmMode Merry Christmas!]]

* An ad with horrid face of The Penguin staring back at you. He's supposed to look like UnclePennybags without the mustache! [[Series/{{Taxi}} Danny DeVito]] in a tux should look like a plump, cuddly penguin, not that monstrosity!
* The Penguin is so unhealthy that bile constantly drips from his mouth, revealing a set of sharp, disgusting teeth. No wonder Catwoman didn’t want to have sex with him.

--->'''Penguin''': (''[[https://youtu.be/wNWy3YmM3Kw?t=1m28s chomps down on the man's nose]], causing blood to spray'')

-->'''Penguin''': Oh, shit! I picked the ''cute'' one! This heat's getting to me... I'll murder you momentarily. But first... I need a ''cool'' drink. Of iced... ''water''.

* The mugger who corners the woman in the alley way and attempts to rape her...... Fortunately for the audience it’s also the same scene in which Catwoman makes her debut and easily hands the mugger [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown his ass]] but anybody who’s been a victim of rape or who was a near rape victim? Its very unsettling to watch.

* The mugger who corners the woman in the alley way and attempts to rape her...... Fortunately for the audience it’s also the same scene in which Catwoman makes her debut and easily hands the mugger [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown his ass]] but anybody who’s been a victim of rape, or a near rape victim??? Its very creepy to watch.

* The mugger who corners the woman in the alley way and attempts to rape her...... Fortunately for the audience it’s also the same scene in which Catwoman makes her debut and easily hands the mugger [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown his ass]] but anybody who’s been a victim of rape, had somebody close to them who was raped or was a near rape victim?? It’s not easy to watch.

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/batman_returns_disneyscreencapscom_2195.jpg]] [[caption-width-right:350:I believe the word you're looking for is "Aaahh"!]]

*** The build-up to her death is disturbing, not just Shreck threatening Selina but the casual, almost ''conversational'' tone with which he does it. [[HopeSpot He fakes her out initially by pretending he was joking]], leading to Selina calming down and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny laughing with him at the conversation]]. Shreck then turns and begins to walk away with a smile... right before he suddenly [[DestinationDefenestration shoves her backwards through the window]]. It doesn't help that Shreck is played by Creator/ChristopherWalken, NightmareFuelStationAttendant extraordinaire.
-->'''Shreck''': What did curiosity ''do'' to the cat?

** The resurrection scene will give you the shivers even if you ''don't'' have a fear of cats. A hoard of stray cats appear from every direction and surround Selina's lifeless body, licking at her wounds and crawling all over her. Several of them appear to breathe into her mouth, while one of them gnaws on her fingers hard enough to ''draw blood''. Then Selena's eyes roll back in her head and flutter open...

* The [[NauseaFuel surprisingly gross]], animalistic behavior The Penguin displays throughout the movie, from eating raw fish to viciously biting a man's nose. His slovenly, [[TheGrotesque grotesque appearance]] (obese body, deformed hands, beak-like nose, stringy hair, [[LooksLikeCesare chalk-white skin and black-ringed eyes]]) certainly doesn't help matters.

* Selina's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A08XpT2q4Xc mental breakdown]] when she returns home after getting shoved out the window of a high-rise building by Max Shreck for [[HeKnowsTooMuch finding out about his scam with the proposed energy plant]]. Her sanity hanging on by a thread, she staggers home and starts going through the motions. She has a ritual of calling out "Honey, I'm home! Oh, wait. I'm not married"... which this time, she says in a CreepyMonotone. She has a vacant, zombie-ish look... then a Shreck advert plays on her answering machine -- specifically talking about a "candlelight staff meeting for two" with her boss, who had just tried to ''murder her'' -- and [[RageBreakingPoint she just]] ''[[RageBreakingPoint snaps]]'' [[RageBreakingPoint completely]]; wildly flipping between [[BerserkerTears sobbing]], [[TheScream screaming]] and even [[LaughingMad laughing]] as she [[AngerMontage violently trashes her overly-cutesy apartment]]. It's the sheer emotion of the scene that gets you both terrified and emotional; not helped at all by the [[PsychoStrings psycho string]]-backed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpzByIAs0BE soundtrack]] that effectively shows just how ''far'' [[SanitySlippage off the deep end Selina has gone]].

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/danny_devito_penguin_batman.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:I believe the word you're looking for is "Aaahh"!]]

* The VillainOpeningScene, from the young Penguin's treatment at the hands of his AbusiveParents no matter how repulsive he is (starting with Lord Cobblepot's OhCrap reaction at seeing exactly what his newborn son looks like....) to the fact that you never actually see his appearance ([[NothingIsScarier leaving you to wonder just what it is about him that warrants such horror and disgust]]) because his "crib" is a ''black cube with a ocged slot as its single window'', and the cat-killing and the attempted drowning are just the icing on the cake. [[SarcasmMode Merry Christmas!]]

* The VillainOpeningScene, from the young Penguin's treatment at the hands of his AbusiveParents no matter how repulsive he is (starting with Lord Cobblepot's OhCrap reaction at seeing exactly what his newborn son looks like....) to the fact that you never actually see his appearance ([[NothingIsScarier leaving you to wonder just what it is about him that warrants such horror and disgust]]), and the cat-killing and the attempted drowning are just the icing on the cake. [[SarcasmMode Merry Christmas!]]

* Selina's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A08XpT2q4Xc mental breakdown]] when she returns home after getting pushed outside a window by Max Shreck. Her sanity hanging on by a thread, she staggers home and starts going through the motions. She has a ritual of calling out "Honey, I'm home! Oh, wait. I'm not married"... which this time, she says in a CreepyMonotone. She has a vacant, zombie-ish look... then a Shreck advert plays on her answering machine -- specifically talking about a "candlelight staff meeting for two" with her boss, who had just tried to ''murder her'' -- and [[RageBreakingPoint she breaks down completely]]; wildly flipping between [[BerserkerTears sobbing]], [[TheScream screaming]] and even [[LaughingMad laughing]] as she [[AngerMontage violently trashes her overly-cutesy apartment]]. It's the sheer emotion of the scene that gets you both terrified and emotional; not helped at all by the [[PsychoStrings psycho string]]-backed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpzByIAs0BE soundtrack]] that effectively shows just how ''far'' [[SanitySlippage off the deep end she's gone]].
** Her [[https://youtu.be/UqStvc107-M death scene]] is nothing to sneeze at, either. As with the Ice Princess's death, we get to follow her all the way down, smashing through several awnings before she lands in the alleyway.
*** The build-up to her death is disturbing, not just Shreck threatening Selina but the casual, almost ''conversational'' tone with which he does it. It doesn't help that Shreck is played by Creator/ChristopherWalken, NightmareFuelStationAttendant extraordinaire.

* Selina's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A08XpT2q4Xc mental breakdown]] when she returns home after getting pushed outside a window by Max Shreck. Her sanity hanging on by a thread, she staggers home and starts going through the motions. She has a ritual of calling out "Honey, I'm home! Oh, wait. I'm not married"... which this time, she says in a CreepyMonotone. She has a vacant, zombie-ish look... then a Shreck advert plays on her answering machine -- specifically talking about a "candlelight staff meeting for two" with her boss, who had just tried to ''murder her'' -- and [[RageBreakingPoint she breaks down completely]]; wildly flipping between [[BerserkerTears sobbing]], [[TheScream screaming]] and even [[LaughingMad laughing]] as she violently smashes up her [[TastesLikeDiabetes overly-cutesy apartment]]. It's the sheer emotion of the scene that gets you both terrified and emotional; not helped at all by the [[PsychoStrings psycho string]]-backed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpzByIAs0BE soundtrack]] that effectively shows just how ''far'' [[SanitySlippage off the deep end she's gone]].

* Selina's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A08XpT2q4Xc mental breakdown]] when she returns home after getting pushed outside a window by Max Shreck. Her sanity hanging on by a thread, she staggers home and starts going through the motions. She has a ritual of calling out "Honey, I'm home! Oh, wait. I'm not married"... which this time, she says in a CreepyMonotone. She has a vacant, zombie-ish look... then a Shreck advert plays on her answering machine -- specifically talking about a "candlelight staff meeting for two" with her boss, who had just tried to ''murder her'' -- and [[RageBreakingPoint she breaks down completely]]; wildly flipping between [[BerserkerTears sobbing]], [[TheScream screaming]] and even [[LaughingMad laughing]] as she smashes up her up-to-that-point [[TastesLikeDiabetes overly cutesy apartment]]. It's the sheer emotion of the scene that gets you both terrified and emotional.

--->(The Penguin begins to [[DissonantLaughter laugh loudly]]. Nearby staff members join in.)
--->'''The Penguin''': Still! (glances around) Could be worse! My nose could be ''gushing blood''!
--->'''Josh''': (stops laughing) Your nose could be...What do you mean by --
--->'''The Penguin''': ([[https://youtu.be/wNWy3YmM3Kw?t=1m28s chomps down on the man's nose]], causing blood to spray)

* Selina's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A08XpT2q4Xc mental breakdown]] when she returns home after getting pushed outside a window by Max Shreck. Her sanity hanging on by a thread, she staggers home and starts going through the motions. She has a ritual of calling out "Honey, I'm home! Oh, wait. I'm not married." She has a vacant, zombie-ish look... Then a Shreck advert plays on her answering machine (specifically talking about a "candlelight staff meeting for two" with her boss, who had just tried to ''murder her''), and she breaks down completely, sobbing, screaming and even laughing as she smashes up her apartment. It's the sheer emotion of the scene that gets you both terrified and crying.

** Though it's safe to say we won't miss the mugger, how Catwoman deals with him is rather disturbing, too- dragging her claws across his face then apparently [[EyeScream jabbing him in the eyes.]]

** During their attack on the Plaza, a few unlucky Gothamites are seen [[ManOnFire burning alive]], screaming bloody murder.