Jack Nicholson’s Joker in Tim Burton’s Batman (1989) wasn’t just a performance—it was a masterclass in visual storytelling, ...

Tim Burton’s Batman saw Jack Nicholson make what some considered an unforgettable impression as the Joker. But Nicholson also felt that playing the Joker later came with its own set of problems.

and he wasted no time leaning into his new Joker persona. Jack Nicholson’s character quickly got himself a purple-heavy wardrobe and assembled a collection of kooky weaponry, like an electric ...

He wants you to know that it's his toe, that he's the one stepping on them. It’s like a very super-villainy kind of fun thing. It’s my Jack Nicholson Joker.” ...

And Nicholson played right along, the perfect basketball villain, always more comfortable as the Joker than Batman ... “We’re dead men walking.” “Jack got it,” Rivers said.