Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt

Holy reunion, Batman!

RELEASED 9 Mar 20031h 30m★ 5.8 TMDB

Adam West and Burt Ward are taken on a crazy adventure when the Batmobile is stolen from a car museum and they must track down the thief and return it. After solving a puzzle, they realize that the clues to finding the fiend who stole the Batmobile are hidden in their past. During the search, they flashback to their three seasons in tights, including their many sexual escapades.

WATCH NOTE

A separate live-action television reunion film featuring fictionalized performers and dramatized Batman production flashbacks. Jack Brewer portrays Adam West/Batman, Jason Marsden portrays Burt Ward/Robin, and Brett Rickaby portrays Frank Gorshin/Riddler. This Robin is Dick Grayson, not Damian Wayne. Curtis Armstrong plays Jerry the Butler; the nickname Alfred does not establish Alfred Pennyworth. TVmaze's season-three special grouping does not make this a regular Batman episode. Runtime remains unresolved: Rotten Tomatoes lists 96 minutes, while TV Guide and Peter Canavese list 90. Complete supporting, archival and silent character coverage remains under review.

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Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt is title 35 of 67 in our Live-action Elseworlds viewing sequence. A standalone reunion comedy follows fictionalized Adam West and Burt Ward as they search for a stolen Batmobile, with flashbacks dramatizing the making of Batman. Start with this film; familiarity with the 1966 series offers optional background, while the film introduces its own adventure and production history.

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