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Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as Beetlejuice (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Dark Shadows (2012), as well as the television series Wednesday (2022). Burton also directed the superhero films Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), the sci-fi film Planet of the Apes (2001), the fantasy-drama Big Fish (2003), the musical adventure film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), and the fantasy films Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016). Burton has often worked with actors Winona Ryder, Johnny Depp, Lisa Marie (former girlfriend), Helena Bonham Carter (his former domestic partner) and composer Danny Elfman, who scored all but three of Burton's films. Burton also wrote and illustrated the poetry book The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories, published in 1997 by British publishing house Faber and Faber, and a compilation of his drawings, sketches, and other artwork, entitled The Art of Tim Burton, was released in 2009. A follow-up to that book, entitled The Napkin Art of Tim Burton: Things You Think About in a Bar, containing sketches made by Burton on napkins at bars and restaurants he visited, was released in 2015. His accolades include nominations for two Academy Awards and three BAFTA Awards, and wins for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
Tim Burton
Director
for Director in Batman The Series Episode 1: Christmas with The Joker (1993)
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Christmas Eve has arrived in the city of Gotham, Dick Grayson (Mike Vitar) is trying to convince Bruce Wayne (Kevin Conroy) that they weren't needed on Christmas and to kick back, however Wayne's thinking otherwise since they found out that three hours prior that his most dangerous enemy escaped from Arkham Asylum. The psychopathic clown prince of crime himself, The Joker (Brad Dourif) who is currently taking over the airwaves and showcases his maniacal antics as some of the holiday related toys such as a tank with Santa riding on top, comes crashing through the city and causing havoc. Later, The Joker shows his stolen 'family' known as the Awful Lawful Family, who in reality were the likes of Summer Gleeson, (Stacey Travis) Commissioner James Gordon (Tom Atkins) and Harvey Bullock (John Goodman) being held hostage, Joker told Batman that he has only until near midnight or Joker's goons will blow up the rail bridge when the 11: 30 train arrives on time. Now it's a race against time to not only save the people on the train, but also to stop The Joker's spree of madness. Will Christmas be saved or will The Joker get the last laugh?
