May 14, 2006

Whither Michael Keaton

So, what happened to Michael Keaton?

There was a time when he was the absolute Mack Daddy of movie making - Batman, Batman Returns, Beetle Juice, Mr. Mom, Johnny Dangerously, Night Shift, Night Shift, even the phenomenally creepy Pacific Heights.

And that was it. He was at the heights of his powers right there in 1992 at Batman Returns. He had pulled off some of the highest comedy highlights of the 1980's and even begun to transition to some drama with the Batman movies and the (I think I've said it) creepy Pacific Heights. The movie world was his oyster. He had us all shucked.

And then he disappeared.

Well, technically he kept making movies like Jack Frost and Quicksand and My Life. Heck, his highest point since 1992 has been Multiplicity which isn't much of a highlight.

So, what happened to Michael Keaton, eh?

2 comments:

calencoriel said...

He mentioned it...jeesh, you don't even pay attention when you read...

PHSChemGuy said...

Yeah, take that Ruff Ryder...Multiplicity was mentioned as a late career highlight...