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{{Infobox Movie Character |
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+ | |image = [[Image:Batman_1989_-_Chill_(infobox).jpg|250px]] |
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+ | |Character name = Joe Chill |
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+ | |real name = Joseph Chilton |
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|relatives = [[The Joker (Jack Nicholson)|Jack Napier]] (Accomplice) |
|relatives = [[The Joker (Jack Nicholson)|Jack Napier]] (Accomplice) |
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| − | |characteristics = Gender - Male<br>Hair - <br>Eyes - |
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|actor = [[Clyde Gatell]] |
|actor = [[Clyde Gatell]] |
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+ | |appearances = [[Batman (1989 film)|''Batman'']] |
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| ⚫ | '''Joe Chill''' mugged Thomas and Martha Wayne, and tore away her necklace. The Waynes were then shot and murdered by his partner, [[The Joker (Jack Nicholson)|Jack Napier]], although his reaction implied that he did not anticipate that Jack would actually kill them. Then Chill began to run away in order to escape from the scene of the crime, and urged Jack to follow him. |
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| + | ==Biography== |
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| + | ===Mugging the Wayne Family=== |
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| + | Chill mugged the Waynes shortly after their exit from the [[Monarch Theatre]]. Napier watched from the shadows as he attempted to rip Martha Wayne's pearls from her neck. Thomas Wayne struggled with Chill during that, while Napier immediately shot them both. As Chill turned to him in surprise, Napier stepped forward to take aim at their orphaned son, [[Batman (Burtonverse)|Bruce]]. As Chill fled, he called to Napier, who then decided to leave Bruce alive on a whim. |
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| + | Years later while he brooded in the [[Batcave (Burtonverse)|Batcave]], Bruce recalled the memory of Chill's cries that brought the sudden realization to Bruce that Napier was murderer of his parents and not him. |
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| − | *It is possible that the partner is [[Joe Chill]]. The fact that he's the one who actually tried to mug them makes it highly likely. |
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| + | ==Appearances== |
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| − | *Other fans have speculated that this man may be [[Bob the Goon|Robert Hawkins]] or "Bob the Goon", who was always close to Napier and seemed to have a long history with him. Considering his loyalty to Napier even after he was disfigured and reinvented as the psychotic Joker, Bob's chances of being this man only increase but the chances of being Chill increase too for trying to be faithful to the original comic. |
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+ | *[[Batman (1989 film)|''Batman'']] |
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| + | * In the film, [[Clyde Gatell]] was credited as '''Other Mugger'''. According to producer [[Michael E. Uslan|Michael Uslan]], this is intended to be the mugger who pulled the trigger on the Waynes in the comics.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Comics Interview|Comics Interview]] #77, [[Michael Uslan]] and [[Benjamin Melniker]]</ref> It was also Uslan who suggested the original mugger be present during the scene.<ref>[http://comicsalliance.com/michael-uslan-reddit-ama/ Rediit AMA with Michael Uslan]</ref> |
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| + | ===Trivia=== |
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| + | *That variation deviated from the comics as after Chill grabbed Martha's pearls, he was in shock at Napier's brutal execution of the Waynes, and then urged Napier to flee before he attempted to shoot Bruce as well. |
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| + | *Fans speculated that Joe Chill may have been Robert Hawkins or "[[Bob the Goon]]", who was always close to Napier and seemed to have a long history with him. However, Clyde Gatell appears to be around the same age as [[Tracey Walter]] in the flashback, which doesn't match up with up the character's appearance in the present. |
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| + | ==Gallery== |
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| + | ===Screen Captures=== |
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| + | <gallery> |
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| + | Napier s partner (Chill).JPG |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | ===[http://www.1989batman.com/search/label/Batman%20%281989%29%20Production%20Stills?updated-max=2014-10-09T07:36:00-07:00&max-results=20&start=5&by-date=false Sawyer/Lehmann slides]=== |
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| + | <gallery> |
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| + | Batman_1989_(J._Sawyer)_-_Joe_Chill.jpg |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | == References == |
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| + | {{reflist}} |
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| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Chill, Joe}} |
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| + | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Joe Chill}} |
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| + | [[Category:Batman (1989 film) Characters]] |
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| + | [[Category:Villains]] |
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Revision as of 19:56, 20 August 2019
- "Man, let's go! Let's go, Jack!"
- ―Joe Chill[src]
Joe Chill mugged Thomas and Martha Wayne, and tore away her necklace. The Waynes were then shot and murdered by his partner, Jack Napier, although his reaction implied that he did not anticipate that Jack would actually kill them. Then Chill began to run away in order to escape from the scene of the crime, and urged Jack to follow him.
Biography
Mugging the Wayne Family
Chill mugged the Waynes shortly after their exit from the Monarch Theatre. Napier watched from the shadows as he attempted to rip Martha Wayne's pearls from her neck. Thomas Wayne struggled with Chill during that, while Napier immediately shot them both. As Chill turned to him in surprise, Napier stepped forward to take aim at their orphaned son, Bruce. As Chill fled, he called to Napier, who then decided to leave Bruce alive on a whim.
Years later while he brooded in the Batcave, Bruce recalled the memory of Chill's cries that brought the sudden realization to Bruce that Napier was murderer of his parents and not him.
Appearances
Behind the Scenes
- In the film, Clyde Gatell was credited as Other Mugger. According to producer Michael Uslan, this is intended to be the mugger who pulled the trigger on the Waynes in the comics.[1] It was also Uslan who suggested the original mugger be present during the scene.[2]
Trivia
- That variation deviated from the comics as after Chill grabbed Martha's pearls, he was in shock at Napier's brutal execution of the Waynes, and then urged Napier to flee before he attempted to shoot Bruce as well.
- Fans speculated that Joe Chill may have been Robert Hawkins or "Bob the Goon", who was always close to Napier and seemed to have a long history with him. However, Clyde Gatell appears to be around the same age as Tracey Walter in the flashback, which doesn't match up with up the character's appearance in the present.
Gallery
Screen Captures
.JPG "Napier s partner (Chill).JPG (245 KB)")
Sawyer/Lehmann slides
_-_Joe_Chill.jpg "Batman 1989 (J. Sawyer) - Joe Chill.jpg (243 KB)")
References
- ↑ Comics Interview #77, Michael Uslan and Benjamin Melniker
- ↑ Rediit AMA with Michael Uslan