Details of Blu-ray release of 1966 Batman movie unveiled

HOLY HIGH-DEFINITION, BATMAN! The Caped Crusader and his Boy Wonder fling their batarangs into the Blu-ray era when the 1966 movie spin-off from the TV series comes out next month.

Fox Home Entertainment is releasing Batman: The Movie Special Edition in the US (suggested retail price $39.98) on July 1 and in the UK (suggested retail price £22.99) on July 14. Additionally, 5,000 lucky fans can take home a limited special edition Blu-ray packaged with a 1/18th scale Batmobile from Hot Wheels for the suggested retail price of $59.98.

The Blu-ray disc is presented in widescreen with English 5.1 DTS HD lossless audio, English and French mono and includes English, French and Spanish subtitles.

Bonus features include: Commentary by actors Adam West and Burt Ward; commentary by screenwriter Lorenzo Semple, Jr; Nelson Riddle's score as a separate track in 5.1 DTS HD master audio (lossless); All-new high-definition featurettes: Batman: A Dynamic Legacy, Caped Crusaders - A Heroes Tribute, Gotham City's Most Wanted; 2001 35th Anniversary piece featuring interviews with Adam West and Burt Ward; The Batmobile Revealed with George Barris; The Batmobile Interactive Tour - A 360 Degree navigational tour; Batman on Location: Mapping the Movie; Holy Pop-Up Trivia Track, Batman!; Original Teaser and Theatrical Trailers; Galleries: From the Vaults of Adam West, Interactive Pressbook, posters, production stills, behind the scenes, premiere.

Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) battle to stop four dastardly villains from dehydrating the planet in this original full-length bat-film. They are up against: the clown prince of crime, The Joker (Cesar Romero); the count of criminal conundrums, The Riddler (Frank Gorshin); the pompous waddling master of fowl play, The Penguin (Burgess Meredith); and the fiendish feline, Catwoman (Lee Meriwether). It was directed by Leslie H. Martinson, who later won a Golden Gryphon for his efforts.