Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003 TV Movie)

Jason Marsden: Burt Ward, Robin

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Quotes 

• Adam West : [after meeting on the set for the first time]  Why don't we take some time and discuss our approaches to the role?

  Burt Ward : Well, I just plan on saying my lines.

  [sees looks of surprise on faces of West and director] 

  Burt Ward : Is there more to it than that?

  Adam West : [trying to put it delicately]  Uhhh, well, yeah. Maybe a little

• Fan boy : My brother said the show's No.1. Is that true?

  Burt Ward : Well, as long were No.1 with fans like you, we've done our job.

• [Burt's auditionin for the part of Robin] 

  Burt Ward : Uh, Robin?

  Casting Director : Yeah, Batman's sidekick. You know the comic book character?

  Burt Ward : You're kidding? I used to pretend I was Superboy when I was three. I'd be speeding around on my tricycle.

• Casting Director : This is your resume? There's not a lot here. Actually uh, there nothing here.

  Burt Ward : Yeah, uh i really didn't know what to list. I have special skills. I uh, I can ice skate. I've been skating in shows since I was two, world's youngest professional ice skater.

  Casting Director : Ah.

  Burt Ward : Uh, I have a black belt in Taekwondo, I can break boards with my bare hands, breaks too, in fact... uh...

  Casting Director : Uh, anything else?

  Burt Ward : I can read 30, 000 words per minute.

  Casting Director : Not a lot of call for that.

• Julie Newmar : Why would you want to rewrite this? The script is brilliant the way it is.

  Robert Butler : Well, we're not talking about a major change, Julie, just the idea that she falls in love with Batman.

  Julie Newmar : I'll do it however you want, but I really think it's a big mistake. Catwoman is, well, she's just--she's wicked. There's no room for love in her life. She teases him. She leads him on. She's a cat.

  [She rises from her chair and walks over to Adam, teasing him] 

  Julie Newmar : She purrs but she has claws. She nuzzles but she bites. And she knows this is the one way to get to Batman: through his suppressed emotions. It's a sensual approach like a dancer, the way she moves, the way she tempts him but she never loses her heart and she never, ever sleeps with him.

  Adam West : Never?

  Julie Newmar : See what I mean?

  Burt Ward : Maybe--maybe she should try tempting Robin, too.

  [laughter] 

  Robert Butler : Adam, okay with you?

  Adam West : She certainly causes curious stirrings in my utility belt.

  [laughter] 

  Julie Newmar : So, where were we?