Joker in other media City villains the Penguin, the Riddler and Catwoman. Jack Nicholson played the Joker in Tim Burton's 1989 film "Batman". The "Newsweek" review of the film stated that the best scenes are due to the surreal black comedy portrayed in the Joker. In 2003, American Film Institute ranked Nicholson's performance #45 on their list of 50 greatest film villains. Hugo Blick and David U. Hodges play younger versions of the character in flashbacks in "Batman" and "Batman Forever", respectively. In the film, Jack Napier is the right-hand man of mob boss Carl Grissom prior to his transformation into the Joker. During
The Return of the Joker and concludes that this Joker is an impostor. Meanwhile, in his hideout, the "real" Joker fumes at his name being wrongly used. As he is still recovering from the near-death experience he suffered in the "" storyline, he decides to regain his confidence by committing a series of crimes as his old alter-ego, the Red Hood. After regaining his self-confidence, the Joker goes after the impostor, with Batman in pursuit. Both Jokers meet in a violent confrontation with the real Joker gaining the upper hand. The confrontation is stopped by both Batman and the police, and both Jokers escape. The