10 Movie Scenes You Won't Believe Didn't Use CGI
2. Batman Returns - That Bird Is Actually In Michelle Pfeiffer's Mouth
Readers of a certain age (really, anyone post-puberty) will most likely recall Michelle Pfeiffer’s icon turn as anti-villain/ Batman love interest Catwoman in 1992’s Batman Returns (most likely because the performance provoked the onset of most puberties in the last few decades). Stitched into skin-tight PVC Pfeiffer manages to offer a performance which is sultry, sexy, and scary by turns, and remains the most memorable aspect of an already impressive flick.
No one could doubt the actor’s commitment to the role either, with Pfeiffer going above and beyond what was required of her to play the volatile Selina Kyle. During her meeting with Danny DeVito’s diminutive baddie the Penguin, Pfeiffer actually put a live bird in her mouth, holding it there for a considerably long take before letting it go free.
Sure, the actress has since admitted she should probably have been worried about disease, but by the time cooler heads had a chance to prevail the moment had already been captured onscreen for all time, offering an impressive bar for any potential Catwomen to clear.