Anton Furst

All you want to know about Anton Furst

Anton Furst (born Anthony Francis Furst) (May 6, 1944 – November 24, 1991) was a distinguished production designer who won an Oscar for designing the Batmobile and the noirish nightmare version of Gotham City in Tim Burton's Batman (1989).

Born in London, Furst trained at the Royal College of Art, London, he gained high praise for his work on Neil Jordan's The Company of Wolves (1984). He went on to create convincing Vietnam War settings, without leaving England, for Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987), and in 1991 designed the themes for the Planet Hollywood restaurant in New York. His final credited film was Awakenings (1990).

Suicide

He had dated Beverly D'Angelo and after they broke up, Furst committed suicide by jumping from about the eighth floor of a parking structure in Los Angeles.

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The New York Times

External links

Anton Furst at the Internet Movie Database

v • d • e 1989–1997 Batman film series

**Batman • Returns • Forever • Batman & Robin**

Cast	Michael Keaton/Val Kilmer/George Clooney (Batman/Bruce Wayne) • Michael Gough (Alfred Pennyworth) • Pat Hingle (Commissioner James Gordon) • Jack Nicholson (The Joker) • Kim Basinger (Vicki Vale) • Billy Dee Williams/Tommy Lee Jones (Two-Face/Harvey Dent) • Danny DeVito (The Penguin) • Michelle Pfeiffer (Catwoman) • Jim Carrey (The Riddler) • Chris O'Donnell (Robin/Dick Grayson) • Arnold Schwarzenegger (Mr. Freeze) • Uma Thurman (Poison Ivy) • Alicia Silverstone (Batgirl) • Jeep Swenson (Bane) • Elle Macpherson (Julie Madison) • John Glover (Dr. Jason Woodrue) • Vendela Kirsebom Thomessen (Nora Fries)

Characters created for the films	Carl Grissom (Jack Palance) • Lt. Max Eckhardt (William Hootkins) • Alicia Hunt (Jerry Hall) Max Shreck (Christopher Walken) • Dr. Chase Meridian (Nicole Kidman)

Crew	Tim Burton • Peter Guber • Jon Peters • Michael Uslan • Sam Hamm • Charles McKeown • Warren Skaaren • Danny Elfman • Steve Bartek • Ray Lovejoy • Anton Furst • Derek Meddings • Keith Short • Denise Di Novi • Daniel Waters • Wesley Strick • Chris Lebenzon • Bo Welch • Stan Winston • Larry J. Franco • Boss Film Studios (Jim Rygiel) • Pacific Data Images • Kathy Long • Anthony De Longis • Joel Schumacher • Akiva Goldsman • Elliot Goldenthal • John Dykstra • Stephen Goldblatt • Dennis Virkler • Rick Baker • Will Shortz • Mitch Gaylord • Mali Finn • Alan Grant • EFilm • BUF Compagnie • Cinesite • Rainmaker Digital Effects • Rhythm and Hues Studios

Music	"The Arms of Orion" • "Batdance" • Batman & Robin (soundtrack) • Batman (album) • Batman Forever (orchestral score) • Batman Forever (soundtrack) • "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" • "Face to Face" • "Foolish Games" • "The Future" • "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" • "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" • "Kiss from a Rose" • "Look into My Eyes" • "Partyman" • "The Passenger" • "The Riddler" • "Scandalous" • "Smash It Up" • "Super Freak"

Video games	Batman (arcade game) • Batman (pinball) • Batman (video game) • Batman Returns (video game) • Batman Forever (pinball) • Batman Forever (video game) • Batman Forever: The Arcade Game • Batman & Robin (video game)

Batmobiles	Batmobile (1989) • Batmobile (Batman Forever) • Batmobile (Batman & Robin (film))

Other vehicles, items and gadgetry	Batarang • Batboat (Batman Returns / Batman Forever) • Batplane (Batman / Batman Forever) • Batsuit (Batman / Batman Returns / Batman Forever / Batman & Robin) • Batman's utility belt • Batblade • Redbird • Smilex

Sets and locations	Gotham City (Batman / Batman Returns / Batman Forever and Batman & Robin) • Batcave (Batman / Batman Returns / Batman Forever / Batman & Robin) • Wayne Manor (Knebworth House (exteriors) / Hatfield House (interiors) / Webb Institute (exteriors)) • Arkham Asylum (Batman Forever / Batman & Robin) • Axis Chemicals • Pinewood Studios

Amusement rides and stunt shows	Batman: The Ride • Batman Adventure - The Ride • Batman & Robin: The Chiller • Mind Bender (Six Flags Over Georgia) • Mr. Freeze (Six Flags St. Louis) • Mr. Freeze (Six Flags Over Texas)

Related articles	Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology • Batman franchise media • Joker's appearances in other media • Robin in other media • Media adaptations of Barbara Gordon • Toyetic

v • d • e Batmobile

Television series	Batman (Live action, 1966) · Super Friends (1973) · Batman: The Animated Series (1992)

Films	Batman & Batman Returns (Live action, 1989 & 1992) · Batman Forever (Live action, 1995) · Batman & Robin (Live action, 1997) · Batman Begins & The Dark Knight (Live action, 2005 & 2008)

Designers	George Barris (Batman, 1966) · Anton Furst (Batman, 1989) · Keith Short (Batman, 1989) · Bo Welch (Batman Returns, 1992) · H. R. Giger (Batman Forever, 1995; Designs unused)

Miscellanea	Cars of the Stars Motor Museum · Batman: Gotham City Racer · Batman OnStar commercials · Batmobile technical specifications · Lincoln Futura · Volo Auto Museum

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