Batman (1989) Modular Grapnel Gun Prop Replica!

Just in time for the return of Batman is an officially licensed replica of his Modular Utility Grapnel Launcher! Adam received this machined aluminum prop from the replica makers at Paragon FX Group, and its feel and finish perfectly captures the experience of wielding the Dark Knight's signature gadget. Adam shows how its different attachments connect and shares the story of the real-life grapnel launcher Jamie made for MythBusters!
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Batman Modular Utility Grapnel Set: paragonfxgroup.com/products/batman-grapnel-launcher-prop-replica

[@JacobHGamez]

Awesome!!!

[@aaronzachary3979]

I want grapple pistol.

[@RedHeadKevin]

It blows my mind that 1989 was the first time Batman had a grappling hook gun, as opposed to just a rope on a Batarang. It's become so iconic to Batman that I can't really imagine him not having it.

[@ajosepi1976]

I thought surely this can't be true, so I did a bit of looking into it and yep! 100% true. There are other devices, but not quite THIS device in the comics. Trippy! Apparently Batman Issue 458 was the first one in the comics in 1991.

[@ObsessiveGeek]

​@ajosepi1976 You know then this isn't true, the first instance of the grapple gun was in Justice League of America #196 (1981), however, the 89 movie included the feature of the motorised-pully system that is now standard in every incarnation of the grapple gun used by Batman.

[@ajosepi1976]

@@ObsessiveGeek What I read said that was a tube shaped device that did not have a reel. The Tim Burton one is the first that was gun shaped and could pull him up, So this is true.

[@mattchristensen9424]

Yes amazing when kids realize things predate them

[@ajosepi1976]

@@mattchristensen9424 Doesn't predate me even a little and I was amazed. I just thought it would have been from the 60s.

[@ryanmassey1441]

The professional respect Adam and Jamie still have for eachother despite significant personal differences continues to be super admirable. Mad respect to you both.

[@awandererfromys1680]

That mutual respect kinda saved _Mythbusters._ If Discovery had their way they would've turned it into another _Orange County Choppers_ sensationalized reality drama. Jamie and Adam simply refused to betray each other like that. _Mythbusters_ was genuine and honest, and they had great chemistry together. Lightning in a bottle, dude.

[@Tonicwine999]

Yeah, its always great to hear

[@wobblysauce]

That it was, leave your differences at the door it is time for work.

[@aserta]

Professionals at work and the reason why you should avoid mixing work with family (actually more important than work and pleasure, believe it or not). You'll rarely find people, who are related by blood, be able to maintain the level headed distance between work and familiar. And i speak this from experience, having apprenticed under my father before getting my Uni diploma. Those, were some hard years, especially since we were always in the counter zone, one with another.

[@twiz66]

It bothers me how many people say they disliked each other, or Adam somehow disrespects Jamie, because they weren't off-screen friends. Every time I've see Adam talk about Jamie it seems he's absolutely GUSHING over him singing praises of his ingenuity, knowledge, and/or prowess. Case in point, this video about a Batman prop has Adam spending ~4 minutes out of the total 8:36 time talking about Jamie. Adam respects the hell out of Jamie, and it shows... But that doesn't mean they need to be friends or that their personalities would even permit them to be friends (some people you just can't mesh with). However, their professionalism and (hopefully mutual) respect allowed them to overcome any personal incompatibilities and have what seems to be one of the most AMAZING work relationships.

[@heyspookyboogie644]

Really wish Jamie had gone in the same direction as Adam and was doing similar sorts of KZbin stuff. Would be really interesting to see the stuff he’d build with unlimited time and tools.

[@coreymonday1375]

In my opinion Jamie was far more interesting than Adam an much more talented over all

[@nicholsonfile]

@@coreymonday1375 Sort of a nasty comment bro.

[@RtdXyron]

@@coreymonday1375 I think it's really underrating Adam. Adam is much more of a showoff, so that really hypes up Jamies enigmatic personality and interests in my opinion.

[@nickbryant2318]

​@@coreymonday1375 no need to compare one to another. Jamie and Adam are both masters at their work

[@elevown]

@@coreymonday1375 Lol - Jamie- more interesting? He was probably better at building practical props especially big ones, but adam is more creative and artistic imo. They both had their own strengths. I too woulda liked Jamie to have made his own YT channel doing something along these lines in his shop - but comenting like that in adams channel ? You suck lol. Go buy some tact and class from someone.

[@vorlonesque1830]

As a kid who grew up watching that movie (originally in the theater a couple times and then way too many times on VHS), seeing this prop makes me way too happy.

[@elvisdepelvis4431]

Respect to Jamie. Thank you for sharing this story

[@scottyost6246]

This video was topped by the fantastic story of Jamie!!!!

[@gmscott9319]

"You weigh a little more than 108." - Batman

[@PaulStSmith]

Thanks, Adam. The story of Jamie was funny as hell. I remember the episode, but I didn't remember that he had broken his own nose.

[@cugamer8862]

Adam: Jamie and I are not friends This story: Jamie and Adam are two of the best friends either will ever have

[@VeniVidiVid]

Magnificent prop, and perhaps an even better story to accompany it. Wonderful, thank you.

[@CarboniteDreamer]

"where does he get all those wonderful toys?" well, now we know lol.

[@bebopBiGsHoT]

carbonated dreamer , Ice to meet you.. coke > pepsie

[@mats6565]

That yellow batman logo has to be one of the best logo's out there... Super clean, super recognizable and super simple in its conveyance of information.

[@christopher19894]

I saw the Tim Burton Batmans on VHS when I was a kid, and I think the grappling gun is what made me fall in love with the whole franchise forever.

[@lilysceeliljeaniemoonlight]

Technically Jamie's Moustache could be a weapon of some degree

[@DenisRyan]

I think that's a new Jamie story for me! Thanks for sharing.

[@dangerdavefreestyle]

He's so vibrant, energetic, and full of personality. Jamie has the personality of a barn door. They are both brilliant and both tool guys and its like a pinky and the brain combo, I loved mythbusters.

[@johnmckeighan4400]

Loved your Jaime impersonation. Major respect to both of you.

[@Blueeyes2584A]

That is an amazing prop replica. I remember when you were showing us the original from the Prop Store. Of all the Batman films, hands down, this is the greatest prop from any of them. 😎

[@nathanielmorgan9108]

well if suits or vehicles count as props I would beg to differ, but otherwise, definitely, although, I have to say, bat-shark repellent is up there also.

[@Blueeyes2584A]

@@nathanielmorgan9108 Oh I was just talking about the physical items, the suits, etc., that's a whole other story. But now that you mention the shark repellent, I may have to reconsider my original position. 🤣

[@RyanCorrell]

That has been my favorite prop from all Batman films

[@joemg323]

Can't believe Adam didn't really talk about the case! He loves cases for his props and this comes with a perfect one! He'll probably still make his own! LOL

[@aserta]

Prolly because it's a generic case customized for the prop. It fits in more with the modern Batman aesthetic than the 1989 one.

[@peckenstein]

Loved Norms little plug for ParagonFX at the end. They are really knocking it out of the park with their props!

[@Dreddy72]

i imagine jamie's response to having smashed his own face was simply along the lines of " well that was unpleasant"

[@nerdingforfunprops4487]

Back in '89 (Iwas obsessed with Batman) I made a replica of this using balsa wood. I wish I still had it, but it is lost to the passage of time.

[@cbalan777]

Yeah, I had a wooden version of this too. I have no idea what happened to it.

[@bruisedhelmet8819]

Beautiful prop and the first thing I thought of was that MythBusters episode and Jamie braking his nose!

[@stefanleijon9637]

I know you from growing up watching mythbusters with my parents and today I am 38 and are still watching at least you :) That story about Jamie was really fun to hear and I actually think I remember that certain episode :)

[@SMarcey]

Jamie is what we refer to as on the interwebs these days is an absolute pure 100% grade A Gigachad. Also possibly the real life batman after that stunt and injury. Bravo

[@Tranceplant82]

This is crazy. I remember as a kid being obsessed with everything about Batman and the movie... and I remember playing around and imagining myself being Batman and shooting an imaginary grapnel gun... holding this replica would just blow my mind. Lucky!

[@cugamer8862]

Awesome that there's such a great replica of perhaps the second most important and iconic of all Batman's gadgets (after the Batarang) in it's first incarnation. And we can all agree that it's first appearance was one of it's best versions.

[@CesarIsaacPerez]

That story was amazing!!! Replica looks perfect. wish I could afford somethig like that.

[@W1ckedRcL]

That Jamie story was great. I remember that episode. Miss the show. Excellent prop, great video.

[@nathantron]

Mythbusters was a LITERAL GENERATIONAL INFLUENCER. Like Life Changing. I love listening to all these stories. I think it would be cool to get you guys all together again and make a series of behind the scenes reminiscing.

[@king2kx]

I thought you were going to bust out some Dune in the beginning... "Tried and failed? Tried and died" 😂

[@Dudeitsmeee]

Why satisfaction is difficult with prop replicas: People secretly want the object to be more than a prop and attempt to do what it did in the movie/tv show. And look fabulous doing it. Prop store has shown us, upon further inspection... the real thing... they look like props.

[@doctorgregg6847]

We saw that episode. Was the best !!!!!. Absolutely Legendary.

[@samik83]

That Jamie story really stole the show :) Wish they still worked together.

[@princewithoutakingdom9716]

That's a chunk of my childhood he's holding... Needed this :)

[@CosplayingwithChad]

Beautiful replica Adam, man when my Grandfather’s doctor said to us “they don’t make them like they used to” they were right! My grandfather was in a head on collision with a friend of his and the doctors had to fuse his hip to save him, he was in recovery for twelve years, one doctor told us how he couldn’t believe he could still walk after all that time! Jamie would have probably gone through all that and recovered in like five years and still kept working!🤯💪🏻

[@CarolinaAnglingCo]

I really enjoy Adam Savage's Tested! I think it would be awesome to see a video with Jamie!

[@shubinternet]

So, there is one more thing about this story with Jamie that Adam has left out, and which I think will help the story make more sense. If I recall correctly, Jamie had strapped the motor to his right arm, so he couldn't just let go of the device when he got to the top. He was stuck. And since he had forgotten to put a reverse gear into the tool, that meant he didn't really have any other choice but to cut the cord. That's why he had to pull up so hard in order to reach the cord with his left hand, and why he ended up accidentally bopping himself in the face with his right hand.

[@noneed4me2n7]

I get it when you can feel the physical item even if it’s a fictional device, the creativity and imagination behind it all just grabs us.

[@therealme613]

Wow that a beautiful piece!!

[@richardbrobeck2384]

those two movies are my favorite and I really love that prop !

[@QuestionMan]

Ah, Jaime. Yes. Beware the quiet man.

[@Spenceley]

I love watching a professional gush over something personally meaningful like this.

[@purefoldnz3070]

The detail on this is nuts. Now do you wanna get nuts?!

[@jugglerj0e]

OMG! Yes! Danny Devito was Unbelievable as The Penguin 🐧 He's my favorite villain in ALL of the Batman films!!! 😃

[@MWall711]

Very cool prop and a very nice Laco watch!

[@marcelovolcato8892]

Dude, Jamie is Batman in a white shirt!

[@dannyday1984]

No Batman film since has topped this design, in my opinion. The element of being two pieces that snapped together was so cool for me as a 5-year-old kid. It evokes a sense of being a ‘gadget’ and not just a gun.

[@megatron8449]

The only one that tops it for me is the animated series design.

[@hOtneO]

The 1989 Batman movie was very impressionable to a young kid, and with a limited budget, I made a grapple gun with those name badge holders that recoil the cord and some paper clips bent into a hook taped together, and just rubber band the Batman action figure and played with that on the school playground in the early 90's.

[@hulkebancroft6526]

Yes all hail Jamie !

[@orlandosotolongo3385]

i remember that episode where Jamie broke his nose lol man that show is one of my all time favorites

[@richardthomas8415]

I worked with a woman in a library in London and her husband is a guy called Dave Merryweather and he is an architectural model maker but often works freelance on movies and he made the Batman Begins cable gun amongst other marvellous gadgets...

[@louisdelmonte8728]

Jamie was the savage one in this story.

[@Bigrignohio]

"I just loved Danny DeVito as the Penguin". Who doesn't? And the day Jamie says "Ow" is the day you RUN him to the hospital!

[@DecanFrost]

Plus the fact that props, usually have a whole arsenal of companions. Close up version, poster/cover version, functional version, stunt version, display version, dummy version ect. And the "one specific scene" you remember the most, might not even be the replica that they've made. And even if they made it exactly to that scene, the experience of the prop might be disappointing, cause it's not a real thing, never has been and they've done the best they can to replicate something that is so vague, that in order to get the best replica, might simply have been a vacuume form from the original buck and some crude paint. And yes, that would be disappointing to most people, but it's still "Screen accurate". It's a business i do not envy working in 😂 😂 However, that right there is beautifully executed replica for small scale production. A fine balance of Display worthy, but also tactile and semi-functional so you can fumble around, play with it and have multiple display options with it, which isn't an easy thing to do on a replica. So hats off to those guys, brilliant work.

[@mrsfgogo09]

That is absolutely fantastic 😮

[@randycarter2001]

I once went to a Star Trek TOS prop exhibit. I was surprised at how poor the props looked. On screen they looked like fully functional devices. But IRL they looked like painted blocks of wood.

[@TheDanEfranChannel]

I saw some TNG props IRL once and those also looked like painted blocks of wood.

[@TianarTruegard]

Apparently some of the "lights" used on the panels for the original ToS bridge were just gumdrops or something lit from behind. Not sure if that's internet rumour or actual fact. But its quite often true that props are frequently made "just good enough" to look good on television or in a movie. Hero props of course have better detail and quality than background props. I've been to the Star Trek on tour when it was in Detroit once upon a time, and how props look in person versus how they appear on screen is surprising. I was able to walk through pieces of the Star Trek: TNG sets they had on display, along with some filming models and props, and they looked quite different than you would expect.

[@steffenpfau2216]

Did you ever made a video about a Star Trek Communicator of the 1960s/1970s? When I was a kid I thought how great it’ld be to have such a device once. And nowadays we use Smartphones that can do a lot more than a communicator could ever did. As far as a communicator is concerned we have Start Trek 2.0 each day in our pockets.

[@doriancoleman6020]

"Never rub another mans rhubarb!"

[@Joe___R]

Adam, I don't believe that it should be weathered. Batman has the money and the attention to detail that if any piece of his gear gets damaged at all. It gets immediately repaired or replaced once he has returned to the bat cave. Any damage to his gear/costume would show a weakness to his enemies.

[@Sumaleth]

Question for future question vid: have you seen any Jamie builds, since the end of Mythbusters, that impressed you and that you're allowed to talk about?

[@jessekennedy9940]

Best prop to story ratio. Well done dude!

[@brendandennison3477]

Well, at least we now know where he gets those wonderful toys😊

[@TheGdBatMando]

This would be awesome for the Batman themed Mando armor I want to make

[@Merennulli]

That's a wonderful mashup idea. I hope I get to see it at a con someday.

[@TheGdBatMando]

@@Merennulli Gonna take me a while to get it all together. I do have the helmet though. Video on my page if you're curious!

[@Merennulli]

@@TheGdBatMando I will take a look later (heading to work now). I totally understand with the time aspect, though. I sunk a lot of time into far less ambitious cosplays years ago before my health took a surgery for the worse.

[@Merennulli]

@@TheGdBatMando That's seriously awesome, The Brodalorian is extremely talented. I did a few helmets, but my lines were never that good on my best day, and his finish is stunning.

[@TheGdBatMando]

@@Merennulli Oh yeah, he's very talented! He makes some great stuff

[@simonlunt353]

When you see the box for the first time WOW but that’s not it you open the box and l am blown away the Quality of this great prop is just outstanding 😮it looks like you could just set it up and use it 😊

[@ahumblepoet]

TIL Jamie is a beast.

[@doriancoleman6020]

"King of the Wicker People..."

[@biterface03]

It’s just beautiful

[@rdouthwaite]

Gotta love Jaimie.

[@TheRealAlpha2]

I'm so glad you included that little bit at the end, otherwise it would be every third post in the comment section.😄 Also, good on you for the aim discipline.

[@mysticswordsman]

OMG!!!!!!!! This is sooooooooo awesome!

[@liltd87]

2:37 so THAT'S what he used on Joker's ankle at the end!

[@chinthor]

Dang. That's a real Nick Offerman move by Jamie there

[@aserta]

I know Jamie and Adam never saw eye to eye in some respects, but man... i would love, i would love dearly, to hear stories told together, about the back stage of Mythbusters.

[@Brentor14]

Danny divito as the penguin scared the crap out of me as a kid I was born the year the movie came out so I was probably only 3-4 by the time I watched it definitely wasnt made for kids 😂

[@Fishrokk]

The Jamie story is the true hero of this video.

[@lordofalltime]

loved that episode of Mythbusters!

[@Pearls_Have_Eyes]

jamie is such a badass

[@charlesrocks]

Oh man this is awesome.

[@jonasistaken]

Is there video of Jamie trying out his grapnel gun! What a great story.

[@Arfwid]

God I love that folding handle...

[@mikeh3787]

I love all the great videos and was curious if there is a way to get a list of all the places like bigbadtoys etc that you guys might have for items like this.

[@Spock910]

First I want to say you have great firearms training ingrained into you. Second that was a fantastic story about Jamie. Third that prop is amazing. Does it have the atachment he used in the library escape scene?

[@trevorhirst5096]

Different tool

[@Spock910]

@@trevorhirst5096 I was wondering about that. Thanks.

[@MrLisborg]

would be cool if Adam did some episodes with Nerdforge

[@WalnutandSteel]

where does he get all those wonderful toys?

[@psyrolz1626]

As the big batman fan that I am... Man, I so want one of this but, its a bit out my range atm. One day, though!

[@WEKM]

Adam, displaying WAY more firearm safety with a non-firing prop replica, than Alec Baldwin with an ACTUAL loaded gun.

[@patchvonbraun]

Hacksmith did a working grappling gun a few years back....

[@jamesnelson5741]

The story about Jamie forgetting a reverse gear in the Grapnel gun he made was very unexpected.

[@Chris-qg9rz]

its everyones favorite prop! well those smoke vials ...

[@TELLBOY_E17]

Everyone knows that the "Batmoblie" must/has to be the Best prop in every Batman film!

[@TELLBOY_E17]

You don't need a grappling gun when you can Drive up walls with the Batmoblie!

[@MrDrokkul]

Paragon FX? So that's where he gets those wonderful toys! edit: I commented before the last bit of the video played, lol!

[@tperson8347]

YES. 🦇

[@MLightstone]

Grapple gun, fine. Are you wearing a Maratac pilot watch? Niiiiiice.

[@MADMODS]

what a story! I noticed you have a new watch do you have watch collection? just interested to see what watch / watches you have.

[@mikelynch920]

These videos are always so good. I'd love to see one on the puzzle box from Glass Onion. Oh man that thing is beautiful.

[@VitaKet]

Except it wasn't real...

[@kyleparish-aaron5764]

This was awesome

[@WEKM]

Oh, OH! Very nice. 😎