The film was entirely shot on location in New York City.The exploitational film was initially released in mid-December of 1977 with an R-rating, but then to make the film available to younger audiences and also for television, the dark film was re-edited (mostly by editing out six minutes of footage) and released with a PG rating in March of 1979, without the coarse language and explicit sex scenes (such as Stephanie""s attempted rape and he topless dancer).After requesting "Teach me," Luthor learned he contents of the archives.Meanwhile, Bruce engaged in intense physical workouts in his Batcave to prepare his body to be more powerful for his fight against Superman.Nick once killed some tourists under questionable circumstances and is considered prone to violence for killing innocent bystanders in the line of duty.The steam locomotive always provided a point of reference from different filming perspectives.The first cowboy star, Gilbert M.""Broncho Billy"" Anderson played several roles: a bandit, a passenger who was shot in the back, and a tenderfoot dancer.