While Bruce Wayne (also Val Kilmer) was touring the electronics division of his successful Wayne Enterprises, he was detained by crackpot, nerdy researcher Edward Nygma (Jim Carrey) who was obsessed with brain waves - he had devised an elaborate, computerized invention that "beams any TV signal directly into the human brain.A jingle from the local radio station plays a chorus of "Lumberton," and while the sounds of a chain saw and falling timber play, the radio announcer ominously invites the locals:It""s a sunny, woodsy day in Lumberton, so get hose chain saws out.Fell" - with a $250,000 reward offered for the capture of the "armed and extremely dangerous" criminal.The film""s fictionalized plot was based on Lieut.William Pittenger""sDaring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railway Adventure(akaThe Great Locomotive Chase), a true Civil War story of the daring raid/seizure by a group of about two-dozen Union spies (led by civilian spy James J."" They say he""s good - we shall see." Jack tells his table companion: "Wish me luck, Pal - I""ll certainly need it." BackgroundIt""s a Gift(1934) is often cited as W.C.Fields"" best and funniest picture - it is undoubtedly one of the greatest, classic comedies ever made, although it is probably less well-known than his other wo masterpieces:The Bank Dick (1940)andMy Little Chickadee (1940).