Batman & Robin (1997)

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Writers (WGA):

Bob Kane (Batman characters)
Akiva Goldsman (written by)

Release Date:

20 June 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Strength. Courage. Honor. And loyalty. On June 20, it ALL comes together...

Plot:

Batman & Robin try to keep their relationship together even as they must stop Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from freezing Gotham City.

Plot Keywords:

Frozen Body | Femme Fatale | Altered Version Of Studio Logo | Asylum | Buddy Comedy

Awards:

5 wins & 18 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Sept. 10	12:30 AM	TBS
Wed. Sept. 10	10:00 AM	TBS

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Mr. Freeze / Dr. Victor Fries
George Clooney	...	Batman / Bruce Wayne
Chris O'Donnell	...	Robin / Dick Grayson
Uma Thurman	...	Poison Ivy / Dr. Pamela Isley
Alicia Silverstone	...	Batgirl / Barbara Wilson
Michael Gough	...	Alfred Pennyworth
Pat Hingle	...	Commissioner James Gordon
John Glover	...	Dr. Jason Woodrue
Elle Macpherson	...	Julie Madison
Vivica A. Fox	...	Ms. B. Haven
Vendela Kirsebom Thomessen	...	Nora Fries (as Vendela K. Thommessen)
Elizabeth Sanders	...	Gossip Gerty
Jeep Swenson	...	Bane
John Fink	...	Aztec Museum Guard
Michael Reid MacKay	...	Antonio Diego

Also Known As:

Batman 4 (USA) (working title)
Batman and Robin (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for strong stylized action and some innuendos.

Runtime:

125 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Netherlands:6 (re-rating) | USA:TV-PG | Brazil:Livre | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | South Korea:All | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12/9 | France:U | Germany:12 | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35367) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:10 (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Dr. Jason Woodrue appeared in DC Comics as another plant themed super-villain, as himself and as The Floronic Man.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Batman and Robin pull grappling hooks from their utility belts, it zooms in and they are made of wobbly rubber. Whey they throw the hooks in the next frame, it makes a "clink" noise of steel hitting steel as they grab.

Quotes:

Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy: Hello, Jason. I think I've had a change of heart. Quite literally. The animal-plant toxins had a rather unique effect on me. They replaced my blood with aloe, my skin with chlorophyll, and filled my lips...
[She passionately kisses him on the lips]
Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy: ... with venom. Oh and Jason, one other thing. I probably should've mentioned this earlier. I'm poison.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "I Love the '90s: Part Deux" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Gotham City

Absolute horse.....

The Batman series was started by a reimagination by Tim Burton. He took his dark style and adapted it to a tortured comic book hero. The results were pretty good. Batman was a fun flick to watch. Batman Returns was too dark, and so when a motion was put forth to lighten up the next film, Tim Burton walked away. Enter Joel Schumacher. Now, not that Joel Schumacher is evil, but he is kinda. His idea to turn Batman into a big-starred parody somehow managed to go by with little scrutiny with Batman Forever. Probably because there was so much hype. And now Batman and Robin. No need for a good actor, George Clooney says he'll do it. The result is a relative disaster, making all believability and style Batman had go out the window. Joel Schumacher just didn't care about the characters, dialogue, integrity, watchability, anything other than dollar signs...