Batman Forever


Batman Forever

Overview:

The Dark Knight of Gotham City confronts a dastardly duo: Two-Face and the Riddler. Formerly District Attorney Harvey Dent, Two-Face believes Batman caused the courtroom accident which left him disfigured on one side. And Edward Nygma, computer-genius and former employee of millionaire Bruce Wayne, is out to get the philanthropist; as The Riddler. Former circus acrobat Dick Grayson, his family killed by Two-Face, becomes Wayne's ward and Batman's new partner Robin.

Votes 1479 (5.2/10)

Runtime: 121 minutes

Release Date 1995-05-31

Budget: $100,000,000.00

Revenue: $336,529,144.00

Tagline: Courage now, truth always...

Production company:

  • Warner Bros.
  • Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Production country:

  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America

Genres:

  • Action
  • Crime
  • Fantasy

Trailer

Further Information

Bruce Wayne / Batman
Val Kilmer
Val Kilmer
Harvey Dent / Two-Face
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones
Edward Nygma / The Riddler
Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey
Dr. Chase Meridian
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Dick Grayson / Robin
Chris O'Donnell
Chris O'Donnell
Alfred Pennyworth
Michael Gough
Michael Gough
Commissioner Gordon
Pat Hingle
Pat Hingle
Sugar
Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore
Spice
Debi Mazar
Debi Mazar
Gossip Gerty
Elizabeth Sanders
Elizabeth Sanders
Dr. Burton
Rene Auberjonois
Rene Auberjonois
Bank Guard
Joe Grifasi
Joe Grifasi
Male Newscaster
Philip Moon
Philip Moon
Female Newscaster
Jessica Tuck
Jessica Tuck
Crime Boss Moroni
Dennis Paladino
Dennis Paladino
Gang Leader
Don Wilson
Don Wilson
Bob Zmuda
Bob Zmuda
Director
Joel Schumacher
Joel Schumacher
Producer
Tim Burton
Tim Burton
Producer
Peter Macgregor-Scott
Peter Macgregor-Scott
Original Music Composer
Elliot Goldenthal
Elliot Goldenthal
Director of Photography
Stephen Goldblatt
Stephen Goldblatt
Editor
Mark Stevens
Mark Stevens
Editor
Dennis Virkler
Dennis Virkler
Casting
Mali Finn
Mali Finn
Production Design
Barbara Ling
Barbara Ling
Makeup Artist
Ve Neill
Ve Neill
Characters
Bob Kane
Bob Kane
Story
Lee Batchler
Lee Batchler
Story
Janet Scott Batchler
Janet Scott Batchler
Screenplay
Akiva Goldsman
Akiva Goldsman
Associate Producer
Mitchell E. Dauterive
Mitchell E. Dauterive
Executive Producer
Benjamin Melniker
Benjamin Melniker
Co-Producer
Kevin J. Messick
Kevin J. Messick
Executive Producer
Michael Uslan
Michael Uslan

John Chard

A different direction brings differing results. Batman takes on a new side kick as he fights to keep Gotham City out of the clutches of Two-Face and The Riddler. "No thanks, I'll get drive-thru" Thus these be the first words out of Val Kilmer's incarnation of Batman and thus setting the standard for what Joel Schumacher's two Batman movies would be like. Gone is the dark undertone from Tim Burton's visions, and the tight action sequences that marked Burton's debut out as a genuine genre piece of work, in their place comes sexy campery and ropey action set pieces. The casting of both Val Kilmer as Batman and Chris O'Donnell as Robin is a big mistake, Kilmer easily being the most boring actor to don the suit out of all of them, whilst O'Donnell simply can't act outside of Robin's cartoonery bravado. Nicole Kidman looks positively gorgeous as Chase Meridian, but that's all that is brought to the party, it's a waste of the very talented Kidman's ability and a waste of the audience's time. It's not all bad though, a comic book adaptation is only as good as its villains, and here we get a perfectly cast Jim Carrey as The Riddler, and a wildly over the top Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face. Carrey steals every scene he is in, it's almost too much, but as maniacal and exuberant as it is, it is the film's highlight and actually the film's saving grace (Tommy Lee Jones was reportedly unhappy from having his thunder stolen in the movie by Carrey). The script does work enough to make the story accessible to all ages, and there are enough crash bangs and wallops to entertain in that brain left at the door kind of way. This was the biggest hit of 1995, so the paying public lapped it up and paved the way for another Schumacher film in the franchise, but with all that star power wasted, and nipples on the rubber suits, it's hard to see now why it was so popular back then. 5/10

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