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Batman & Robin (1997) 3.6
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3.6/10 from 131,452 users
Metascore: 28/100
Reviews: 930 user | 158 critic | 21 from Metacritic.com Batman & Robin try to keep their relationship together even as they must stop Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from freezing Gotham City. Director:Joel Schumacher |
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Cast
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| Arnold Schwarzenegger | ... | ||
| George Clooney | ... | ||
| Chris O'Donnell | ... | ||
| Uma Thurman | ... | ||
| Alicia Silverstone | ... | ||
| Michael Gough | ... | ||
| Pat Hingle | ... | ||
| John Glover | ... | ||
| Elle Macpherson | ... | ||
| Vivica A. Fox | ... | ||
| Vendela Kirsebom Thomessen | ... |
Nora Fries
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Elizabeth Sanders | ... | |
| Jeep Swenson | ... | ||
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John Fink | ... | |
| Michael Reid MacKay | ... | ||
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Batman and Robin are back working side-by-side to stop the villains of Gotham City, but is there tension appearing between them, especially when one villainess who calls herself Poison Ivy can make anyone fall in love with her...literally. Along with Poison Ivy, the icy Mr. Freeze is freezing anything which gets in his way from achieving his goal. Written by FilmFanUk
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Strength. Courage. Honor. And loyalty. On June 20, it ALL comes together...Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for strong stylized action and some innuendos | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
20 June 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Batman 4 See more »Filming Locations:
Courthouse Square, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$125,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$42,872,606 (USA) (20 June 1997)Gross:
$107,285,004 (USA) (19 September 1997)Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Barbara Wilson: Actually I'm looking for Alfred.
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Written by Roisin Murphy and Mark Brydon
Produced by Roisin Murphy and Mark Brydon
Performed by Moloko
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. and The Echo Label Limited
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Did You Know?
Trivia
This is the only Batmobile in which there is only one seat, in all other Batmobiles they had at least two front seats. In addition, this is the only sequel directed by the same director to not feature the same Batmobile design from the previous film, as the car shown in Batman Forever was destroyed by the Riddler. See more »Goofs
When Poison Ivy and Bane come to steal the Bat Signal it is already activated - why? There's no emergency and if there was, there would be at least one officer operating or guarding it. See more »Quotes
Dick Grayson: Please be here for me!Barbara Wilson: Actually I'm looking for Alfred.
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Crazy Credits
The opening Warner Bros. logo re-shapes itself to form an ice-covered Batman logo. See more »Soundtracks
"Fun For Me"Written by Roisin Murphy and Mark Brydon
Produced by Roisin Murphy and Mark Brydon
Performed by Moloko
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. and The Echo Label Limited
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Strangely enough, that's one ice-related pun that Mr.Freeze doesn't use in this film. Though it does adequately describe the movie. What was I thinking, watching Batman & Robin for a third time? Even worse, what was I doing actually starting to enjoy it?
Yes, there's something endearingly awful about a film that fails on almost every technical level. But it wasn't always so. The first two films in the franchise, anchored by the strong, and much undervalued lead of Michael Keaton, were enjoyable pop-art excursions by Tim Burton. The first, still by far the best, allowed Jack Nicholson to ham it up amongst retro stylings and the music of Prince. The second, Batman Returns, was a less successful effort to homage German expressionist cinema, the darkest of the four films, and struggled slightly under the weight of three villains.
The lesson wasn't learnt, and the usage of multiple baddies has been a fixed staple ever since. With the third, Batman Forever, the flat acting of new bat Val Kilmer was coupled with Joel Schumacher's garish direction and Chris O'Donnell's irritating Robin. Akiva Goldsman was now the writer, and any sense of depth had given way to trite puns and disjointed set pieces.
And so it was that everything that was symptomatically flawed with the series was expanded upon and magnified for the fourth, and by far the weakest, instalment. George Clooney has accepted a lot of the blame for this film, a humble admission but unfair. While he's clearly miscast as both Batman and Bruce Wayne, he doesn't give a bad performance per se. Rather, it's his back up that lets the side down. Uma Thurman (am I the only one who doesn't think she's that good-looking?) has a great time overdoing it as Poison Ivy, but she's joined by Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze. Schwarz, not exactly known for his acting skill, is unrecognisable under his costume, so what's the point? He gets to call Batman "Batunbuuurg", refers to Robin as "Buuurd Bouy" and only has 100 lines in total. The fact that 26% of these lines are lame puns on the word "ice" that even a two-year-old would struggle to find funny is even more deplorable. And when you hear Freeze tell Batman "Yew arr not zending mee too da cooola" the urge to use the video's "stop" button is almost insurmountable.
Bane makes up the trio, a monosyllabic muscleman in a gimp mask. A completely unnecessary addition, he offers nothing to the plot and goes largely forgotten. The introduction of wonky-mouthed Alicia Silverstone as a fatuous Batgirl character is also grating. And why doesn't her costume come fitted with Batnipples like the rest?
Tiny traces of amusement can be gleaned from Ivy's dialogue, with her urges that her "garden needs tending" adding some form of adult tone to the humour. However, it's unrelenting innuendo - "I'll help you grab your rocks" - does start to wear thin very quickly. I did smile at Batman's cashcard: "I never leave the cave without it"; and it's also nice to see some small references from other films. Even if it is just a glimpse of the Riddler's costume from Forever, some guards paraphrasing Cobra or some street bystanders dressed as Clockwork Orange Droogs. In fact, the idea of a Batman film as completely OTT comedy send-up may have worked, were the rest of the humour more sophisticated. "It's the hockey team from Hell"; "So this is where you hang out"; "I'll cancel the pizza"; oh, how lame and functional the dialogue is!
The film wraps up with a rather pathetic plot contrivance, and George having to dish out bland platitudes. "Not all heroes wear masks"; "to give life... that's true power". Oh, it really is abominably bad. Batman & Robin exists as a classic example of the Hollywood system folding in under its own weight. However, the universal slating this one got neglects one factor: while the least successful, it still made over $230,000,000 at the box office. I wonder how many people would be satisfied with "failures" like that?