Batman Forever

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Cast & Crew

Val Kilmer
Bruce Wayne, Batman

Tommy Lee Jones
Harvey Dent, Two-Face

Jim Carrey
Edward, The Riddler

Nicole Kidman
Dr. Chase Meridian

Chris O'Donnell
Dick Grayson, Robin

Michael Gough
Alfred Pennyworth

Pat Hingle
Commissioner James Gordon

Drew Barrymore
Sugar

Debi Mazar
Spice

Ed Begley Jr.
Fred Stickley (uncredited)

Joel Schumacher
Director

Bob Kane
Writer

Lee Batchler
Writer

Akiva Goldsman
Writer

Benjamin Melniker
Executive Producer

Michael E. Uslan
Executive Producer

Peter Macgregor-Scott
Producer

Tim Burton
Producer

Adam Clayton
Original Music

Elliot Goldenthal
Original Music

P.J. Harvey
Original Music

Stephen Goldblatt
Cinematography

Dennis Virkler
Film Editing

Mali Finn
Casting

Barbara Ling
Production Design

Christopher Burian-Mohr
Art Director

Joseph P. Lucky
Art Director

Cricket Rowland
Set Decoration

Linda Booher-Ciarimboli
Costume Design

Ingrid Ferrin
Costume Design

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Audience Reviews for Batman Forever

• Jun 20, 2016

  Joel Schumacher takes over the franchise and runs it straight into the ground. Schumacher made Gotham City's skyline almost something like Blade Runner meets huge Greek statues. Script was very awkward and Nicole Kidman seemed a bit out of place other than Bruce Wayne's "token girlfriend" the entire film. Only shining light in this film is arguably the most perfect casting of the entire franchise as Jim Carrey played The Riddler. With the camp that this film has, Carrey is right at home and steals his scenes but it's not enough to save this film.
  

  Patrick W Super Reviewer
• Apr 07, 2016

  Regressing superhero flicks back to the days of candy-colored camp, the slapsticky and recast Batman Forever sports a title that's quite apt seeing as it begins a once-edgy franchise's slow demise. Americans keep saying some historic gaffes will never happen again. But then the Iraq War follows Vietnam. And then 9/11 follows Pearl Harbor. And then Batman Forever follows Batman starring Adam West and Burt Ward. Granted, the Caped Crusader's '60s TV adventures hold a special place in pop culture but this trippy production was a White Buffalo in the Zeitgeist. In Batman Forever, this same tone just plays out like a cartoon aimed at grade schoolers. Directing the movie as if it's a music video with quick edits, tilted angles, and garish sets, Joel Schumacher presents the gaily dressed heroes and villains such that they're always ready to break into a song and dance routine...and, sadly, not even the Batusi. In this poor excuse of a PG-13-rated sequel, Batman (Kilmer) must battle Two-Face (Jones) and The Riddler (Jim Carrey) with help of an amorous psychologist (Nicole Kidman) and a young circus acrobat who becomes his sidekick, Robin (Chris O'Donnell). While Tim Burton uses cartoonish elements to his advantage (his Dark Knight films are, after all, based on funny books aimed at general audiences), Schumacher goes full cartoon. As camptastic as the splashy ABC series that gave adult viewers a chuckle and young viewers some Bam! Pow! Zap! action proves to be in retrospect, the miscalculated Batman & Robin achieves the same end, which is highly unfortunate given that the character is a psychologically scarred vigilante. Val Kilmer does a fine job, but even the greatest acting in the world can't take away from the fact that Batman Forever takes the series in a needlessly silly direction. Bottom line: Utility Belted
  Jeff B Super Reviewer
• Mar 27, 2016

  Batman Forever has a very inconsistent tone, very over the top (including the villains), and overall very all over the place. Val Kilmer is good as Batman/Bruce Wayne and it does have some good moments but overall it doesn't really save this film all that much from its cheesy nature.
  Mr N Super Reviewer
• Mar 06, 2016

  Thankfully Christopher Nolan came along and resurrected the Batman franchise after films like this. Bordering on campy, with some awful dialog and a pretty unbelievable plot, this addition to Batman is best forgotten, except for Jim Carrey and Tommy Lee Jones whose performances are clearly holding this up.
  

  Ian W Super Reviewer

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