Batman & Robin

"Strength now. Courage always. Family, above all. Batman and Robin!"

1997 2h 5m EN

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Batman and his sidekick Robin attempt to the foil the sinister schemes of a deranged set of new villains, most notably the melancholy Mr. Freeze, who wants to make Gotham City into an arctic region, and the sultry Poison Ivy, a botanical femme fatale. As the Dynamic Duo contend with these bad guys, a third hero, Batgirl, joins the ranks of the city's crime-fighters.

“Strength now. Courage always. Family, above all. Batman and Robin!”

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Cast

George Clooney
Batman / Bruce Wayne
Chris O'Donnell
Robin / Dick Grayson
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mr. Freeze / Dr. Victor Fries
Uma Thurman
Poison Ivy / Dr. Pamela Isley
Alicia Silverstone
Batgirl / Barbara Wilson
Michael Gough
Alfred Pennyworth
Pat Hingle
Commissioner Gordon
John Glover
Dr. Jason Woodrue

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joel Schumacher
Writers: Akiva Goldsman, Timothy Burgard
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$125M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Batman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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298+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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ERA

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Directed by Joel Schumacher, shot by Stephen Goldblatt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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ERA

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Original score by Elliot Goldenthal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mark Stevens shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

ERA

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George Clooney and Chris O'Donnell and Arnold Schwarzenegger carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joel Schumacher directs. Stephen Goldblatt behind the camera. Elliot Goldenthal scores. Mark Stevens cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1$125M budget — tentpole studio territory.
229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Batman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4298+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Joel Schumacher, shot by Stephen Goldblatt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Elliot Goldenthal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Mark Stevens shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8George Clooney and Chris O'Donnell and Arnold Schwarzenegger carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Strength now. Courage always. Family, above all. Batman and Robin!".
10IMDB entry: tt0118688 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "dual identity", "double life", "crime fighter", "superhero".
12Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Stephen Goldblatt
Original score: Elliot Goldenthal
Editing: Mark Stevens
Production design: Barbara Ling
Costume design: Robert Turturice
Makeup / hair: Ve Neill
VFX supervisor: Wendy Rogers
Sound: Lance Brown
Stunt coordinator: Alex Daniels
Runtime: 125 min · 2h 5m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $125,000,000
Box office: $238,207,122
Return: 191% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Batman & Robin (1997)

Awards

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress

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Part of

Batman Collection

The Batman Collection directed by Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher follows Bruce Wayne’s crusade against crime in Gotham. With iconic villains and stylized visuals, the series blends action, fantasy, and psychological depth to explore the duality of the masked vigilante.

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Gimly2018-03-18
★ 4/10
Batman & Robin is fun in exactly one way: Fun to laugh at. It's terrible, God is it terrible, but it's terrible in that right kind of way. Doesn't stop it from being terrible, but does make it worth watching. Joel Schumacher delivers us the final nail in the lid of Batman's coffin with none other than George Clooney in the guise of the Caped Crusader, probably the worst on screen Batman we'll ever see. Clooney was actually a pretty inspired choice if you're thinking solely about the billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne, but ask any Batfan and they'll tell you: the character's true identity is Batman, Bruce Wayne is just a mask he wears. Finally, this isn't a real complaint but something that I'm going to address anyway: The Batman movie with Batman and Robin is called Batman Forever, but the one with Batman, Robin and Batgirl is called just Batman & Robin? Go figure. Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
Wuchak2020-07-22
★ 7/10
Easily the best of the four Staunch fundamentalist fanboys have declared 1997's "Batman & Robin" to be a blasphemous blemish in the superhero's chronicling, but it's easily the most entertaining of the four Batman films that came out between 1989-97. Let's face it, all four of these flicks have the same cartoony tone. They were a couple rungs above the 60's TV series in campiness, but with better costumes and a super budget. And "Batman & Robin" was the most entertaining of the four. I'll admit that I'm not a big fan of the goofy/surreal style of these movies; I prefer Christopher's Nolan's raw realistic approach in the Dark Knight trilogy ("realistic" to a point, that is). It's just that "Batman & Robin" is the most entertaining of the earlier series. Which is why I never got the whole "Tim Burton's Batman is a masterpiece" mindset. Really? Not to me. It LOOKED great, but the story was tedious. Again, all four of these films have the same general cartoony tone and there's simply no validity to the position that Burton's "Batman" or "Batman Returns" are more serious/realistic in approach compared to Joel Schumacher's "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin." I've seen 'em all back-to-back and they each have the same colorful we're-not-taking-this-too-serious style. For anyone to enjoy these films you have to be willing to accept the comic booky world the filmmaker's have created. If you're willing to do that, these can be fun, half-serious Batman movies. You can't watch them expecting the tone of "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight Rises" or you'll be severely let down. With this understanding, "Batman & Robin" is my favorite of the four. Here's why: - It has the best Batman/Bruce Wayne in George Clooney. Although Val Kilmer has the better Bruce Wayne demeanor (i.e. grimmer), Clooney just LOOKS like Wayne. In addition, he's charismatic and entertaining in the role from beginning to end. - It has the best sense of family between the inhabitants of Wayne Manor. The warmth and camaraderie of Bruce, Dick/Robin (Chris O'Donnell), Alfred and Barbara/Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone) is a pleasure to behold. - It has Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl. Nuff said. - It has Uma Thurman shining in the role of Poison Ivy. I usually don't find tall, thin women appealing (I'm more attracted to females akin to Silverstone), but I have to admit that Uma completely owns the over-the-top role of Poison Ivy and is thoroughly alluring. - Arnold Schwarzenegger is great as Mr. Freeze. Yes, every time he merely opens his mouth you know it's Schwarzenegger, but he's amusing and he has a great look and costume. - The film has heart. Although Poison Ivy is truly ee-vil and gets her comeuppance, you can't help but sympathize with Freeze's love for his wife and desire to resurrect her. Batman is able to see under his icy veneer and see a warm heart that's willing to accept redemption and make restitution. Furthermore, as noted above, you really feel the love of Bruce and Alfred and the others at Wayne Manor. - Lastly, the film is full of vibrant colors and goofy over-the-top thrills. It's just a fun movie, if you're in the mood for a half-serious/half-campfest superhero flick. I also like that Smashing Pumpkins song that plays over the end credits. The film runs 2 hours, 5 minutes. GRADE: B+
Andre Gonzales2023-04-25
★ 4/10
This is the worse batman movie out of all of them. Besides Clooney, the acting was horrendous. No wonder why Clooney regrets being in this movie it sucked.