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

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:

Freeze | Batman | Gotham | Plant | Sidekick

Awards:

5 wins & 18 nominations

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)
Batman & Robin (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Бэтмэн и Робин (Russia) [ru]
Batman & Robin (France) [fr]
Batman & Robin (Greece) [el]
Batman & Robin (Brazil) [pt]
Batman & Robin (Finland) [fi]
Batman és Robin (Hungary) [hu]
Batman a Robin (Czech Republic) [cs]
Batman et Robin (Canada: French title) (TV title) [fr]
Batman i Robin (Croatia) [hr]
Batman i Robin (Poland) [pl]
Batman in Robin (Slovenia) [sl]
Batman ja Robin (Estonia) [et]
Batman ve Robin (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Batman y Robin (Spain) [es]
Betmen i Robin (Serbia) [sr]

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:

Canada:G (Quebec) | Ireland:12 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Netherlands:6 (re-rating) | South Korea:All | USA:TV-PG | Brazil:Livre | Australia:M (TV rating) | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Chile:TE | Ireland:PG (re-rating) (2009) | 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:

Arnold Schwarzenegger said during the making of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) that he would never play another evil character again, but here in Batman & Robin (1997) portrays the villain Mr. Freeze.

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:

[first lines]
Robin: I want a car. Chicks dig the car.
Batman: This is why Superman works alone.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: That 90's Show (#19.11)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

The End Is the Beginning Is the End

one of the ten worst films of all time

How did the Batman series begin so well and come to this? OK, none of the films are masterpieces, but this one is insulting. Anyone who paid to see it should join a class action to recover damages against the filmmakers.

Lousy acting from great actors. And some of the worst -- perhaps the worst -- set design ever. The plot is a grab bag, literally. A little of this, a little of that. No particular rationale behind any of it. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall as the cast watched the film. Every single one must have thought, "It can't get any worse than this."

The most amazing thing of all: Director Joel Schumacher has actually been entrusted with directing jobs after this.