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| BATMAN & ROBIN (1997) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chills and thrills: will Mr. Freeze put Gotham City on ice? George Clooney is Batman in a dazzling adventure that pits the Dark Knight against his deadliest threat yet: cold hearted Mr. Freeze and venemous Poison Ivy. Batman has more than Gotham City to protect: the youthful eagerness of crimefighting comrades Robin and Batgirl puts them frequently in harms way. It's state-of-the-art excitement from our Batfamily to yours! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Gordon), John Glover (Dr. Jason Woodue), Elle Macpherson (Julie Madison), Vivica A. Fox (Ms. B. Haven), Vendela Kirsebom (Nora Fries), Elizabeth Sanders (Gossip Gerty), Jeep Swenson (Bane), John Fink (Aztec Museum Guard), Michael Reid MacKay (Antonio Diego), Michael Paul Chan (Observatory Scientist), Jesse Ventura (Arkham Asylum Guard), Coolio (Banker), Nicky Katt (Spike). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| STRENGTH. COURAGE. HONOR. LOYALITY. ONE JUNE 20TH, IT ALL COMES TOGETHER... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| DIRECTOR: Joel Schumacher (Bad Company). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WRITER: Akiva Goldsman. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PRODUCER: Peter MacGregor-Scott. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CO-PRODUCER: William M. Elvin. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Mitchell E. Dauterive. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Benjamin Melniker and Michael E. Uslan. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ORIGINAL MUSIC: Elliot Goldenthal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alfred: There is no defeat in death, Master Bruce. Victory comes in defending what we know is right while we still live. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RELEASE DATE: June 20th, 1997 (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mr. Freeze: You're not sending me to the cooler. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BOX OFFICE OPENING: $42.8 million (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cop: Please show some mercy! Mr. Freeze: Mercy? I'm afraid my condition has left me cold to your pleas of mercy. |
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| BOX OFFICE RESULT: $107.2 million (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE: $237.2 million (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BUDGET: $110 million (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robin: I need a sign that you've turned over a new leaf. Poison Ivy: How about "slippery when wet?" |
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| PRODUCTION DATES: August 1996-January 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - The disease MacGregor Syndrome was named after producer Peter MacGregor-Scott. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mr. Freeze: Tonight, hell freezes over! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mr. Freeze: If I must suffer, humanity will suffer with me. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - The sign on a club reads "The Head Room", just before the scene in which Alfred's computer likeness talks to Barbara in a manner resembling Max Headroom. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robin: I want a car, chicks dig the car. Batman: This is why Superman works alone. |
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| - In the comics, Barbara is the daughter of Commissioner Gordon, but in the film she' Alfred's niece (perhaps because the film Commissioner Gordon is too old to plausibly have a young daughter). | CRITICAL COMMENTS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Consistently dazzling. Ingenious. Breathtaking." -- Michael Medved, New York Post |
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| - During the scene where Mr. Freeze's suit is retrieved from an Arkham Asylum storage room, the Riddler's and Two-Face's costumes from Batman Forever can be seen. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "An overlong, episodic film in which the story often makes no sense. Clooney is OK but unremarkable in his first outing as Bruce Wayne/Batman, ditto for Silverstone as the new Batgirl. The action and effects are loud, gargant-uan and ultimately numbling." -- Leonard Maltin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - Batgirl had a full-head costume designed for her much like Batman's (complete with pointy ears) in this movie, but it was rejected in favor of letting Alicia Silverstone's hair flow freely. Batgirl action figures designed for the movie reflect the full-head costume, before the toy makers were informed of the change. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Batman & Robin, like the first three films in the series, is wonderful to look at, and has nothing authentic at its core." -- Roger Ebert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "So action-packed, yet so sufferably dull." -- Rita Kempley, Style section |
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| - Nominated for nine Razzie Awards for Worst Supporting Actress, Worst Supporting Actor, Worst Screenplay, Worst Screen Couple, Worst Remake or Sequel, Worst Reckless Disregard for Human Life and Public Property, Worst Picture, Worst Original Song and Worst Director and won one Razzie Award for Worst Supprting Actress. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "It's time to discontinue the Batman line." -- Desson Howe, Washington Post |
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| "Well-cast, motivated for mayhem but given little to do." -- Mike Clark, USA Today |
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