Batman Forever is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics Batman character. This is the third installment of the early Batman movie series, with Val Kilmer replacing Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Chris O'Donnell, Nicole Kidman, Tommy Lee Jones, and Jim Carrey. The plot focuses on Batman trying to stop Two-Face (Jones) and Riddler (Carrey) in their evil scheme to extract confidential information from all thoughts in Gotham City and use it to learn the identity of Batman and bring the city under their control. She gained loyalty from love interest - psychiatrist Dr. Chase Meridian (Kidman) and an orphaned youth circus actress named Dick Grayson (O'Donnell), who became his best friend Robin.
Batman Forever's tone is significantly different from the previous installment, becoming more family-friendly since Warner Bros. believes that Batman's previous film Batman Batman Returns (1992), failed to surpass its predecessors due to parental complaints about film violence and dark tone. Schumacher away from the dark, dystopian atmosphere of the Burton movies by drawing inspiration from Batman's comic book from the era of Dick Sprang, as well as the television series of the 1960s. Keaton chose not to repeat the role for failing to negotiate with studio executives Terry Semel and Bob Daly about the overall approach to the script. William Baldwin and Ethan Hawke were originally considered for Keaton's replacement before Kilmer joined the cast. Rene Russo was originally set to play Chase Meridian, based on chemistry with Keaton on One Good Cop, but was replaced with a much younger Nicole Kidman after being considered "too old" for Kilmer.
The film was released on June 16, 1995, receiving mixed reviews, but was financially successful. Batman Forever grossed over $ 336 million worldwide and became the sixth best-selling film worldwide in 1995.
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Plot
In Gotham City, Batman's crime fighters defuse the hostage situation caused by a criminal known as Two-Face, an alter ego former Harvey Dent district lawyer, but flees Two Faces and remains free to roam. Edward Nygma, a researcher at Wayne Enterprises that idolized Bruce Wayne, has developed a device that can broadcast television into a person's brain. Bruce offers to let Nygma come up with a scheme for the device and arrange a meeting with his assistant. However, after Nygma demanded an answer from him immediately, Bruce refused the discovery, believing that it was too close to mind manipulation. After killing his superiors and performing it as a suicide, Nygma resigned and began sending Bruce's puzzle, seeking revenge against him.
Bruce meets Chase Meridian, a psychiatrist obsessed with Batman, and invites him to go with him to a circus show. After the appearance of the circus performer, The Flying Graysons, Two-Face arrived and threatened to blow up the circus unless Batman stepped forward and surrendered his life to him. The Flying Graysons tried to stop Two-Face, but most of them were killed as a result. Only Dick Grayson, the youngest member, survived as he climbed onto the roof and threw a Two Faces bomb into the river.
Bruce invited Dick orphan to stay at Wayne Manor. Dick, still in trouble with the murder of his family, intends to kill Two-Face and avenge his family. When he discovers that Bruce is Batman, he asks Bruce to help him find Two-Face so he can kill him, but Bruce refuses. Meanwhile, Nygma, inspired and delighted by watching the Two-Face attack on the circus, transforms herself into a villain called Riddler and forms an alliance with Two-Face. Both steal capital to mass-produce Nygma brainwave devices so that Riddler can use them to learn the secret identity of Batman.
At Nygma's business party, Nygma finds Bruce's alter ego using a brainwave device. Two-Face arrives and bumps into a party. He almost killed Batman, but Dick manages to save him. Meanwhile, Chase has fallen in love with Bruce, who transcends his obsession with Batman. Bruce decides to stop being Batman to have a normal life with Chase, and to prevent Dick from killing Two-Face. Dick ran away while Bruce and Chase dined together at the manor, where Bruce revealed his secret identity to him. Riddler and Two-Face arrive and attack Wayne Manor; in the process, the Riddler blows up the Batcave. The criminals kidnapped Chase after Two-Face shot Bruce, and Riddler left the puzzle again.
Using the puzzle, Bruce and his servant, Alfred, summed up Riddler's secret identity. Chase was imprisoned by Riddler and Two-Face in their hideout. Dick returns and becomes a sidekick Batman, Robin. Batman and Robin head to the Riddler and Two-Face nests, Claw Island, where they are separated. Robin meets Two-Face and almost kills him, but chooses to save his life and be arrested. The Riddler gave Batman the chance to save only one hostage, but Batman destroyed Riddler's brain-gathering device, causing the Riddler to suffer a mental breakdown. Batman then saves Robin and Chase. Angle Two-Face trio and determine their fate by flip the coin, but Batman throws some identical coins in the air, causing Two-Face to stumble and fall to his death.
Riddler was taken to Arkham Asylum and jailed, but he claims he knows who Batman is. Chase was asked to consult on the case, but Nygma said that he himself was Batman, because his memory was broken. Chase meets Bruce outside and tells him that his secret is safe before parting. Bruce continues his crusade as Batman with Robin as his partner to protect Gotham from evil.
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Cast
- Val Kilmer as Bruce Wayne/Batman
After finding his father's journal, he begins to question his retaliation. Bruce struggled with his double identity as a crime fighter, becoming romantically involved with Dr. Chase Meridian. Michael Keaton, the actor who plays Batman in the first two films, was initially bound to repeat his role, but he refused after learning that Schumacher would direct the film. Keaton later recalled, "I know it's in trouble when [Schumacher] says, 'Why is everything so dark?'" Ramsey Ellis plays the young Bruce Wayne. - Tommy Lee Jones as Harvey Dent/Two-Face
Previously a good district attorney from Gotham City, Harvey's half-face was full of acid during the belief of a crime boss. Driven crazy, he becomes a Harvey Two-Face villain who is obsessed with Batman's murder. He flips the two-headed coin to determine whether he kills (the damaged side) or not (the clean side). Billy Dee Williams, the actor who plays Dent in the first film, should have repeated his role, but Joel Schumacher gave Jones a role, since he worked with him before at The Client. - Jim Carrey as Edward Nygma/The Riddler
A former employee of Wayne Enterprises, Edward resigned after his latest discovery was personally rejected by Bruce Wayne, with whom he was obsessed. He became an evil Riddler, leaving behind puzzles and puzzles at the scene. Robin Williams was previously considered for the role, but he refused, though later regretted. Singer Micky Dolenz also competed for the role, but he also declined the offer. - Nicole Kidman as Dr. Chase Meridian Hotel A psychologist and Bruce Wayne's love interest. Chase was fascinated by Batman's double nature. She is being held as a girl in distress at the climax.
- Chris O'Donnell as Richard "Dick" Grayson/Robin
After the circus acrobat, Dick was taken by Bruce after Two-Face killed his parents and brother at a circus show. Bruce is reminded of when his parents were killed when he saw the same grudge in Dick, and decided to take him as a ward. He finally finds Batcave and learns Bruce's secret identity. Behind him, he became a partner of crime fighters, Robin. - Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth
The Wayne family's loyal waitress and Bruce's confidante. Alfred also befriends the young Grayson. - Pat Hingle as Commissioner James Gordon
Gotham City police commissioner. - Drew Barrymore as Sugar
"Good" Two-Faced Assistant. - Debi Mazar as Spice
The "Bad" Two-Faced Assistant. - Elizabeth Sanders as Gossip Gerty
Gotham's top gossip columnist. - Renà ©  © Auberjonois as Dr. Burton
Chief Doctor of Arkham Asylum. His family name is a reference to Tim Burton, the director of the first two installments. He originally filmed a scene where Dr. Burton found out that Two-Face had escaped and found his guard bound and gagged, but the scene was removed from the film. - Joe Grifasi as Hawkins, Bank Guard Hostage two faces during the opening scene.
- Kimberly Scott as Margaret, Bruce Wayne's secretary.
- Don "The Dragon" Wilson as leader of Neon Gang.
- En Vogue as a Whore
- Ofer Samra as a Two-Face thug
- Ed Begley, Jr. as Fred Stickley
Edward Nygma's angry top in Wayne Enterprises. After Stickley discovers the side effects of Edward's discovery, Edward kills him and makes him look like a suicide. Begley is not rated for this role. - Patrick Leahy in an unresolved cameo
This is the first of five cameo appearances in the Batman film by Leahy, a US Senator and DC Comics fan.
Production
Development
Batman Returns was released in 1992 with financial success and generally favorable reviews from critics, but Warner Bros. was disappointed with the box office run, which made $ 150 million less than the first film. The director Tim Burton was asked to limit himself to the role of the producer, with the approval of Joel Schumacher as the director and the couple Lee and Janet Scott-Batchler, who agreed with him that "a key element for Batman is his duality and not just that Batman is Bruce Wayne". Their original script introduced a psychotic Riddler with a pet rat who accompanied him. The elements of the story and much of the dialogue still remain in the finished film, though Schumacher feels it can be "lighte [ne] d down". Schumacher claims he originally had in mind the adaptation of Frank Miller Batman: Year One . Warner Bros rejected the idea because they wanted a sequel, not a prequel, even though Schumacher was able to incorporate a very brief episode of Bruce Wayne's childhood with some comic events The Dark Knight Returns . Akiva Goldsman, who worked with Schumacher on Client , was brought in to rewrite the script. Burton, who is more interested in directing Ed Wood, reflects his surprise by some focus group meetings for Batman Forever, the title he hates. Producer Peter MacGregor-Scott represents the studio's goal in making the film for MTV Generation with full-fledged appeal.
Production continues the fast track with Rene Russo as Dr. Chase Meridian but Michael Keaton decides not to underestimate Batman because he does not like the new direction the series leads. Keaton also wanted to pursue a "more interesting role", rejecting $ 15 million. The decision was made to go with the younger actor for Bruce Wayne, and an offer was made to Ethan Hawke, who turned him down. Schumacher has seen Val Kilmer at Tombstone , but is also interested in Daniel Day-Lewis, Ralph Fiennes, William Baldwin and Johnny Depp. Kilmer signed without reading the script or knowing who the new director was.
With Kilmer casting, Warner Bros. dropped Rene Russo as Chase Meridian. Robin Wright, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Linda Hamilton all considered for the role, which was eventually rebuilt with Nicole Kidman. Billy Dee Williams took Harvey Dent's role at Batman on the possibility of painting Two-Face in a sequel, but Schumacher included Tommy Lee Jones in the role, after working with him at the Client . Jones refused to accept the role, but did so after the insistence of his son. Robin Williams is in discussion to become Riddler at one point. In an interview in 2003, Schumacher said Michael Jackson lobbied loudly for the role, but was denied before Jim Carrey was thrown. Robin appears in firing scripts Batman Returns but has been deleted due to too many characters. Marlon Wayans has played the role, and signed for a potential sequel. It was decided to replace Wayans with a white actor. Leonardo DiCaprio is considered, but decided not to pursue the role after meeting with Schumacher. Chris O'Donnell is a player and Mitchell Gaylord serves as a substitute cast. Schumacher strives to create a cameo role for Bono as MacPhisto's character, but both agree that it is not suitable for the film.
Filming
Filming started in September 1994. Schumacher hired Barbara Ling for production design, claiming that the film needed "strength" and a good design. Ling can "move on". Schumacher wanted a design that was not connected to the previous film, and instead was inspired by images from the Batman comic book seen in the 1940s/early 1950s and was taken from it. architecture of New York City in the 1930s, with a combination of modern Tokyo. He also wanted a "city with personality", with more statues, as well as various neon counts.
Schumacher had a filming problem with Kilmer, whom he described as "childish and impossible", reported that he was fighting with various crew, and refused to speak to Schumacher for two weeks after the director told him to stop acting rudely. Schumacher also mentioned Tommy Lee Jones as the source of the problem: "Jim Carrey is a gentleman, and Tommy Lee is threatened by him, I am tired of defending overprivileged actors, I pray that I will not work with them again." Carrey then admits that Jones is unfriendly to him, telling him that he once failed during production, "I hate you, I really do not like you... I can not refute your cruelty."
Design and effects
Rick Baker designed the prosthetic makeup. John Dykstra, Andrew Adamson, and Jim Rygiel serve as visual effects watchers, with Pacific Data Images also contributing to the visual effects. PDI provides Batman-generated computers for complex actions. For costume design, producer Peter MacGregor-Scott claims that 146 workers at one point work together. The Batman costume was redesigned along the lines of a more "organic MTV, and edgier feel" for the lawsuit. Sound editing and mixing is supervised by Bruce Stambler and John Levesque, including a trip to the cave to record the sound of bats. The new Batmobile is designed for Batman Forever, with two cars under construction, one for action and one for close-up. Surrealist painter from Switzerland, H.R. Giger gave his version to the Batmobile but was considered too evil for the film.
Music
Elliot Goldenthal was hired by Schumacher to compile a movie score before the script was written. In discussions with Schumacher, the director wanted Goldenthal to avoid taking inspiration from Danny Elfman, and asked for an original composition. The movie teaser promotional trailer uses the main title theme of Elfman's 1989's Batman score.
The soundtrack was commercially successful, selling almost as much coffee as Prince's soundtrack to the 1989 Batman movie. Only five songs on the soundtrack are actually featured in the movie. The hit singles from the soundtrack include "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2 and "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal, both nominated for MTV Movie Awards. "Kiss from a Rose" (whose video was also directed by Joel Schumacher) reached No. 1. 1 on the US charts as well. The soundtrack itself, featuring additional songs by The Flaming Lips, Brandy (both songs also included in the movie), Method Man, Nick Cave, Michael Hutchence (from INXS), PJ Harvey, and Massive Attack, is an effort for (in the producer). Peter MacGregor-Scott's words make the film more "pop".
Deleted scene
Batman Forever made some major edits before it was released. Initially darker than the final product, the film's original length was close to 2 hours and 40 minutes according to director Joel Schumacher. There was talk of an extended piece being released to DVD for the 10th anniversary of the film in 2005. While all four films Batman were given a special edition DVD release on the same day as Batman Begins The DVD release, no one given the extension of the cut, although some of the following scenes are in the deleted scene section in special features.
There was a theme down that involved Bruce having an oppressed memory of the aspect of the death of his parents he had not encountered that found his father's diary on the night when his parents woke up and read that Bruce forced his parents to go to the theater so he could watch one of the shows, being Batman is because of the guilt that he is responsible for their death.
Batman Forever opened in 2,842 theaters in the United States on June 16, 1995, generating $ 52.8 million in its opening weekend, breaking the Jurassic Park record for the highest opening weekend of the long time (it was exceeded two years later by The Lost World: Jurassic Park ' s $ 72.1 million). The film reached $ 184 million in North America, and $ 152.5 million in other countries, for a total of $ 336.53 million. The film earned more money than its predecessor Batman Returns, and was the second best-selling film (behind Toy Story) in 1995, in the US.
Critical reaction
At Rotten Tomatoes, the film earned a 39% approval rating based on 61 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10. The critical consensus of the site reads, "Loud, too busy, and often boring, Batman Forever > still has the charisma of Jim Carrey and Tommy Lee Jones to offer light help. " At Metacritic, the film has a score of 51 out of 100, based on 23 critics, showing "mixed or average review". Viewers surveyed by CinemaScore gave this movie an average rating of "A-" on a scale of A to F.
Peter Travers says "Batman Forever is still getting his licks.no fun machine this summer that packs more surprises." However, he criticized the excessive commercialism of the film and felt that "the script misses the pain of Tim Burton in a man tormented by the murder of his long-standing parents" seeing Bruce Wayne of Kilmer as "non-expressive". Brian Lowry of Variety believes "Somebody has to question the logic behind adding a nipple to a hard rubber batsuit The idea of ​​who's supposed to be, Alfred? Some of the city-made Gotham cityscapes computers are too obviously fake, Elliot Goldenthal scores, , also not as densely as the work of Danny Elfman in the first two films. "
James Berardinelli enjoyed the movie. "It's lighter, brighter, more funny, faster, and much more colorful than ever." Scott Beatty feels "Tommy Lee Jones plays Harvey Dent as a Joker imitation rather than a multi-layered scoundrel." Lee Bermejo calls Batman Forever "unbearable". Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert both gave mixed reviews on the movie, but with the first one giving it a thumbs up and the last one was a thumbs down. In his written commentary, Ebert wrote: "Is the movie better entertainment? Well, it's a big bubble for the eyes, younger kids will be able to process it more easily, some kids are guided by Batman Returns > where the PG-13 rating is a joke. "Mick LaSalle has a mixed reaction, concluding" one shot of Kilmer rubber bread at one point is guaranteed to bring screams from the audience. "
Accolades
At the 68th Academy Awards, Batman Forever was nominated for Cinematography (lost to Braveheart), Sound Mixing (Donald O. Mitchell, Frank A. MontaÃÆ'Â ± o, Michael Herbick and Petur Hliddal, losing to Apollo 13 ) and Sound Editing (John Leveque and Bruce Stambler) (also lost to Braveheart ). "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2 was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song (lost to "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas ), but also nominated for Original Song Worst Golden Raspberry Award (lost to "Walk Into the Wind" from Showgirls ). At the Saturn Awards, the film was nominated for Best Fantasy Movie (lost to Babe ), Make-up (lost to Seven ), Special Effects (lost to Jumanji ) and Costume Design (lost to 12 Monkeys ). Composer Elliot Goldenthal was nominated for a Grammy Award. Batman Forever received six nominations at the MTV Movie Awards in 1996, four of which were split between two categories (Carrey and Lee Jones for Best Villain; and Seal's "Kiss from a Rose" and U2 "Hold Me" in Best Song from the Movie). However, he won only in one category - Best Song from the Movie to Seal "Kiss from a Rose".
Merchandising
In addition to a large number of toys and action figures from Kenner, McDonald's food chain released several collections and mugs that coincided with the launch of the film. Peter David and Alan Grant write separate novels from the film. Dennis O'Neil wrote a comic book adaptation, with artwork by Michal Dutkiewicz.
Six Flags Great Adventure Park is back on the theme of "Axis Chemical", Batman Batman's show, resembling "Batman Forever", and a new show featuring props from the film. Because most of the critical reactions are negative, the acrobatic arena is changed back to its original version after the season. Six Flags Over Texas features a one-time fireworks show to promote the movie, and replicas of Batman, Robin, Two-Face and Riddler statues can still be found in the Justice League store in the US Looney Tunes section.
See also
- Batman Forever (video game)
- Batman Forever: The Arcade Game
- Batman Forever (soundtrack)
References
External links
- Official website
- Batman Forever at AllMovie
- Batman Forever in Box Office Mojo
- Batman Forever on IMDb
- Batman Forever in the TCM Film Database
- Batman Forever at Rotten Tomatoes
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