Summary
Batman must battle a disfigured district attorney and a disgruntled former employee with help from an amorous psychologist and a young circus acrobat.
Cast
Val Kilmer
Bruce Wayne / Batman
Tommy Lee Jones
Harvey Dent / Two-Face
Jim Carrey
Edward Nygma / 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
René Auberjonois
Dr. Burton
Joe Grifasi
Bank Guard
Elizabeth Sanders
Gossip Gerty
Philip Moon
Newscaster
Jessica Tuck
Female Newscaster
Dennis Paladino
Crime Boss Moroni
Kimberly Scott
Margaret
Michael Paul Chan
Executive
Jon Favreau
Assistant
Greg Lauren
Aide
Ramsey Ellis
Young Bruce Wayne
Michael Scranton
Thomas Wayne
Eileen Seeley
Martha Wayne
David U. Hodges
Shooter
Jack Betts
Fisherman
Tim Jackson
Municipal Police Guard
Daniel Reichert
Ringmaster
Glory Fioramonti
Mom Grayson
Larry A. Lee
Dad Grayson
Bruce Roberts
Handsome Reporter
George Wallace
Mayor
Bob Zmuda
Electronic Store Owner
Rebecca Budig
Teenage Girl
Don Wilson
Gang Leader
Sydney D. Minckler
Teen Gang Member
Maxine Jones
Girl on Corner #1
Terry Ellis
Girl on Corner #2
Cindy Herron
Girl on Corner #3
Dawn Robinson
Girl on Corner #4
Gary Kasper
Pilot
Amanda Trees
Paparazzi Reporter
Andrea Fletcher
Reporter
Ria Coyne
Socialite
Jed Curtis
Chubby Businessman
William Mesnik
Bald Guy
Marga Gómez
Journalist
Kelly Vaughn
Showgirl
John Fink
Deputy
Noby Arden
Trapeze Act
Marlene Bologna
Trapeze Act
Danny Castle
Trapeze Act
Troy S. Wolfe
Trapeze Act
Christopher Caso
Harvey's Thug
Gary Clayton
Harvey's Thug
Oscar Dillon
Harvey's Thug
Keith Graham
Harvey's Thug
Kevin Grevioux
Harvey's Thug
Mark Hicks
Harvey's Thug
Corey Jordan
Harvey's Thug
Randy Lamb
Harvey's Thug
Maurice Lamont
Harvey's Thug
Sidney S. Liufau
Harvey's Thug
Brad Martin
Harvey's Thug
Deron McBee
Harvey's Thug
Mario Mugavero
Harvey's Thug
Joey Nelson
Harvey's Thug
Jim Palmer
Harvey's Thug
Robert Powell
Harvey's Thug
Peewee Piemonte
Harvey's Thug
Peter Radon
Harvey's Thug
François Rodrigue
Harvey's Thug
Joe Sabatino
Harvey's Thug
Mike Sabatino
Harvey's Thug
Ofer Samra
Harvey's Thug
Matt Sigloch
Harvey's Thug
Mike Smith
Harvey's Thug
Kimberly Auslander
Wayne Enterprises Lab Scientist (uncredited)
Ed Begley Jr.
Fred Stickley (uncredited)
George Cheung
Guest (uncredited)
Erik Cord
Gotham Circus Guest (uncredited)
Scott Cranford
Indian Drummer (uncredited)
Michael Dane
Gotham SWAT (uncredited)
Gunnel Eriksson
Gotham Circus Guest (uncredited)
Holiday Freeman
Ritz Gotham Party Guest (uncredited)
Nancy Gassner-Clayton
Solo Singer (uncredited)
Mitch Gaylord
Mitch Grayson (uncredited)
Timothy Guest
Lab Technician (uncredited)
Jenny Inge Devaney
Showgirl (uncredited)
Bob Kane
Guest (uncredited)
Joe Kent
Two-Face Henchman (uncredited)
Patrick Leahy
Sen. Patrick Leahy (uncredited)
Susan Lewis
Ritz Gotham Party Guest (uncredited)
Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas
Guest (uncredited)
Gorja Max
Gotham Elite (uncredited)
Bob McGovern
Casino Security Guard (uncredited)
Ve Neill
Woman using NygmaTech Box (uncredited)
Velvet Rhodes
Hooker (uncredited)
Dana Walsh
Hooker (uncredited)
Harry Williams Jr.
Gotham SWAT (uncredited)
Ilona Wilson
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Sako Mako
Homeless person (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Joel Schumacher
Characters
Bob Kane
Screenplay
Akiva Goldsman
Screenplay, Story
Lee Batchler
Screenplay, Story
Janet Scott Batchler
Reviews
John Chard
August 28, 2014
5
A different direction brings differing results.
Batman takes on a new side kick as he fights to keep Gotham City out of the clutches of Two-Face and The Riddler.
"No thanks, I'll get drive-thru"
Thus these be the first words out of Val Kilmer's incarnation of Batman and thus setting the standard for what Joel Schumacher's two Batman movies would be like. Gone is the dark undertone from Tim Burton's visions, and the tight action sequences that marked Burton's debut out as a genuine genre piece of work, in their place comes sexy campery and ropey action set pieces. The casting of both Val Kilmer as Batman and Chris O'Donnell as Robin is a big mistake, Kilmer easily being the most boring actor to don the suit out of all of them, whilst O'Donnell simply can't act outside of Robin's cartoonery bravado. Nicole Kidman looks positively gorgeous as Chase Meridian, but that's all that is brought to the party, it's a waste of the very talented Kidman's ability and a waste of the audience's time.
It's not all bad though, a comic book adaptation is only as good as its villains, and here we get a perfectly cast Jim Carrey as The Riddler, and a wildly over the top Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face. Carrey steals every scene he is in, it's almost too much, but as maniacal and exuberant as it is, it is the film's highlight and actually the film's saving grace (Tommy Lee Jones was reportedly unhappy from having his thunder stolen in the movie by Carrey). The script does work enough to make the story accessible to all ages, and there are enough crash bangs and wallops to entertain in that brain left at the door kind of way.
This was the biggest hit of 1995, so the paying public lapped it up and paved the way for another Schumacher film in the franchise, but with all that star power wasted, and nipples on the rubber suits, it's hard to see now why it was so popular back then. 5/10
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$100,000,000.00
Revenue:
$336,529,144.00
Keywords
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