Batman Forever Movie Review 1995

Holy franchise, Batman! Third-time actioner considerably lightens up Tim Burton's dark vision for a more family-oriented Caped Crusader (now played by Kilmer, who fills out lip requirement nicely). The Boy Wonder also makes a first-time appearance in the bulked-up form of O'Donnell, a street-smart Robin with revenge on his mind. Naturally, the villains still steal the show in the personas of maniacal Carrey (the Riddler) and the sartorially splendid Jones as Harvey "Two-Face" Dent. Rounding out this charismatic cast is Kidman's slinky psychologist Chase Meridian, who's eager to find the man inside the bat (and who can blame her). Lots of splashy toys for the boys and awe-inspiring sets to show you where the money went. A Gotham City gas that did $53 million at it's opening weekend boxoffice--breaking the "Jurassic Park" record, testimony to the power of aggressive marketing.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 121 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Fantasy, Flashback, Adapted from Comics, Super Heroes, Special FX Extravaganzas, Top Grossing Films of 1995, The Help: Male, Carnivals & Circuses, Adoption & Orphans, Shrinks, Technology--Rampant, Torn in Two (or More), Sanity Check, Bats

Screenplay

Janet Scott Batchler, Akiva Goldsman, Lee Batchler

Cast

Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Chris O'Donnell, Nicole Kidman, Drew Barrymore, Debi Mazar, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, Jon Favreau, George Wallace, Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Ed Begley, Rene Auberjonois, Joe Grifasi, Jessica Tuck, Kimberly Scott

Cinematography

Stephen Goldblatt

Director

Joel Schumacher

Music

Elliot Goldenthal

Producer

Tim Burton, Peter MacGregor-Scott, Benjamin Melnicker, Michael Uslan, Warner Bros.

Awards

Blockbuster 1996: Action Actress, T. (Kidman).