The film was a box office success, grossing over $336 million worldwide and becoming the sixth-highest-grossing film of 1995. After Keaton chose not to reprise his role, William Baldwin and Ethan Hawke were considered as a replacement, before Val Kilmer joined the cast.īatman Forever was released on June 16, 1995, to mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances, visuals, action sequences, and soundtrack. Schumacher mostly eschewed the dark, dystopian atmosphere of Burton's films by drawing inspiration from the Batman comic books of the Dick Sprang era, as well as the 1960s television series. The film's story focuses on Batman trying to stop Two-Face and the Riddler in their scheme to extract information from all the minds in Gotham City while adopting an orphaned acrobat named Dick Grayson-who becomes his sidekick, Robin-and developing feelings for psychologist Dr. The third installment of Warner Bros.' initial Batman film series, it is a stand-alone sequel to Batman Returns starring Val Kilmer, replacing Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne / Batman, alongside Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, and Chris O'Donnell, while Michael Gough, and Pat Hingle reprise their roles.
With several serious Batman movies now in the mix, and with more on the way, a bit of campy adventuring is a welcome respite.Batman Forever (on-screen title is simply Forever) is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. In this regard, the films were a success. Schumacher's Batman movies were designed to reorient the franchise towards a younger, 1990s audience, while still honoring the aesthetic and tone they inherited. Carrey might not be today's choice for the character, but he was perfect in the 1990s.īatman Forever and Batman & Robin might not hold up with a modern rewatch, but it is important to remember their purpose at the time.
Carrey's performance provides children with a villain they could truly love to hate, while also detailing the character's downfall and descent into madness. Carrey's Riddler matches the cartoonish tone which permeates Schumacher's Batman movies, offering a Riddler much more animated than before, and certainly not a Riddler as dark as in The Batman.
Jim Carrey is often lauded for "stealing the show" in Batman Forever, in a performance even more memorable than Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face.
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