Batman & Robin (film)

Batman & Robin
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoel Schumacher
Written byAkiva Goldsman
Based on
Produced byPeter MacGregor-Scott
Starring
CinematographyStephen Goldblatt
Edited by
  • Dennis Virkler
  • Mark Stevens
Music byElliot Goldenthal
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • June 12, 1997 (1997-06-12) (Los Angeles)
  • June 20, 1997 (1997-06-20) (United States)
Running time
125 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$125–160 million[2][3][4]
Box office$238 million[5]

Batman & Robin is a 1997 American superhero film based on the DC Comics characters Batman and Robin by Bill Finger and Bob Kane.[a] It is the fourth and final installment of Warner Bros.' initial Batman film series and a sequel to Batman Forever (1995). Directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Akiva Goldsman, it stars George Clooney as Bruce Wayne / Batman and Chris O'Donnell as Dick Grayson / Robin, alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman, and Alicia Silverstone. The film follows the titular characters as they oppose Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy, while struggling to keep their partnership together.

Warner Bros. fast-tracked development for Batman & Robin following the box office success of Batman Forever; Schumacher was given a mandate to make the film more toyetic than its predecessor. Schumacher and Goldsman conceived the storyline during pre-production on A Time to Kill. After Val Kilmer decided not to reprise the role of Batman, Schumacher was interested in casting William Baldwin before George Clooney won the role. Principal photography began in September 1996 and wrapped in January 1997, two weeks ahead of the shooting schedule. Batman & Robin is the only film in the Batman film series made without the involvement of Tim Burton in any capacity.

Batman & Robin premiered in Los Angeles on June 12, 1997, and went into general release on June 20. It grossed $238 million worldwide against a production budget of $125–160 million, and was considered a box office disappointment at the time. The film received generally negative reviews from critics and is considered to be one of the worst films ever made. The film's poor reception caused Warner Bros. to cancel future Batman films, including Schumacher's planned Batman Unchained. One of the songs recorded for the film, "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" by the Smashing Pumpkins, won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards.

  1. ^ "Batman & Robin". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
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  3. ^ Hirschberg, Lynn (November 3, 2002). "Questions for George Clooney; True Confessions". The New York Times Magazine. Archived from the original on December 28, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020. Batman and Robin cost $160 million.
  4. ^ Hartl, John (June 20, 1997). "'Batman' Bites! -- 'Er's' Clooney Brings His Bedside Manner To This Cloyingly Cuddly Caped Crusader". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
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  6. ^ "DC Entertainment To Give Classic Batman Writer Credit in 'Gotham' and 'Batman v Superman' (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. September 18, 2015. Archived from the original on October 22, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.


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