Batman Forever [SEP] production company
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Batman action figures


Batman Returns" in the form of an auto mechanic who wore the letter 'R' on his work coveralls, but was cut from the film before production. In 1995, "Batman Forever" was released featuring Val Kilmer as the Dark Knight. Breaking away from the repetitive base sculpt of the previous two movie collections, Kenner produced "Batman Forever" figures using a wider range of fresh sculpts. Target eventually released their own series of exclusive "Batman Forever" action figures as well. These were simply repainted figures from
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Batman Forever


. "Batman Forever" went through a few major edits before its release. Originally darker than the final product, the movie's original length was closer to 2 hours and 40 minutes, according to director Joel Schumacher. There was talk of an extended cut being released to DVD for the film's 10th anniversary in 2005. While all four previous "Batman" films were given special-edition DVD releases on the same day as the "Batman Begins" DVD release, none of them were given extended cuts, although some
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Star Wars: The Emperor's New Clones


Waddington, and only the post-production was done in the garage studio. The full film is available to download on TheForce.net. The complete DVD is available as a BitTorrent download. The group have previously released several films: "Geriatric Park" (a parody of "Jurassic Park", completed in 1994), "Batman Returns Forever" (a parody of "Batman Returns" and "Batman Forever", completed in 1995), "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Backyard" (a parody alternative to "
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Batman & Robin (film)


Robin, Val Kilmer decided not to reprise the role of Batman from "Batman Forever". Schumacher admitted he had difficulty working with Kilmer on "Forever". "He sort of quit," Schumacher said, "and we sort of fired him." Schumacher would later go on to say that Kilmer wanted to work on "Island of Doctor Moreau" because Marlon Brando was cast in the film. Kilmer said he was not aware of the fast-track production and was already committed to "The Saint" (
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Batman Forever: The Arcade Game


Batman Forever: The Arcade Game is a beat 'em up video game based on the movie "Batman Forever". The subtitle is used to differentiate it from "Batman Forever", another beat 'em up published by Acclaim at around the same time. One or two players, playing as Batman and Robin, fight Two-Face, the Riddler, and numerous henchmen. Taking on the role of either Batman or Robin, players can punch, kick, and use special combination attacks to defeat waves of enemies. The special
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Batman Forever


Batman Forever (actual on-screen title: Forever) is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman. It is a sequel to the 1992 film "Batman Returns" and the third installment of the Burton-Schumacher "Batman" film series, with Val Kilmer replacing Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne / Batman. The film also stars Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O'Donnell, Michael Gough, and Pat Hingle. The plot
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Batman Forever


. Akiva Goldsman, who worked with Schumacher on "The Client", was brought in to rewrite the script. Burton, who was more interested in directing "Ed Wood", later reflected he was taken aback by some of the focus group meetings for "Batman Forever", a title which he hated. Producer Peter MacGregor-Scott represented the studio's aim in making a film for the MTV Generation with full merchandising appeal. Production went on fast track with Rene Russo cast as Dr. Chase Meridian but Michael Keaton decided
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Gotham City


disused power station in Acton Lane, West London. The exploding exterior was Little Barford Power Station, a couple of miles south of St Neots in Cambridgeshire. Tim Burton's sequel, "Batman Returns" (1992), filmed city scenes entirely on soundstages. Production designer Bo Welch, who took over from Furst, based his designs on Furst's concepts. When Joel Schumacher took over directing the "Batman" film series from Tim Burton, Barbara Ling handled the production design for both of Schumacher's films "Batman Forever
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will lead a normal life or if he is destined to fight crime as Batman forever. "Batman Forever"s tone is significantly different from the previous installments, becoming more family-friendly since Warner Bros. believed that "Batman Returns" failed to outgross its predecessor due to parent complaints about the film's violence and dark overtones. Schumacher 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. After Keaton chose not to reprise
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Batman & Robin (film)


Bros. fast-tracked development for "Batman & Robin" following the box office success of "Batman Forever". Schumacher and Goldsman conceived the storyline during pre-production on "A Time to Kill", while Val Kilmer decided not to reprise the role over scheduling conflicts with "The Saint". Schumacher had a strong interest in casting William Baldwin in Kilmer's place before George Clooney won the role. Principal photography began in September 1996 and finished in January 1997, two weeks ahead of the shooting schedule. "Batman
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Batman & Robin (film)


Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. When comparing work on "Batman Forever", O'Donnell explained, "It just felt like everything got a little soft the second time. On "Batman Forever", I felt like I was making a movie. The second time, I felt like I was making a kid's toy commercial." He also complained of the Robin costume, saying it was more involved and uncomfortable than the one he wore in "Batman Forever", with a glued-on mask which caused
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Batman OnStar commercials


(copying the writing style from "Batman Forever") and erasing/covering various shots of the Warner backlot. Back in 1997, John Dykstra chose Flash Film Works to work on the motion picture "Batman & Robin". They created a digital matte painting of an ice-laden Gotham City, as well as performing some rig and wire removal work on the film. OnStar's licensing agreement with DC Comics had additional benefits, as the production teams were given access to DC's creative resources. The advertisements were thus
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his role, William Baldwin and Ethan Hawke were considered as a replacement before Val Kilmer joined the cast. The film was released on June 16, 1995, receiving mixed reviews, but was a financial success. "Batman Forever" grossed over $336 million worldwide and became the sixth-highest-grossing film worldwide of 1995. The film was followed by "Batman & Robin" in 1997, with Schumacher returning as the director, and George Clooney replacing Kilmer as Batman. In Gotham City, the crime fighter Batman defuses
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Batman Forever (soundtrack)


Batman Forever: Music from the Motion Picture is the 1995 soundtrack to the motion picture "Batman Forever". Only five of the songs are actually featured in the movie. Hit singles from the soundtrack include "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2 and "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal, both of which were nominated for MTV Movie Awards. "Kiss from a Rose" (whose video was also directed by Joel Schumacher) reached No. 1 in the U.S. charts as well
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Batman Forever (score)


while being inspired by Russian composers such as Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich, and Riddler has a sound reminiscent of old science fiction B-movies with a theremin. On the U2 single "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me", there is a track titled "Theme from "Batman Forever"" composed by Goldenthal; this can also be found on the expanded release issued in 2012. La-La Land Records released Elliot Goldenthal's expanded score to "Batman Forever" on January 1, 2012
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Catwoman (Batman Returns)


" script to Warner Bros., the same day "Batman Forever" was released. Burton was still being courted to direct. Waters joked, "Turning it in the day "Batman Forever" opened may not have been my best logistical move, in that it's the celebration of the fun-for-the-whole-family Batman. "Catwoman" is definitely not a fun-for-the-whole-family script." In an August 1995 interview, Pfeiffer re-iterated her interest in the spin
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List of unproduced DC Comics projects


. The series was scrapped in favor of "." "Batman Returns" would be the last film in the Warner Bros. "Batman" film series that featured Burton and Michael Keaton as director and leading actor. With "Batman Forever", Warner Bros. decided to go in a "lighter" direction to be more mainstream in the process of a family film. Burton had no interest in returning to direct a sequel, but was credited as producer. With Warner Bros. moving on development for "Batman Forever" in June
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Tim Burton's unrealized projects


, starring Julia Roberts and John Malkovich. "Batman Returns" would be the last film in the Warner Bros. "Batman" film series that featured Burton and Michael Keaton as director and leading actor. With "Batman Forever", Warner Bros. decided to go in a "lighter" direction to be more mainstream in the process of a family film. Burton had no interest in returning to direct a sequel, but was credited as producer. With Warner Bros. moving on development for "Batman Forever" in June 1993, a
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Batman Forever (score)


Batman Forever: Original Motion Picture Score Album is a 1995 Grammy-nominated film score album for "Batman Forever", composed by Elliot Goldenthal. It was released in conjunction with its soundtrack counterpart. Despite Goldenthal having recorded over 2 hours of music, the soundtrack only had 45 minutes before La-La Land Records released an expanded version in 2012. The score features big brass, strings and discordant noises while maintaining an anthemic sound. Regarding the villainous leitmotifs, Goldenthal said Two-Face focuses on paired notes and doubled beats
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Batman Forever (video game)


Batman Forever is a beat 'em up video game based on the movie of the same name. Though released by the same publisher at roughly the same time, it is an entirely different game from "". The player plays as either Batman or Robin. There is also a fighting game mode called "training mode" where the player can play as Batman, Robin, or any of the enemies found throughout the game against either a computer-controlled opponent, against a second player, or cooperatively against two computer opponents.
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Batman Forever


Grant wrote separate novelizations of the film. Dennis O'Neil authored a comic book adaptation, with art by Michal Dutkiewicz. Six Flags Great Adventure theme park re-themed their "Axis Chemical" arena, home of the Batman stunt show, to resemble "Batman Forever", and the new show featured props from the film. Six Flags Over Texas featured a one-time fireworks show to promote the movie, and replica busts of Batman, Robin, Two-Face, and the Riddler can still be found in the Justice
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Batman's utility belt


debuted, Fox also wrote the first appearance of a bat-themed weapon, when the batarang debuted in the story "Batman vs. the Vampire" in "Detective Comics" #31 (Sep 1939). Up until 1989, most artists drew the utility belt as a simple yellow belt with a buckle and capsules/cylinders around it. In 1986, Frank Miller drew Batman's utility belt with military-style pouches in the "" limited series. This rendition was used again in "" and used by almost every
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Batman Forever (video game)


The controls are largely based on move lists and key sequences. Some gadget moves involve moving away from the enemy right before pressing a punch or kick button. The gadget list is selected by the player each level, with three standard gadgets for each character and two gadgets selected from a list. There are also four hidden "blueprint" gadgets. There are two kinds of Co-op modes in "Batman Forever". Players chose between Batman or Robin. In one mode, Batman and Robin work together and cannot
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Andrew Adamson


Andrew Ralph Adamson (born 1 December 1966) is a New Zealand film director, producer and screenwriter based mainly in Los Angeles, where he made the animation films, "Shrek" and "Shrek 2" for which he received an Academy Award win. He was director, executive producer, and scriptwriter for the 2005 production of "". He also worked on the movies "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin" as a visual effects supervisor. He was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
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Production of Watchmen (film)


modern in the sense of 2007, but modern in terms of the superhero aesthetic". Costume designer Michael Wilkinson added that the costumes had to look realistic and protective, and that the Nite Owl costume should reflect Dan's interest in aerodynamics. The chain mail in his costume resemble a bird's feathers. Snyder also wanted the costumes to "comment directly on many of today’s modern masked vigilantes": The Ozymandias costume, with its molded muscles and nipples, parodies the costumes in "Batman Forever" and "Batman &
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Marlon Wayans


for the role of Robin in the 1992 film "Batman Returns", however it was felt that the film featured too many characters, so the character was omitted from that film. He was then formally signed for the role in the 1995 sequel "Batman Forever" to play opposite Billy Dee Williams as Two-Face, but the mid-production change in directors from Tim Burton to Joel Schumacher would result in both parts being recast and Wayans being paid out (Williams was not yet signed on, but he received a
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The Lego Batman Movie


quotes Batman's previous movies, he mentions: the 1940s "Batman" serials; the films "Batman" (1966), "Batman" (1989), "Batman Returns" (1992), "Batman Forever" (1995), "Batman & Robin" (1997), "Batman Begins" (2005), "The Dark Knight" (2008), "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012), "" (2016) and "Suicide Squad" (2016); the television
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Forever Living Products


United States. According to Arthur Andersen's Top 100, as of 1993, Forever Living Products International was Arizona's second-largest private company. As of August 1995, "Forbes" reported the company's product line included "deodorants, toothpaste, laundry detergent and three dozen other products, nearly all of which contain extract of aloe." Annual revenue exceeded $1.15 billion in 2005 and Forever Living ended the year with around 150,000 distributors, and 55 employees. The following year, Forever Living was listed at No.
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Batman Returns


Burton was unsure of his plans to direct "Catwoman" or an adaptation of "The Fall of the House of Usher". On June 6, 1995, Waters turned in his "Catwoman" script to Warner Bros., the same day "Batman Forever" was released. Burton was still being courted to direct. Waters joked, "Turning it in the day "Batman Forever" opened may not have been my best logistical move, in that it's the celebration of the fun-for-the-whole-
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Wayne Manor


the exteriors of Wayne Manor. In the sequel, the passageway to the Batcave is uncovered by turning on the lights of an ornament in a nearby aquarium and dropping through a false floor in an iron maiden, although Alfred does quip that he'll "take the stairs". In "Batman Forever" (1995) and "Batman & Robin" (1997), Webb Institute in Glen Cove, New York was used for the exterior shots of Wayne Manor. In "Batman Forever", Dick Grayson discovers an entrance
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Tim Burton's unrealized projects


the same day "Batman Forever" was released. Burton was still being courted to direct. Waters joked, "Turning it in the day "Batman Forever" opened may not have been my best logistical move, in that it's the celebration of the fun-for-the-whole-family Batman. "Catwoman" is definitely not a fun-for-the-whole-family script." In an August 1995 interview, Pfeiffer re-iterated her interest in the spin-off, but explained her
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List of unproduced DC Comics projects


Warner Bros., the same day "Batman Forever" was released. Burton was still being courted to direct. Waters joked, "Turning it in the day "Batman Forever" opened may not have been my best logistical move, in that it's the celebration of the fun-for-the-whole-family Batman. "Catwoman" is definitely not a fun-for-the-whole-family script." In an August 1995 interview, Pfeiffer re-iterated her interest in the spin-off,
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Catwoman (film)


deaths of Dr. Slavicky and the Hedares, she decides to end things with Tom by choosing to continue living outside the law and enjoying her newfound freedom as the mysterious Catwoman. Missy Peregrym appears uncredited as the Hedare factory computer monitor image (Beau-line graphics model), depicting the bad effects of the beauty product. A photograph of Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman in "Batman Returns" can be seen among the pictures that Ophelia shows to Patience. With Warner Bros. moving on development for "Batman Forever" in June 1993,
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List of unproduced DC Comics projects


previous film, they decided to put Joel Schumacher as the director of the third installment, leading to the release of "Batman Forever", in which Burton served as producer, without being able to contribute ideas. In a 2016 interview, Jay Oliva mentioned that he had plans to make a sequel to "." But following his departure from Warner Bros. Animation, the project may have been pulled. In 2002, Burton, Jim Steinman, and David Ives had worked on a theatre production called "Batman: The Musical
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Catwoman in other media


tells Batman: "You like strong women. I've done my homework. Or do I need skin-tight vinyl and a whip?". Burton had no interest in returning to direct a sequel of "Batman Returns", but was credited as producer. With Warner Bros. moving on development for "Batman Forever" in June 1993, a "Catwoman" spin-off was announced. Michelle Pfeiffer was to reprise her role, with the character not to appear in "Forever" because of her own spin-
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Batmobile


's permission or awareness. Ultimately, it was destroyed when the Riddler deposited a sack full of explosives in the cockpit. "Batman Forever" is also notable for the phrase uttered by Batman to Dr. Chase Meridian "It's the car, right? Chicks love the car." The design of the Batmobiles of the Schumacher films have garnered criticism for allegedly resembling giant phalli. The "Batman Forever" Batmobile had a Chevrolet 350 ZZ3 high-performance motor. The body is made from a high-temperature epoxy fiberglass laminate
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Batman Forever


money than its predecessor "Batman Returns", and was the second-highest-grossing film (behind "Toy Story") of 1995, in the U.S. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 39% based on 64 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Loud, excessively busy, and often boring, "Batman Forever" nonetheless has the charisma of Jim Carrey and Tommy Lee Jones to offer mild relief." On Metacritic, the film has
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Batman Forever


wrote: "Is the movie better entertainment? Well, it's great bubblegum for the eyes. Younger children will be able to process it more easily; some kids were led bawling from "Batman Returns" where the PG-13 rating was a joke." Mick LaSalle of the "San Francisco Chronicle" had a mixed reaction, concluding "a shot of Kilmer's rubber buns at one point is guaranteed to bring squeals from the audience." At the 68th Academy Awards, "Batman Forever" was nominated for Cinematography (
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John Browning


Church) in Georgia beginning on March 28, 1887. He married Rachel Theresa Child (14 Sep 1860 – 30 Sep 1934) on April 10, 1879 at Ogden, Weber County, Utah Territory, and the couple had 10 children, two of whom died in infancy. Production examples of the Model 1885 Single Shot Rifle caught the attention of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, who dispatched a representative to evaluate the competition. Winchester bought the design for $8,000 and moved production to their Connecticut factory. From 1883, Browning
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Forever Living Products


. Forever Living was founded in 1978 in Tempe, Arizona by Carl Jensen and Rex Maughan. By the 1990s, Maughan had purchased the Texas company Aloe Vera of America, with Aloe Vera of America selling its products to Forever Living for distribution. Some journalists have likened the multi-level marketing business model of Forever Living's distribution system to that of a pyramid scheme. In 1983, the company was named No. 6 on "Inc. Magazine"'s annual Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the
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List of Batman video games


The list of Batman video games encompasses computer, mobile phone, and console systems since the 1980s, where Batman from DC Comics has any role. "Batman", "Batman: The Caped Crusader", and "Batman: The Movie" were produced by Sunsoft and Ocean Software, until the "Batman Returns" license was passed onto Konami and Sega, and the "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin" licenses were awarded to Acclaim. The video game version of "Batman Begins" was published by Electronic
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Catwoman (Batman Returns)


the film due to becoming pregnant. Sean Young, who was originally chosen for Vicki Vale in the previous film, believed the role should have gone to her, and she visited the production offices dressed in a homemade Catwoman costume, demanding an audition. Susan Sarandon, Meryl Streep, Brooke Shields, Demi Moore, Nicole Kidman (who ended up playing Dr. Chase Meridian in "Batman Forever"), Jodie Foster, Geena Davis, Sigourney Weaver, Lena Olin, singer Madonna, Raquel Welch, Cher, Ellen Barkin,
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Batman & Robin (film)


plans to make Poison Ivy's life a living hell while staying for the attempted murder of his wife. After Alfred is cured, everyone agrees to let Barbara stay at Wayne Manor and fight crime with them. With the box office success of "Batman Forever" in June 1995, Warner Bros. immediately commissioned a sequel. They hired director Joel Schumacher and writer Akiva Goldsman to reprise their duties the following August, and decided it was best to fast-track production for a June 1997 target release date, which is a break
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Batman: The Lazarus Syndrome


Batman: The Lazarus Syndrome is a 1989 BBC Radio 4 broadcast, produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the popular comic book character Batman. The story was originally written by Simon Bullivant and Dirk Maggs. It contains references to such Batman stories as "", "", "", and "". Michael Gough, who provides the voice of Alfred Pennyworth, also played the same role on screen in the films "Batman", "Batman Returns", "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin"
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Mighty Max (toyline)


Mummy, Insectoid and Rat Trap Shrunken Heads. On the trail of the popular Mighty Max, other companies would soon implement the miniature playset style into their merchandise for properties including "Star Wars", "Godzilla", and "Batman Forever". Such toys would often feature a character's head as the unfolded playset and an environment familiar to the property at hand (i.e. Batman's head unfolding to reveal the Batcave). Galoob's popular Micro Machines line already bore a similar scale to Mighty Max and created a variety
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Batman Forever


, Nygma, inspired and delighted by watching Two-Face's raid at the circus, turns himself into a criminal called the Riddler and forms an alliance with Two-Face. The two steal capital in order to mass-produce Nygma's brainwave device so that Riddler can use it to steal all of Gotham's confidential information, promising Two-Face Batman's secret identity in return. Nygma founds his own company, Nygmatech. At Nygma's business party, Nygma discovers Bruce's alter ego using the brainwave device. Two
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Batman: Death Wish


Batman: Death Wish is a 2012 fan film directed by Matthew Hiscox, based on the Batman franchise. Unlike other "Batman" fan films that use the more mature, contemporary settings of later comic books, this fan film is styled after the Joel Schumacher films "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin", as well as "", "The New Batman Adventures" and the "No Man's Land" comics storyline. Batman, Robin and Nightwing investigate a string of incidents where a mysterious assailant has been
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Batman in film


1980s, the Warner Bros. studio began producing a series of feature films starring Batman, beginning with the 1989 film "Batman", directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton. Burton and Keaton returned for the 1992 sequel "Batman Returns", and in 1995, Joel Schumacher directed "Batman Forever" with Val Kilmer as Batman. Schumacher also directed the 1997 sequel "Batman & Robin", which starred George Clooney. "Batman & Robin" was poorly received by both critics and fans, leading to the cancellation of
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Batman: Arkham Knight


before repeatedly injecting Batman with the fear toxin to break him before the public. Batman and the Joker then battle for control inside Batman's mind; Joker attempts to weaken Batman by recounting the people who have suffered and died because of Batman's crusade, but Batman triumphs and locks the pleading Joker away in his mind forever to be forgotten — the Joker's only fear. Todd arrives and saves Batman, who subdues Scarecrow with his own fear toxin. After Batman ensures that Gotham is safe, Gordon dispatches the police to reclaim
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Rex Maughan


to his own real estate and ranching investments at this time. Maughan founded Forever Living Products in 1978. The company initially made lotions from the aloe vera plant. The product line has grown and diversified, now encompassing a broad range of other products which are marketed through a multi-level marketing system. Since aloe vera is still a key ingredient in many of Forever Living products, Maughan segued into aloe cultivation and processing. Maughan expanded into the resort business in 1981, under the umbrella of a sister company, Forever Resorts
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Batman in film


For example, the Batmobile was the one used in "Batman" and "Batman Returns", while the Batsuit was a combination of what was worn by Val Kilmer in "Batman Forever" and George Clooney in "Batman & Robin". The commercials also featured the Danny Elfman Batman theme from Tim Burton's two films. Actor Bruce Thomas portrayed Batman in these ads, while Michael Gough reprised his role of Alfred Pennyworth in one of the ads. "Baywatch" actress Brooke Burns played Vicki Vale in an ad as
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Batmania


#12 (Sep 1965) about "The Silent Legend Behind the Batman!", namely Finger. Describing Kane's hiring of Finger and likely becoming the first source to state that Finger "put words in the mouth of the Guardian of Gotham," Bails attributed the status of co-creator of Batman to Finger. This led to a "lengthy retort" from Bob Kane himself appearing in the "Batmania" fanzine, "written just days after seeing the Bails piece," but unprinted until the 1967 "Batmania
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Batman


1992), "Batman Forever" (1995) and "Batman & Robin" (1997); the latter two of which were directed by Joel Schumacher instead of Burton, and replaced Keaton as Batman with Val Kilmer and George Clooney, respectively. The second Schumacher film failed to outgross any of its predecessors and was critically panned; causing Warner Bros. to cancel the planned fourth sequel, "Batman Unchained", and end the initial film series. In 2005, "Batman Begins" was released by Warner Bros. as a
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Wednesday Theatre


production, by Ron Callanderbr 35. "Almost a Honeymoon" (aired 31 Aug. 1966). Previously aired in the UKbr 36. "The Stag "(aired 7 Sep. 1966) Previously aired in the UKbr 37. "The Interior Decorator" (aired 14 Sep. 1966) Previously aired in the UKbr 38. "A Crack in the Ice" (aired 21 Sep. 1966). By Ronald Eyrebr 39. "Hamlet" (aired 28 Sep. 1966) British production, starring Laurence Olivier.br 40. "Flight into
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Batman OnStar commercials


simply made up of "bits and pieces of stunt guy's suits that fit me". Given the time period it is likely that most of the suit pieces were left over from "Batman & Robin". Thomas was trained to "be Batman" by stunt coordinator Alex Daniels, who also performed the stunts in the OnStar commercials. Daniels was already a veteran of the Batman franchise, having done stunts on "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin", on which he was also a stunt coordinator. According
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Gotham City Police Department


"Batman Returns", "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin". In the Nolan films, the City of Gotham Police Department (abbreviated only as GPD) acts as both an ally and an opponent to Batman. In this incarnation they play a much greater pivotal role than other depictions of the force. In "Batman Begins", the GPD plays a pivotal role throughout the course of the film, as one of the forces against Batman under the direction of the staunchly vigilante-opposed Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb
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Batman (1989 film)


original "Batman" film series and spawned three sequels: "Batman Returns" (1992), "Batman Forever" (1995) and "Batman & Robin" (1997); the latter two of which were directed by Joel Schumacher instead of Burton, and replaced Keaton as Batman with Val Kilmer and George Clooney, respectively. Executive producers Benjamin Melniker and Michael E. Uslan filed a breach of contract lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on March 26, 1992. Melniker and Uslan claimed to be "the victims of
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Batman in amusement parks


the two villains (and Harley Quinn in the Six Flags Magic Mountain version) into the Metropolis subway. The Batman Stunt Show was a stunt show that ran from 1992 to 1994 in the Batman Stunt Arena at Six Flags Great Adventure. The show was loosely based on the 1989 film "Batman", featuring various elements from the film such as Michael Keaton's batsuit, the Batmobile, and Vicki Vale. Batman Forever was a stunt show in the Batman Stunt Arena at Six Flags Great Adventure. It opened in the summer
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Batman franchise media


down. Six Flags Over Georgia contains a Gotham City area that contains the same Batman: The Ride and also features a looping coaster called The Mindbender that was adapted to fit the color tone of the Riddler after "Batman Forever" came out to fit the Gotham City section of the park it shares with Batman: The Ride. Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California has two Batman-themed coasters, the suspended coaster Batman: The Ride, and The Riddler's Revenge, a stand-up type roller coaster.
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Forever Living Products


Forever Living Products International, Inc. (FLPI) is an American privately held multi-level marketing (MLM) company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, which manufactures and markets aloe vera-based drinks and bee-derived cosmetics, dietary supplements, and personal care products. The company was founded in 1978 by CEO Rex Maughan. After acquiring the company Aloe Vera of America by the 1990s, In 2010 the company reported a network of 9.3 million distributors and revenue of $122.7 billion, and in 2006 they reported having 4,100 employees
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Batman (TV series)


while a remix of the '60s theme song plays in the background. A line spoken by Robin (Chris O'Donnell) in "Batman Forever" is a homage to the television Robin's catch-phrase exclamations that started "Holy" and sometimes ended "Batman!" - for instance "Holy bargain basements, Batman!" (from the television series' first season) and "Holy flypaper, Batman!" (from the television series' second season). During the movie, Robin says "Holy rusted metal
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Batman Forever


a score of 51 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale. Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" said ""Batman Forever" still gets in its licks. There's no fun machine this summer that packs more surprises." Travers criticized the film's excessive commercialism and felt that "the script misses the pain Tim Burton caught in a man tormented by the
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Batman Forever


Golden Raspberry Award (lost to "Walk Into the Wind" from "Showgirls"). At the Saturn Awards, the film was nominated for Best Fantasy Film (lost to "Babe"), Make-up (lost to "Seven"), Special Effects (lost to "Jumanji") and Costume Design (lost to "12 Monkeys"). Composer Elliot Goldenthal was given a Grammy Award nomination. "Batman Forever" received six nominations at the 1996 MTV Movie Awards, four of which were divided
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Batman Forever: The Arcade Game


be based upon the PlayStation version that was also in development at the time. The port was originally slated to be published around the third quarter of 1995 and was later rescheduled for a April/Q1 1996 release, but work on the port was discontinued sometime in 1995 and was never released. "Batman Forever: The Arcade Game" was also in the prospect of being converted to the then-upcoming Panasonic M2, but it never happened due to the cancellation of the system. Reviewing the arcade version, a "Next
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Joel Schumacher


d'Or and Golden Bear, respectively. In 1993, he signed on to direct the next installments of the Batman film series. Schumacher-directed Batman films "Batman Forever" (1995) and "Batman & Robin" (1997) received mixed-to-negative reactions from both critics and the public. After the "Batman" films, Schumacher pulled back from blockbusters and returned to making minimalist films such as "Tigerland" (2000) and "Phone Booth" (2002), both earning positive reviews. He
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Robin (character)


(Dick Grayson) was portrayed by Douglas Croft and Johnny Duncan, respectively, in the 1943 and 1949 fifteen chapter "Batman" serials. Burt Ward played him in the 1966–1968 "Batman" television series and the related 1966 film. In the live-action movies "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin", he was played by Chris O'Donnell. Michael Cera voiced the character in "The Lego Batman Movie". The Dick Grayson version of Robin also appears in "", voiced by Loren Lester. Grayson
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Batman Begins


$72.9 million, beating "Batman Forever" (1995) as the franchise high. "Batman Begins" also broke the five-day opening record in the 55 IMAX theaters, grossing $3.16 million. Polled moviegoers rated the film with an A, and according to the studio's surveys, "Batman Begins" was considered the best of all the "Batman" films. The audience's demographic was 57 percent male and 54 percent people over the age of 25. The film held its top spot for another weekend
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Blanche Fury


the murder being committed by a "gypsy woman" who was actually man. However he says "Stewart Granger refused to play it dressed as a woman, even though you would only have seen a flash of him, so it lost that high point scene." This film marks the first film appearance of Gough, probably best known for portraying Batman's butler Alfred Pennyworth in "Batman", "Batman Returns", "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin". The stately home used in the exterior shots
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Batsuit


through the sky. Christopher Nolan would use a similar approach with the cape in his Batman films. Joel Schumacher's Batman films are known for their addition of rubber nipples to the Batman and Robin costumes (on the DVD commentary, Schumacher claimed they were inspired by statues of the Greek gods), though they are noticeably absent from the secondary suits Batman wears during the climaxes of both films. In "Batman Forever" (1995), the Batsuit is somewhat similar to the previous two films' costumes, except for the
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Batman Forever


encounters Two-Face and nearly kills him, but chooses to spare his life and is captured. The Riddler, revealing Chase and Robin bound and gagged with duct tape in containment tubes, gives Batman a chance to save only one hostage, but Batman destroys the Riddler's brainwave collecting device with a Batarang, causing the Riddler to suffer a mental breakdown and allowing Batman to rescue Robin and Chase. Two-Face corners the trio and determines their fate with the flip of a coin, but Batman throws a handful of identical
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Batman (TV series)


subject], Batman!" whenever he encountered something startling. This phrase was parodied in the 1995 film "Batman Forever". In many episodes, Batman and Robin must get to a high point of a building or other structure. They do this via the Batrope which is thrown and anchored above the high point, and which Batman and Robin climb by walking up the side of the structure with the aid of the rope. The climbing sequences were filmed by rotating the camera 90 degrees and building a set for the "
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Pocahontas (1995 film)


its first weekend with "Batman Forever" falling into second place taking $29.2 million. By January 1996, the film grossed $141.5 million in the United States, being the fourth-highest-grossing film in North America of 1995, behind "Apollo 13", "Toy Story", and "Batman Forever". Overseas, the film was projected to gross $225 million, though foreign box office grosses eventually amounted to $204.5 million. Cumulatively, "Pocahontas" grossed $346.1 million worldwide. Seen as
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Catwoman in other media


off. Burton became attached as director, while producer Denise Di Novi and writer Daniel Waters also returned. In January 1994, Burton was unsure of his plans to direct "Catwoman" or an adaptation of "The Fall of the House of Usher". On June 16, 1995, Waters turned in his "Catwoman" script to Warner Bros., the same day that "Batman Forever" was released. Burton was still being courted to direct. Waters joked, "Turning it in the day "Batman Forever" opened
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Batman Returns


more mainstream in the process of a family film. Burton had no interest in returning to direct a sequel, but was credited as producer. With Warner Bros. moving on development for "Batman Forever" in June 1993, a "Catwoman" spin-off was announced. Michelle Pfeiffer was to reprise her role, with the character not to appear in "Forever" because of her own spin-off. Burton became attached as director, while producer Denise Di Novi and writer Daniel Waters also returned. In January 1994,
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Batman Forever: The Arcade Game


game. It was built on Sega's "Titan" technology, the hardware which formed the foundation for the Sega 32X and Sega Saturn. Prior to the release of the arcade and home versions, an Atari Jaguar CD port was in development by Probe Entertainment after Atari Corporation and Acclaim announced their partnership in March 1995 that included plans to release three titles for the system, but "Batman Forever: The Arcade Game" was later licensed to Atari Corp. a few months later after the announcement of the partnership and was going to
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Working title


Corporate Headquarters"; and the Batman films "Batman Returns", "Batman Forever", "Batman Begins", "The Dark Knight" and "The Dark Knight Rises", which were produced under the titles "Blinko", "Dictel", "The Intimidation Game", "Rory's First Kiss", and "Magnus Rex", respectively. In some cases a working title may ultimately be used as the official title, as in the case of the films "Cloverfield", "Project X
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Homosexuality in the Batman franchise


portrayed Robin in the 1960s TV series and film, wrote in his autobiography "Boy Wonder: My Life in Tights" that Batman and Robin could be interpreted as lovers. The 1995 feature film "Batman Forever", and especially its 1997 sequel "Batman & Robin", both helmed by the openly gay director Joel Schumacher, have been interpreted as having homoerotic overtones. James Berardinelli wrote: "Fetishists will probably love "Batman and Robin". There are rubber nipples, crotch and butt shots as the dynamic duo (
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Batman: The Ride


1999. Since the original Batman film series was ongoing, the Six Flags St. Louis installation opened to coincide with 1995's "Batman Forever" and the Six Flags Over Georgia version opened to coincide with 1997's "Batman & Robin". In 2002, La Ronde in Montreal, Canada opened a clone of the ride under the name Le Vampire (The Vampire). That same year, Warner Bros. Movie World Madrid also opened a clone under the name (Batman: The Escape). As La Ronde is not a
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Batman & Robin (film)


Batman & Robin is a 1997 American superhero film based on the DC Comics characters Batman and Robin. It is the sequel to the 1995 film "Batman Forever", the fourth and final installment of Warner Bros.' initial "Batman" film series and the only one not to feature Tim Burton in any capacity. The film was directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Akiva Goldsman. It stars George Clooney and Chris O'Donnell as the titular characters, alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle
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Batman Forever


supervised by Bruce Stambler and John Levesque, which included trips to caves to record bat sounds. A new Batmobile was designed for "Batman Forever", with two cars being constructed, one for stunt purposes and one for close-ups. Swiss surrealist painter H. R. Giger provided his version for the Batmobile but it was considered too sinister for the film. Elliot Goldenthal was hired by Schumacher to compose the film score before the screenplay was written. In discussions with Schumacher, the director wanted Goldenthal to avoid taking inspiration from Danny
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Batman Forever


film; other scenes had footage removed. These included: "Batman Forever" opened in 2,842 theaters in the United States on June 16, 1995, making $52.8 million in its opening weekend, breaking "Jurassic Park"'s record for highest opening-weekend gross of all time (it was surpassed two years later by ""s $72.1 million). The film went on to gross $184 million in North America, and $152.5 million in other countries, totaling $336.53 million. The film earned more
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Forever Evil


Schedeen. He said the "Owlman-centric story makes for the strongest "Forever Evil" tie-in so far," adding that Johns, who "already cleverly subverted the Batman origin once with Flashpoint's Batman... winds up combining a few elements of [that character and Scott Snyder's recent take on the rise of Earth-1's Owlman], firmly establishing this Owlman as different from either character." Gray gave the issue a 6 out of 10, feeling a bit different from Schedeen, saying, "Ultimately
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Batman Forever: The Arcade Game


combinations applied to enemies can add up to a possible 150+ hits on a single villain. Special weapons, such as Batarangs, can be found throughout the levels. It is sectioned off into stages, and arranged with waves of enemies before ending with a boss. The game has a two-player mode, which allows both players to use the same character if so desired. Acclaim first demonstrated the game at the 1996 American Coin Machine Exposition. "Batman Forever: The Arcade Game" was Acclaim Entertainment's first arcade
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Batman Returns


first one. There was this big backlash that it was too dark, but I found this movie much less dark." The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: It was part of Empire's 500 Greatest Films in 2008 at number 401. "Batman Returns" would be the last film in the Warner Bros. "Batman" film series that featured Burton and Michael Keaton as director and leading actor. With "Batman Forever", Warner Bros. decided to go in a "lighter" direction to be
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Michael Gough


Citadel" (1983) as Sir Jenner Halliday, in 1985's "Out of Africa" as Lord Delamere and as the fictional deposed KGB spymaster Andrei Zorin in "Sleepers". His later roles included Alfred Pennyworth for Tim Burton, including "Batman" (1989) and "Batman Returns" (1992). He also reprised his role as Alfred in the 1994 BBC radio adaptation of "" and in "Batman Forever" (1995) and "Batman & Robin" (1997) for Joel Schumacher. Gough
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The New Adventures of Batman


The New Adventures of Batman is an animated series that aired on CBS from February 12 to May 28, 1977, featuring the DC Comics superheroes Batman and Robin, and Batgirl. The series was a Filmation and DC Comics production in association with Warner Bros. Television (whose current parent company is Time Warner). In "The New Adventures of Batman", the "Dynamic Duo" fights crime in Gotham City, encountering the classic Batman rogues gallery as well as some original villains. Complicating matters is Bat-Mite, a
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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm


, when the film was released on home video, with Siskel feeling that "Phantasm" was better than "Batman Returns" and Joel Schumacher's "Batman Forever", and only slightly below "Batman". However, Stephen Holden of "The New York Times" thought the voice performances were "flat and one-dimensional". Chris Hicks of the "Deseret News" felt "the picture didn't come alive until the third act" feeling that the animators sacrificed the visuals for the storyline. In addition,
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Batman: The Ultimate Evil


the characterization of Batman as "the same brooding, handsome, rich character that Val Kilmer played [in "Batman Forever"]" but with the "gothic presence of the older Batman seen in 1940s movie serials". More complex analysis compared the story to an "18th-century contes philosophiques in which the dark irrationality of the Greek gods has been flattened out into tidy didactic instruction." Vachss said "writing is my way of preaching. For me, it's always, always the message. The plot is
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Pocahontas (1995 film)


nearly $2.7 million during its first weekend, standing at the eighth place in the box office ranking. The wide release followed on June 23, 1995, in 2,596 screens. Studio estimates initially anticipated "Pocahontas" earning $30.5 million, ranking first and beating out the previous box office champion "Batman Forever" (1995). The figure was later revised to $28.8 million with "Pocahontas" falling second behind "Batman Forever". The final estimates placed "Pocahontas" narrowly ranking first grossing $29.5 million in
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Batman Forever (pinball)


Batman Forever is a pinball machine released in June 1995 by Sega Pinball. It is based on the motion picture of the same name. The game uses the 192x64 "supersize" dot matrix display with a Motorola 68000-based 16-bit controller. It features several electric-green wireform ramps with the "Batcave" escape ramp extending down behind the flippers and over the playfield apron, releasing balls up the playfield during multi ball. The "Batwing" cannon rotates & aims across the playfield and fires the ball with a pistol grip on front
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Batmobile


. In "The Lego Batman Movie", multiple versions of the Batmobile from different Batman adaptations appear. In the film, Batman drives the "SpeedWagon" Batmobile, which appears to take inspiration from previous Batmobiles. This Batmobile also uses "atomic batteries", a feature seen in 1960s depictions. Other Batmobiles appear briefly, including the one from the 1960s television series, Tim Burton films, "Batman Forever", the Golden Age, Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns", "The Dark Knight" trilogy
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Gotham City


on ecstasy." When Batman is pursuing Two-Face in "Batman Forever," the chase ends at Lady Gotham, the fictional equivalent of the Statue of Liberty. During Mr. Freeze’s attempt to freeze Gotham in the film "Batman & Robin", the targeting screen for his giant laser locates it somewhere on the New England shoreline, possibly as far north as Maine. The soundtrack for "Batman & Robin" features a song named after the city and sung by R. Kelly, later included on international editions of
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Jim Steinman


stage musical based on the Batman comic book series began early in the decade, with Steinman working on the music and lyrics. In August 2002, the "New York Post" reported that Warner Bros. signed Tim Burton to direct. According to an unnamed source Burton was attracted to the project because it was as dark as his 1989 film "Batman" rather than "the goofy, campy turn the franchise took with "Batman Forever" and "Batman and Robin", both of which were directed by Joel Schumacher."
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Holy...


Imelda Whelehan, Robin's quip "Holey Rusted Metal!" in "Batman Forever" was an "explicit in-joke". Camp humour, through Robin's exclamations and other circumstances in the Batman series, have led some commentators to speculate on homosexual undertones in the relationship between Batman and Robin. Image Entertainment paid homage to Robin's quips with the title "Batman: Holy Batmania" in a 2004 2-disc DVD release containing four documentaries discussing the sixties TV series. The DVD title is the name of one of the
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Bat-Signal


The Riddler in the comics uses a similar tactic in ""; after brokering a tentative alliance with Batman, the Riddler changes the signal, projecting a question mark into the sky in order to let Batman know that he has an answer for him). A music video for "Kiss from a Rose", also from "Batman Forever", features singer Seal performing the song while standing near the Bat-Signal. In Schumacher's 1997 film "Batman & Robin", Poison Ivy alters the Bat-Signal by
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Bat-Signal


to confront him, unaware that Lex Luthor is manipulating them both into combat so that Superman will either be killed by Batman's kryptonite spear or forever compromise his image by killing Batman to save his mother. During the battle, the Bat-Signal is destroyed when Superman throws Batman into it. The Bat-Signal appears again in "Justice League" where Gordon use it to call Batman along with Wonder Woman, The Flash and Cyborg. It also appears again at the end. In 1992's "", the signal
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Batman (1989 film)


highest-grossing film in history at the time of its release. The film received several Saturn Award nominations and a Golden Globe nomination, and won an Academy Award. It also inspired the equally successful "", paving the way for the DC animated universe, and has influenced Hollywood's modern marketing and development techniques of the superhero film genre. Three sequels, "Batman Returns", "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin", were released on June 19, 1992, June 16, 1995, and June
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Batman Forever


process, the Riddler blows up the Batcave. The criminals kidnap Chase after Two-Face shoots Bruce, and the Riddler leaves him another riddle. Using the riddles, Bruce and his butler, Alfred, deduce the Riddler's secret identity. Chase is imprisoned by the Riddler and Two-Face in their hideout. Bruce puts on a new Batman costume. Dick returns and becomes Batman's sidekick, Robin. Batman and Robin head to Riddler and Two-Face's lair, Claw Island, where they are separated. Robin
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Batman Forever


Batman Returns" was released in 1992 with financial success and generally favorable reviews from critics, but Warner Bros. was disappointed with its box office run, having made $150 million less than the first film. Director Tim Burton was asked to restrict himself to the role of producer, with approval of Joel Schumacher as director and the husband-and-wife screenwriting couple Lee and Janet Scott-Batchler, who agreed with him that "the key element to Batman is his duality. And it's not just that Batman is Bruce
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Herb Ritts


for "Interview", "Esquire", "Mademoiselle", "Glamour", "GQ", "Newsweek", "Harper's Bazaar", "Rolling Stone", "Time", "Vogue", "Allure", "Vanity Fair", "Details", and "Elle". Ritts took publicity portraits for "Batman", "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin" which appeared on magazine covers and merchandise throughout the 1990s. He published books on photography for fashion designers
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