Summary
Director Joel Schumacher inherited the Batman franchise from Tim Burton and began steering it in the campier direction of the Sixties television show with this third installment. First-time Batman/Bruce Wayne (Val Kilmer), in his only outing as the Caped Crusader, is effectively brooding as he ponders strange dreams about his parents' death and escapes his own near-demise at the hands of Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones), a former district attorney driven insane and turned into a master criminal when a gangster throws acid in his face. Meanwhile, as sexy psychologist Chase Meridian (Nicole Kidman) tries to analyze and seduce both Bruce Wayne and Batman, Wayne Enterprises employee Edward Nygma (Jim Carrey) reacts badly to getting fired, using his self-invented mind-energy device to transform into the super-intelligent Riddler. The Riddler teams up with Two-Face to bring down Batman and drain the minds of Gotham City residents with his device, while Batman gets some much-needed help in the form of circus performer Dick Grayson (Chris O'Donnell), out for vengeance after being orphaned by Two-Face. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi
The Caped Crusader woos a criminal psychologist, takes on a sidekick and battles Two-Face and the Riddler.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Batman
-- (Fictitious character)
-- Drama.
Robin, -- the Boy Wonder (Fictitious character) -- Drama. Riddler -- (Fictitious character) -- Drama. Two-Face -- (Fictitious character) -- Drama. Superheroes -- Drama. Criminal investigation -- Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Superhero films. Action and adventure films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Burbank, CA :Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.,2010 Distributed by Warner Home Video, |
| Edition | Blu-ray, Widescreen. |
| Contributors |
Batchler, Lee,
screenwriter. Batchler, Janet Scott, screenwriter. Goldsman, Akiva, screenwriter. Burton, Tim, 1958- film producer. Macgregor-Scott, Peter, film producer. Schumacher, Joel, 1939-2020, film director. Kilmer, Val, 1959- actor. Jones, Tommy Lee, 1946- actor. Carrey, Jim, 1962- actor. Kidman, Nicole, 1967- actor. O'Donnell, Chris, actor. Gough, Michael, 1916-2011, actor. Hingle, Pat, actor. Goldenthal, Elliot, composer. Kane, Bob, contributor. Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), production company. Warner Bros. Entertainment, publisher. Warner Home Video (Firm), film distributor. |
| Participants/Performers |
Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O'Donnell, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle. |
| Other Contributors |
Music, Elliot Goldenthal ; editor, Dennis Virkler ; production designer, Barbara Ling ; director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for strong stylized action. |
| Language |
English French Spanish In English, French, or Spanish with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1995. Based upon Batman characters created by Bob Kane and published by DC Comics. Special features include: commentary by director Joel Schumacher; additional scenes; Riddle me this: why is Batman forever? featurette; Shadows of the Bat: the cinematic saga of the Dark Knight, part 5 featurette; Out of the shadows: the production design of Batman forever documentary; The many faces of Gotham City documentary; Knight moves: the stunts of Batman forever documentary; Imaging forever: the visual effects of Batman forever documentary; "coring Forever: the music of Batman forever documentary; music video "Kiss from a rose" by Seal; The heroes and the villains: profile galleries; theatrical trailer. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray Disc; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; 1080p high definition; Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1; requires Blu-ray Disc player. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9781419893490 1419893491 |
| Other | Classic View |