* AllStarCast: The film featured some of the biggest stars (or at least rising stars) of the time period. Unfortunately, it's also been credited by some of those same stars for [[StarDerailingRole crashing their careers]].
* AwesomeDearBoy: Uma Thurman took the role of Poison Ivy because she loved the idea of playing a FemmeFatale.
* BeamMeUpScotty: Mention this movie in conversation and someone will inevitably intone "Ice to see you!" in a Schwarzenegger voice. Problem is, while Arnold's Mr. Freeze does make many, ''many'' cold-related puns in this film, that particular line was never in ''Batman & Robin'', and was in fact uttered by Rainer Wolfcastle, the Schwarzenegger parody character on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (in a lovely coincidence, a few years before this film). For the record, Schwarzenegger ''does'' make the obligatory "Allow me to break the ''ice''" pun that anyone could have seen coming.
* BillingDisplacement: Like with the 1989 movie, top billing goes to the main antagonist (Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger).
* BreakawayPopHit: Music/{{Jewel}} re-recorded "Foolish Games" for the soundtrack, and that version became the second-best selling single of 1997!
* ChristmasRushed: Production started as soon as ''Film/BatmanForever'' was released, leading to many issues such as Creator/ValKilmer being unable to return (as he was busy filming ''Film/TheSaint'') and Creator/WarnerBros being forced to replace him with Creator/GeorgeClooney as a result (though the HostilityOnTheSet between Kilmer and Joel Schumacher on ''Forever'' would probably have made the former's returning unlikely anyway).
* CostumeBacklash:
** Creator/GeorgeClooney hated the infamous "Bat-Nipples" on his Bat-suit. He even joked about it in an ad for Omaze.
** Chris O'Donnell disliked this movie's Robin costume compared to the one he had in ''Forever'', as it was less comfortable, and the mask was glued onto his face; making him sweat profusely.
* CreatorBacklash:
** Creator/GeorgeClooney has made it pretty clear that he hates the film and makes many {{Take That}}s against it. It's been rumored at various times that if you meet Clooney and tell him you saw the film, he will give you your money back, and he has outright stated that he apologizes for the movie whenever he gets the chance. However, Clooney has also said he doesn't regret doing it at all, and in fact credits the film for making him a leading man in Hollywood, as he had previously been a TV actor. He also held enough goodwill to [[spoiler:cameo as his version of Bruce Wayne in ''Film/TheFlash2023'']]. That said, Clooney reportedly still keeps a poster of the film in his home office as a warning to himself, about what happens when you make a decision [[MoneyDearBoy solely for the money]].
** Creator/ChrisODonnell was quoted saying: "With ''Film/BatmanForever'', I felt like I was making a movie. With ''Batman & Robin'', I felt like I was making a toy commercial."
** Creator/JohnGlover despite claiming the movie's quality was poor, said that he still enjoyed playing his role as Dr Woodrue.
** While Creator/JoelSchumacher was apologetic about this film, he never really indicated whether or not he actually ''hated'' it rather than just regretting it. He mostly just sounded resentful for being singled out for blame for the rest of his career, particularly since he was specifically hired by Creator/WarnerBros to promote toys. Producer Peter [=MacGregor=]-Scott also resented the emphasis on the merchandise, saying "I feel if you let a filmmaker just make a good movie, you'd sell toys anyway."
** To the credit of the entire cast, none of them seem to regret the ''process'' of making the film. They genuinely got along, and if nothing else had fond memories of having fun working together.
** Somebody asked Creator/ValKilmer on Website/{{Reddit}} if he dodged a bullet by missing out on this movie. He replied simply, "Duh".
** Even Billy Corgan, leading man of Music/TheSmashingPumpkins, thought it was awful. He liked the idea of one of his songs being in a Batman movie, and he liked Creator/JoelSchumacher; When he was invited to the premiere, he fell asleep for most of it and was hugely disappointed when only a small portion of the song was used for the end credits. That being said, he liked the Grammy the song won.
** While Mike Doughty of Music/SoulCoughing [[PromotedFanboy was happy to be part of something Batman-related]], he's made it adamant that he ''really'' hates "The Bug", the song he wrote for the soundtrack. [[http://web.archive.org/web/19990429024314/http://soulcoughing.com/otherback.html#Thebug Doughty even refused to provide people the lyrics on the band's website]] because he loathed it so much, and even admitted that he can't remember most of the words because he threw what he wrote out after recording the vocals. The one thing that he likes about it is that [[MoneyDearBoy it helped him pay his rent]] and that it scored high on the music charts in Wal-Mart.
* CultSoundtrack: It was an eclectic album with many hits (such as the one listed on BreakawayPopHit). Music/TheSmashingPumpkins' reworking of the lead single even got a second life once used in the trailer for ''Film/{{Watchmen}}''.
* {{Defictionalization}}: You can get a real life Bat Credit Card nowadays, but unlike the movie, its just a normal credit card with the series logo on it, and they aren't good thru forever, obviously.
* DeletedScene:
** A majority of scenes involving Julie Madison were cut from the film. Including her death scene (she's stabbed by Poison Ivy with the same knife she uses in her fight with Batgirl), which was deemed too dark.
** As Creator/JohnGlover has mentioned, lots of his scenes as Dr Woodrue were shot, and only around 1/4 were made into the movie.
** There's also a scene where Barbara explains she's a niece of a family friend, and biologically, she's not related at all to Alfred.
* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: The 2019 4K and reprinted Blu-ray release removes the "Gotham City" music video, owing to the long standing allegations of sexual abuse against Music/RKelly being re-scrutinized after the premiere of ''Surviving R. Kelly''.
* DuelingDubs: Given the movie came out right as the Brazilian dubbers went on strike, the dub was commissioned in Los Angeles to bypass the union concerns entirely, and the quality (along with an actual dubber that was in the city, the best known voice was the local announcer for Creator/{{TNT}}!) is as laughable as the movie itself. Later, the film's broadcast TV debut led to a redub in Rio de Janeiro with the cast's usual dubbers, but that version has never been released elsewhere.
* DyeingForYourArt: The heroes and Mr. Freeze struggled with the heavy suits. Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger also had to have a bald cap, paint himself blue, wear IcyBlueEyes contact lenses and use an LED that emitted blue light from his mouth. Unfortunately, the LED would disintegrate after at least 20 minutes and made battery acid leak into his mouth, which frustrated Schwarzenegger.
* ExecutiveMeddling: Most of the decisions in the creative process were made by the marketing executives instead of the creative team.
* FollowTheLeader: The decision to have Music/RKelly do a single for the film was likely an attempt to recreate the huge success of ''Film/SpaceJam'''s "I Believe I Can Fly".
* FranchiseKiller:
** This film was the final nail in the coffin of the Creator/TimBurton[=/=]Creator/JoelSchumacher ''Batman'' film series. It counts double when Creator/GeorgeClooney '''even said''' that "[[TemptingFate I think we might have killed the franchise]]". The fifth film that was being planned when ''Batman & Robin'' was released got shelved when ''B&R'' earned scathing reviews and turned into instant fuel for mockery, ending this version of the ''Batman'' movies after 4 installments. A license like ''Batman'', however, [[Creator/ChristopherNolan never]] [[Film/BatmanBegins completely]] [[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy dies]].
** It also sounded the death knell for any future live-action ''Batman'' productions in TV or film that took a comedic tone a la Creator/AdamWest's '' Series/{{Batman|1966}}''. Any future ''Batman'' film or show that has excess comedy or camp is strictly animated.
* GenreKiller: Along with ''Film/{{Steel}}'', this film is seen as the main reason why Hollywood {{superhero}} movies were down for the count for five odd years, and when they finally did come back, most traces of {{camp}}, which both films had made heavy use of, had been heavily downplayed, if not outright exorcised.
* LoopingLines: Lead dialogue mixer Donald Mitchell said that 95% of the dialogue in the film was looped.
-->'''Donald Mitchell''': We have so much steam, prop and other noises on the production track, that we had to replace most of the lines. Also, in certain scenes Arnold [Schwarzenegger] was difficult to hear clearly, because of his costume. During the pre-dubs, we pitch-shifted George Clooney's voice down by about 5% when he appears as Batman, to give it more depth and resonance, and to distinguish the two roles. For [the voice processing of] "Mr. Freeze," we'll use more of a metallic feel, with a Lexicon [480XL] or a flanger.
* MissingTrailerScene:
** In the original theatrical trailer, Mr. Freeze says the line, "Button up, boys. A storm is coming." That line is not present in the final film.
** A brief shot in one of the trailers for this movie shows Mr. Freeze saying that Batman will watch his beloved Gotham perish but this was not said or shown in the theatrical release of the movie.
* OneForTheMoneyOneForTheArt: Creator/GeorgeClooney revealed that the main reason he did it was that his $10 million salary had effectively given him lifelong financial stability, thus allowing him to do whatever films he wanted for the rest of his career. Even now he says he doesn't regret taking the role because it made him a movie star, but he also keeps a picture of himself in the infamous Batsuit in his office to remind himself to never again take something [[MoneyDearBoy solely for the money]].
* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/ValKilmer was offered the chance to reprise his role as Bruce Wayne from [[Film/BatmanForever the previous movie]], but turned down the offer due to scheduling conflicts with ''Film/{{The Saint|1997}}'' and his [[HostilityOnTheSet difficult working relationship with Joel Schumacher.]] So, he was ultimately replaced by Creator/GeorgeClooney.
* ParodyRetcon: Creator/GeorgeClooney has often claimed that he "played Batman as gay", when he clearly did nothing of the kind, presumably as a face-saving gesture for the biggest stinker of his post-''Series/{{ER}}'' career. Subverted with Creator/JoelSchumacher: he knew exactly what kind of movie he was making and insisted that the actors treat it like "a cartoon."
* RealLifeRelative: In the Italian dub, Batgirl was voiced by Creator/StellaMusy and Gordon was voiced by her late father Gianni Musy.
* RebuiltSet: Finally played straight with the Batcave for the first and only time in the Buton-Schumacher films (which had redesigned the Cave for each movie). The ''Batman Forever'' Batcave set is rebuilt with the same basic layout and foundation from the previous film intact. However, it's also's been tweaked and redesigned -- which is justified in-universe between Bruce now operating with a partner and the damage the Riddler inflicted during ''Forever''.
* RecycledScript: A common trait in {{Sequelitis}}, the movie structure is near identical to ''Film/BatmanForever''. Movie opens up with the hero(es) suiting up and Alfred making a quip about food before they depart. Next the hero(es) fight an already established super villain and then afterwards through video footage we learn that said villain was once a respected member of society before an unfortunate freak accident turned him into a maniac. Then a crazy red haired MadScientist who works for Wayne Enterprises becomes a green themed super villain and kills his/her former supervisor. Meanwhile a new spunky young adult moves into Wayne Manor with a chip on their shoulder. Then the first villain crashes a charity event that the green-themed villain witnesses and becomes enamored with the other first villain, then the green-themed villain proposes a partnership and the two team-up. Meanwhile, the spunky young adult goes joyriding and almost gets himself/herself killed by thugs with an affinity for neon before being saved by a more experienced resident in Wayne Manor. While this is going on, one of the villains creates a superweapon housed in a highly conspicuous base of operations. The spunky young adult discovers the secrets of the hero(es), then suits up to help out. The hero(es) go on to defeat the green-themed villain first and then defeat the first villain in the climax, destroying the superweapon along the way. Finally, the heroes run off with the bat signal behind them. In between all this, the main hero has some introspective moments wherein he questions the way he manages his life.
* RefittedForSequel:
** Mr. Freeze freezing Gotham City was a plot point in the original planning for ''Film/BatmanReturns'', where The Penguin freezes the city as part of his master plan.
** The car chase on the Gotham rooftop was meant for ''Batman Forever''.
* RoleReprise:
** Creator/ChrisODonnell, Creator/MichaelGough and Pat Hingle reprised their respective roles as Dick Grayson/Robin, Alfred Pennyworth and Commissioner Gordon. Through returning for this film, Gough and Hingle became the only two actors to appear across all four films in the Burton/Schumacher continuity.
** Elizabeth Sanders-Kane, the then-wife of Batman co-creator Bob Kane, reprised her role as Gossip Gerty. She has also appeared as an extra in Batman Returns credited as "Gothamite #4"
** In the Latin American Spanish dub:
*** Creator/BlasGarcia reprises his role as Mr. Freeze from ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfBatman''.
*** Returning from ''Batman Forever'' are Creator/ReneGarcia as Dick Grayson/Robin and Federico Romano as Alfred Pennyworth.
** The [[DuelingDubs second]] Brazilian dub manages to keep the Batman from ''Forever'', as Marco Antônio Costa is the usual voice for both Val Kilmer and George Clooney.
* RomanceOnTheSet: Creator/GeorgeClooney was in a relationship with Vendela Kirsebom, who plays Nora Fries, during filming.
* ScrewedByTheMerchandise: A famous case. Arguably, Happy Meal toys because the downfall of the ''Film/BatmanFilmSeries''. The second film in the series, ''Film/BatmanReturns'' was full of [[DarkerAndEdgier horrific and sexual content]], which caused an outcry from parents, and the action figures didn't sell. So Creator/WarnerBros kicked out Creator/TimBurton and brought in Creator/JoelSchumacher to make the next film ''Film/BatmanForever'' LighterAndSofter with more colorful characters and vehicles which could be translated into more action figures. This worked, toys sold. However, there's an argument that the tone shift contributed to this film bombing at the box office. Also this film was one of the first where "toyetic" influence was part of the design; for instance, the Batmobile only had a single seat because that was easier to replicate as a toy (plus it forced Robin to use a separate vehicle that could ''also'' be sold as a toy).
* ShowAccuracyToyAccuracy: The Batgirl and Bane figures for the toyline do not look anything like the versions seen in the movie. The Batgirl figure doesn't look anything like ''any'' version of the character, but instead resembles an outright DistaffCounterpart version of the movie's version of Batman. At least the Bane figure resembled the comics version of the character, which probably helped fill a void left by the ''Legends of Batman'' toyline, which, despite more or less being a toyline based on ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}'' (including a Venom-infused Riddler and three figures of ComicBook/{{Azrael}} as Batman) when it wasn't doing the {{Elseworlds}} theme, didn't include a Bane figure.
* SparedByTheCut: Poison Ivy originally found Julie Madison at the Gotham Observatory after she had stolen the keys to the Bat-Signal from Commissioner Gordon and Ivy fatally stabbed her with a knife. She would later be shown using the same knife in the film during her fight with Batgirl. Julie's death scene was cut out of the film, because it was considered too dark for a film aimed for younger viewers, and because Creator/JoelSchumacher was interested in bringing her back in the planned sequel.
* StarDerailingRole: Clooney and Schwarzenegger were the only two leads to escape unscathed.
** The combination of this film's failure along with ''Excess Baggage'' served to toss Creator/AliciaSilverstone out of the A-list at the height of her fame. This was partly self-motivated, as she'd grown uncomfortable with the intense media scrutiny she was under, including becoming a sex symbol thanks to ''Film/TheCrush'' and the {{Music/Aerosmith}} videos made while she was underage.
** It's also been said to have done this to Creator/ChrisODonnell, but he says it it's not true and that he had steady work offers through the 2000's but wanted to take time off to raise his kids. Once he was ready to return, he found a smash hit in ''Series/NCISLosAngeles''.
** It's been said to have happened to Creator/UmaThurman, with help from ''Film/{{The Avengers|1998}}'' the next year, and she would need Creator/QuentinTarantino to help her career again with the ''Film/KillBill'' movies. However, she did take some time off because of her pregnancy, and was in fact approached for ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' precisely because they wanted a bankable Hollywood star amongst unknowns and character actors. Before ''Kill Bill'', she also starred in a TV version of ''Literature/LesMiserables'' with an AllStarCast and received a Golden Globe nomination for ''Hysterical Blindness'', so she wasn't completely tossed from the A-list.
* TrendKiller: The backlash against this film killed the trend of superhero movies with a lighthearted, borderline comical tone. The success of ''Film/{{Blade}}'', ''Film/XMen1'', and ''Film/SpiderMan1'' convinced studios that more grounded and realistic takes on comic book characters was the way forward for the genre. It would not be until 2014's ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' (and the failures of many DarkerAndEdgier comic book movies) that such a tone would be deemed acceptable again (albeit with far less {{Camp}}).
* UncreditedRole: Creator/CoreyHaim makes a brief cameo as one of the bikers.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/KurtRussell, Creator/DavidDuchovny and Creator/WilliamBaldwin were considered for the role of [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]] before Creator/GeorgeClooney was cast. Baldwin was previously approached for Batman in ''Film/BatmanForever''.
** Creator/PatrickStewart, Creator/AnthonyHopkins and Creator/EdHarris were considered for the part of Mister Freeze before the casting of Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger.
** Creator/JuliaRoberts, Creator/SharonStone and Creator/DemiMoore were in the running for the role of ComicBook/PoisonIvy before Creator/UmaThurman was cast.
** Creator/OliviaDabo was initially offered the part of [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} Barbara Wilson]] before the casting of Creator/AliciaSilverstone. However, Creator/JoelSchumacher considered her "too old" for the role.
** Creator/KaneHodder was the original choice for ComicBook/{{Bane}} before Creator/RobertSwenson was cast.
** In earlier drafts, Barbara wasn't actually Alfred's niece but the daughter of an old friend of his that came to see him as her "uncle". This was kept for the comic adaptation.
** Barbara's ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} costume was to also have a full-head cowl, but Schumacher didn't like the look of it after a costume test and wanted Creator/AliciaSilverstone's hair to flow freely. Thus, the DominoMask was used, though Silverstone does use a cowl as Batgirl in one scene.
** ComicBook/PoisonIvy's costume was originally [[https://i.pinimg.com/736x/4c/00/83/4c0083dcb7bd93467bdca9d504c65721--poison-ivy-costumes-batman-robin.jpg a lot pointier]].
** Early plans for a fifth film were put into motion even before the release of the movie. The working title was "Batman Unchained" and Creator/JoelSchumacher was attached to return with a much DarkerAndEdgier script akin to the Creator/TimBurton [[Film/Batman1989 Batman]] [[Film/BatmanReturns films]]. Creator/NicolasCage was considered for the part of ComicBook/TheScarecrow. Music/CourtneyLove was considered for ComicBook/HarleyQuinn, who was rewritten as the Joker's daughter wishing to avenge her father's demise. Creator/JackNicholson had brief discussions about a potential cameo as ComicBook/TheJoker as well before the project was scrapped due to the negative response towards the film. [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/batman-forever-story-behind-surprise-802804/ According to Schumacher himself]], even before that, he had wanted to make a much [[DarkerAndEdgier darker]] sequel akin to ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', with Scarecrow as the villain.
** Coolio's brief cameo in ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' was meant to set up the Scarecrow's appearance in a potential fifth movie in the series. However, thanks to the critical failure of the film, these plans were scrapped.
* WordOfSaintPaul: Creator/GeorgeClooney told Barbara Walters in an interview that he played Batman as gay in the film.
-->Bruce Wayne isn't gay. [[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/1646414/clooney_claims_his_batman_was_gay_barbara_walters_interviews_other_people/ But I played him as if he was.]]
* WorkingTitle: This film was originally titled ''Batman [=4Ever=]'' because it is the fourth film in the series. However, because the third film was already titled ''Batman Forever'', it was retitled "Batman & Robin," which actually was the original title for the third film.
* WrittenInInfirmity: Batman limps visibly inside the freeze rocket. During filming, Creator/GeorgeClooney injured his lower leg playing basketball. He needed to cut the boot off of the Batsuit in order to wear a cast.
* YouLookFamiliar: Michael Paul Chan, who played a Wayne Enterprises executive in ''Film/BatmanForever'', appears as Dr. Lee in this film.
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