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* {{Irony}}: He often reminded the cast and crew of ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' that they were filming a cartoon, rationalizing the DenserAndWackier tone. This is in spite of the fact that the concurrently running [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Batman cartoon]] was and is still acclaimed for being a very dark and mature take on the character.
* PromotedFanboy: Schumacher has claimed that unlike Creator/TimBurton, he was actually a fan of Batman via the comics themselves, which manifested in the form of more focus on Bruce Wayne's character, something that Burton glossed over due to being more interested in the villains. It was speculated that the comics that Schumacher grew up with would've likely been the silly Silver Age comics which would explain a lot about the tone his movies went with (besides ExecutiveMeddling).

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* {{Irony}}: He often reminded the cast and crew of ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' that they were filming a cartoon, rationalizing the DenserAndWackier tone. This is in spite of the fact that the concurrently running [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Batman cartoon]] was and is still acclaimed for being a very dark and mature take on the character.
* PromotedFanboy: Schumacher has claimed that unlike Creator/TimBurton, he was actually a fan of Batman via the comics themselves, which manifested in the form of more focus on Bruce Wayne's character, something that Burton glossed over due to being more interested in the villains. It was speculated that the comics that Schumacher grew up with would've likely been the silly Silver Age comics which would explain a lot about the tone his movies went with (besides ExecutiveMeddling).
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To put it simply, Schumacher made many films that are not ''Film/BatmanForever'' and ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', a fact which is [[NeverLiveItDown often conveniently overlooked]]. He was also seen as a very NiceGuy by his collaborators.

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To put it simply, Schumacher made many films that are not ''Film/BatmanForever'' and ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', a fact which is [[NeverLiveItDown often conveniently overlooked]]. He was also seen as a very NiceGuy well liked by his collaborators.
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Starting his career as a costume designer and a screenwriter, he got his big break in the 1980s with the teen films ''Film/StElmosFire'' and ''Film/TheLostBoys'', [[AuteurLicense the success of which allowed him to direct]] two [[TheMovie adaptations]] of Creator/JohnGrisham novels, ''Film/TheClient'' and ''Film/ATimeToKill''. Other well-known titles of his include ''Film/EightMM'', ''Film/{{The Phantom of the Opera|2004}}'' and ''Film/PhoneBooth''. He also directed chapters 5 and 6 in the hit Netflix series ''Series/{{House of Cards|US}}''.

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Starting his career as a costume designer and a screenwriter, he got his big break in the 1980s with the teen films ''Film/StElmosFire'' and ''Film/TheLostBoys'', [[AuteurLicense the success of which allowed him to direct]] two [[TheMovie adaptations]] of Creator/JohnGrisham novels, ''Film/TheClient'' and ''Film/ATimeToKill''. Other well-known titles of his include ''Film/FallingSown'', ''Film/EightMM'', ''Film/{{The Phantom of the Opera|2004}}'' and ''Film/PhoneBooth''. He also directed chapters 5 and 6 in the hit Netflix series ''Series/{{House of Cards|US}}''.
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* {{Irony}}: He often reminded the cast and crew of ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' that they were filming a cartoon, rationalizing the DenserAndWackier tone. This is in spite of the fact that the concurrently running [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Batman cartoon]] was and is still acclaimed for being a very dark and mature take on the character.

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* AuthorAppeal: Supposedly defied, with the content of some of his other films backing this up. Joel Schumacher was a self-admitted "extremely promiscuous" man, but all the homoerotic imagery in his Batman films were apparently ''not'' him being self-indulgent and inserting muscular men for the hell of it. It's claimed he was inspired by Ancient Greek statues that highlighted well-toned male bodies.



* PromotedFanboy: Schumacher has claimed that unlike Creator/TimBurton, he was actually a fan of Batman via the comics themselves, which informed his noticeable focus on Bruce Wayne's character in ''Forever'' compared to Burton's bigger interest in the character's villains.

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* PromotedFanboy: Schumacher has claimed that unlike Creator/TimBurton, he was actually a fan of Batman via the comics themselves, which informed his noticeable manifested in the form of more focus on Bruce Wayne's character in ''Forever'' compared character, something that Burton glossed over due to Burton's bigger interest being more interested in the character's villains.villains. It was speculated that the comics that Schumacher grew up with would've likely been the silly Silver Age comics which would explain a lot about the tone his movies went with (besides ExecutiveMeddling).
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: After ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', Schumacher campaigned for year to direct a third film about the character, claiming that he’d learned his lesson and promised to deliver a dark and cerebral take on the superhero—playing to the both the strengths of himself as a filmmaker and the character. Sadly, he never got the chance to prove it.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: After ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', Schumacher campaigned for year ''for years'' to direct a third film about the character, even trying to direct a potential live-action ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' film, claiming that he’d learned his lesson and promised to deliver a dark and cerebral take on the superhero—playing to the both the strengths of himself as a filmmaker and the character. Sadly, he never got the chance to prove it.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: After ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', Schumacher campaigned for year to direct a third film about the character, claiming that he’d learned his lesson and promised to deliver a dark and cerebral take on the superhero—playing to the both the strengths of himself as a filmmaker and the character. Sadly, he never got the chance to prove it.
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* CreatorsOddball: His Batman films, rather surprisingly enough for those who only know him for them. Schumacher's filmography mainly comprised of dark, dramatic, PsychologicalThriller-types and were generally way more serious and gritty than either of the cartoonish ''Film/BatmanForever'' or ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''.

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* CreatorsOddball: His Batman films, rather surprisingly enough for those who only know him for them. Schumacher's filmography mainly comprised of dark, dramatic, PsychologicalThriller-types and were generally way more serious and gritty than either of the cartoonish ''Film/BatmanForever'' or ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''. There's some level irony to the fact that Schumacher made two of the goofiest Batman films despite having proven to be capable of directing within the tones of [[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy later]] [[Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse film]] [[Film/TheBatman2022 adaptations.]]
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* CreatorsOddball: His Batman films, rather surprisingly enough for those who only know him for them. Schumacher's filmography mainly comprised of dark, dramatic, PsychologicalThriller-types and were generally way more serious and gritty than either of the cartoonish ''Film/BatmanForever'' or ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''.
* PromotedFanboy: Schumacher has claimed that unlike Creator/TimBurton, he was actually a fan of Batman via the comics themselves, which informed his noticeable focus on Bruce Wayne's character in ''Forever'' compared to Burton's bigger interest in the character's villains.
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Schumacher eventually passed away at the age of 80 in 2020, following a year-long battle with cancer.
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To put it simply, Schumacher made many films that are not ''Film/BatmanForever'' and ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', a fact which is [[NeverLiveItDown often conveniently overlooked]]. He was also a very nice guy.

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To put it simply, Schumacher made many films that are not ''Film/BatmanForever'' and ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', a fact which is [[NeverLiveItDown often conveniently overlooked]]. He was also seen as a very nice guy.
NiceGuy by his collaborators.
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* ''Dying Young'' (1991)

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* ''Dying Young'' ''Film/DyingYoung'' (1991)
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To put it simply, Schumacher made many films that are not ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', a fact which is [[NeverLiveItDown often conveniently overlooked]]. He was also a very nice guy.

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To put it simply, Schumacher made many films that are not ''Film/BatmanForever'' and ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', a fact which is [[NeverLiveItDown often conveniently overlooked]]. He was also a very nice guy.
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* ''The Incredible Shrinking Woman'' (1981)

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* ''The Incredible Shrinking Woman'' ''Film/TheIncredibleShrinkingWoman'' (1981)
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Used for a different film called "12"


* ''Film/{{Twelve}}'' (2010)
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* ''Film/{{Trespass}}'' (2011)

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* ''Film/{{Trespass}}'' (2011)''Film/Trespass2011''
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* AuthorAppeal: Schumacher was fascinated by the beefcake male body. Makes sense considering he was gay.
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He also had [[AuthorAppeal a strange fixation with nipples]].

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* ''Film/BatmanForever'' (1995)
* ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' (1997)

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''Film/BatmanForever'' (1995)
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To put it simply, Schumacher made many films that are not ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', a fact which is [[NeverLiveItDown often conveniently overlooked]]. He was also a very NiceGuy.

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To put it simply, Schumacher made many films that are not ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', a fact which is [[NeverLiveItDown often conveniently overlooked]]. He was also a very NiceGuy.
nice guy.

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