History Trivia / Catwoman

* OldShame: For Miss Berry in years to come:

** The context for that quote: She said it at the [[http://www.agonybooth.com/video328_Catwoman_2004_Halle_Berry.aspx Razzies]] as [[MedalOfDishonor she accepted her award for "Worst Actress"]]. The entire time, she was holding her Oscar for ''Monster's Ball'' in the other hand. Publicly reminding people that she is usually a good actress; the movie was just THAT bad. Razzies founder John Wilson even remarked that after seeing this, he expects Berry to run for the Oscar again.

* StarDerailingRole: For Halle Berry, and it was also the beginning of the end for Sharon Stone's time in the upper tiers of stars.

** The film was originally a SpinOff from ''Film/BatmanReturns'', and would have followed Selena (intended to be played once again by Creator/MichellePfeiffer) as she supposedly took on a new enemy during a stay at a resort. The script was written by Daniel Waters and completed in 1995 (ironically, on the same day ''Film/BatmanForever'' was released), but both Creator/TimBurton and Pfeiffer dropped out soon after and the film was stuck in DevelopmentHell for years.

* GenreKiller: The failure of both this film and ''Film/{{Elektra}}'' was a major reason that studios became so skittish about female superhero movies. Of course, this has resulted in numerous accusations that it was just being used as a cheap excuse, acting like their both being such awful movies couldn't be a factor in no one wanting to see them. It took the [[Film/DCExtendedUniverse DCEU]]'s ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' more than a decade later to eventually prove that a female-led superhero movie can succeed critically and financially.

** The film was originally a {{spinoff}} from ''Film/BatmanReturns'', and would have followed Selena (intended to be played once again by Creator/MichellePfeiffer) as she supposedly took on a new enemy during a stay at a resort. The script was written by Daniel Waters and completed in 1995 (ironically, on the same day ''Film/BatmanForever'' was released), but both Creator/TimBurton and Pfeiffer dropped out soon after and the film was stuck in DevelopmentHell for years.

** Originally, "Outrageous" from Britney Spears was supposed to be the single from the movie. However, Britney injured her knee while filming the video. With no video to promote the single, they instead used "Scandalous."

* GenreKiller: The failure of both this film and ''Film/{{Elektra}}'' was a major reason that studios became so skittish about female superhero movies. Of course, this has resulted in numerous accusations that it was just being used as a cheap excuse, acting like their both being such awful movies couldn't be a factor in no one wanting to see them. It took the [[Film/DCExtendedUniverse DCEU]]'s ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' more than a decade later to eventually prove that a female-led superhero movie can succeed critically.

* GenreKiller: The failure of both this film and ''Film/{{Elektra}}'' was a major reason that studios became so skittish about female superhero movies. Of course, this has resulted in numerous accusations that it was just being used as a cheap excuse, acting like their both being such awful movies couldn't be a factor in no one wanting to see them. It took the [[Film/DCExtendedUniverse DCEU]]'s ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' to eventually prove that a female-led superhero movie can succeed critically.

* GenreKiller: The failure of both this film and ''Film/{{Elektra}}'' was a major reason that studios became so skittish about female superhero movies. Of course, this has resulted in numerous accusations that it was just being used as a cheap excuse, acting like their both being such awful movies couldn't be a factor in no one wanting to see them.

-->''"First of all, I want to thank WarnerBros. Thank you for putting me in a piece of shit, God-awful movie[...] It was just what my career needed."''

* CreatorKiller: This film killed whatever hopes its director, Pitof, might've had of breaking into American cinema as a frontline director.

* This movie managed to become the second comic book movie and the superhero-themed one to win the Worst Picture [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie]]; 2015's infamous attempted reboot called ''[[Film/FantasticFour2015 Fant4stic]]'' became the second superhero film and third comic-book movie 11 years later. The other comic-book movie with a Worst Picture Razzie is 1986's ''Film/HowardTheDuck''.

* This movie managed to become the first comic book movie to win the Worst Picture [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie]]; 2015's infamous attempted reboot called ''[[Film/FantasticFour2015 Fant4stic]]'' became the second 11 years later.

* GenreFailure: The failure of both this film and ''Film/{{Elektra}}'' was a major reason that studios became so skittish about female superhero movies. Of course, this has resulted in numerous accusations that it was just being used as a cheap excuse, acting like their both being such awful movies couldn't be a factor in no one wanting to see them.

** One of the film's VFX vendors, Creator/TippettStudio, went out of their way to point out the only effects they did in the film were the cats at one point. They've since furthered their distance from the film by not even making ''any'' mention of it on their site.

** One of the film's VFX vendors, Creator/TippetStudio, went out of their way to point out the only effects they did in the film were the cats at one point. They've since furthered their distance from the film by not even making ''any'' mention of it on their site.

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* This is the only superhero comic book movie to make it on to Creator/RogerEbert's [[RogerEbertMostHatedFilmList most hated list]]. It also managed to become the first comic book movie to win the Worst Picture [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie]]; 2015's infamous attempted reboot called ''[[Film/FantasticFour2015 Fant4stic]]'' became the second 11 years later.

* AllStarCast: Not that it ''helps'' in this particular movies case any...

* This is the only superhero comic book movie to make it on to Creator/RogerEbert's [[RogerEbertMostHatedFilmList most hated list]]. It also managed to become the first comic book movie to win the Worst Picture [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie]]; 2015's infamous attempted reboot called ''[[Film/FantasticFour2015 Fant4sic]]'' became the second 11 years later.

!!Trivia for other media:
* HeyItsThatVoice: Creator/ElizaDushku does the work for Selina\Catwoman in the DC animated movies and shorts.

* This is the only superhero comic book movie to make it on to Creator/RogerEbert's [[RogerEbertMostHatedFilmList most hated list]]. It also managed to become the first comic book movie to win the Worst Picture [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie]].

* This is the only superhero comic book movie to make it on to Creator/RogerEbert's [[RogerEbertMostHatedFilmList most hated list]].

* CreatorKiller: This film has killed whatever hopes its director, Pitof, might've had of breaking into American cinema as a frontline director.
* GenreKiller: Along with ''{{Film/Elektra}}'', its failure thwarted the attempt by Hollywood to revitalize movies about female superheroes, or female action heroes in general, after films in the 80s wrecked their viability, and sent it back into hibernation for a long time. In fact, nearly a decade later, despite comic-book movies being on a massive popularity surge and fans chomping at the bit for a female superhero movie, the studios are still playing it very cagey. DC will have ComicBook/WonderWoman appear in two other movies before possibly getting her own. Marvel has no plans for a ComicBook/BlackWidow solo movie despite her multiple Cinematic Universe appearances and popularity with fans, and will not produce a female-led film until 2018, when the Carol Danvers version of [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]] will make her film debut.

* CreatorKiller: This film has killed whatever hopes its director, Pitof might've had of breaking into American cinema as a frontline director.

* StillbornFranchise: Halle Berry signed for a sequel but after all the bad reviews...
** This also made her available for the third ''X-Men'' film; she rejoined that series, but allegedly got paid less for her role that go round.

* GenreKiller: Along with ''{{Film/Elektra}}'', its failure put Hollywood off films about female superheroes, or female action heroes in general, for a long time. In fact, nearly a decade later, despite comic-book movies being on a massive popularity surge and fans chomping at the bit for a female superhero movie, the studios are still playing it very cagey. DC will have ComicBook/WonderWoman appear in two other movies before possibly getting her own. Marvel has no plans for a ComicBook/BlackWidow solo movie despite her multiple Cinematic Universe appearances and popularity with fans, and will not produce a female-led film until 2018, when the Carol Danvers version of [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]] will make her film debut.