Batman Forever [2 Discs]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

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

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 2
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
• Features:
  • cc
  • Commentary by director Joel Schumacher
  • Additional scenes
  • Riddle Me This: Why is Batman Forever?
  • Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight, Part 5: Reinventing a Hero
  • Beyond Batman documentary gallery
  • Kiss From a Rose music video by Seal
  • The Heroes and the villains profile galleries
  • New digital transfer with both 5.1 Dolby and DTS surround
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Languages: English & Francais
  • Subtitles: English, Francais & Espanol

AWARDS

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

•     Nominated Best Cinematography - 1995 (Stephen Goldblatt)
•     Nominated Best Sound - 1995 (Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Herbick, Frank A. Montaño)
•     Nominated Best Sound Effects - 1995 (John Leveque, Bruce Stambler)

• American Society of Cinematographers

•     Nominated Best Cinematography - 1995 (Stephen Goldblatt)

• Hollywood Foreign Press Association

•     Nominated Best Original Song - 1995 (Bono, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr., The Edge)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Val Kilmer - Batman / Bruce Wayne
       Tommy Lee Jones - Harvey Two-Face/Harvey Dent
       Jim Carrey - Riddler/Edward Nygma
       Nicole Kidman - Dr. Chase Meridian
       Chris O'Donnell - Robin / Dick Grayson
       Michael Gough - Alfred Pennyworth
       Bruce Roberts - Handsome Reporter

• Director:

  Joel Schumacher

• Producer:

  Tim Burton, Peter Macgregor-Scott

• Screen Story:

  Akiva Goldsman

• Screenwriter:

  Akiva Goldsman

• Screen Story:

  Lee Batchler

• Screenwriter:

  Lee Batchler

• Screen Story:

  Janet Scott Batchler

• Screenwriter:

  Janet Scott Batchler

• Cinematographer:

  Stephen Goldblatt

• Composer (Music Score):

  Elliot Goldenthal

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Elliot Goldenthal, Peter Hliddal

• Editor:

  Dennis Virkler

• Production Designer:

  Barbara Ling

• Art Director:

  Christopher Burian-Mohr, Joseph P. Lucky

• Associate Producer:

  Mitchell Dauterive

• Executive Producer:

  Tim Burton, Michael E. Uslan, Benjamin Melniker

• Set Designer:

  Cricket Rowland

• Costume Designer:

  Ingrid Ferrin, Bob Ringwood

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Donald O. Mitchell, Frank A. Montaño

• Makeup:

  Rick Baker, Ve Neill

• Special Effects:

  Thomas Fisher

• First Assistant Director:

  William M. Elvin, Alan Edmisten

• Supervisor/Manager:

  John Dykstra

• Camera Operator:

  Eric Pascarelli

• Stunts:

  Conrad Palmisano

• Casting:

  Mali Finn

• Steadicam Operator:

  Bob Ulland

• Sound Effects Editor:

  John Leveque