The Caped Crusader returns to battle the abominable Mr. Freeze and green-thumbed Poison Ivy. To save his ailing wife, Dr. Victor Fries turns to a life of crime after a hideous accident makes him unable to tolerate even moderate temperatures, while Dr. Pamela Isley falls victim to mutated plant DNA when things go awry in a jungle laboratory funded by Wayne Industries. Of course, though their interests are diametrically opposed (Freeze wants another Ice Age; Ivy wants to make the world safe for plants), the two villains team up to defeat Gotham's dynamic duo of Batman and Robin, who are joined by butler Alfred's motorcycle-obsessed niece as Batgirl. And when Alfred is diagnosed as having the same terminal disease as Freeze's wife, the trio find themselves not only fighting an altruistic battle, but a personal one as well. A frenetic, colorful, and often overwhelming sequel to "Batman," "Batman Returns," and "Batman Forever."
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Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl (Barbara Wilson) Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze (Dr. Victor Fries) Chris O'Donnell as Robin/Dick Grayson Elle MacPherson as Julie Madison George Clooney as Batman (Bruce Wayne) Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy (Dr. Pamela Isley) Vivica A. Fox as Ms. B. Haven
Robin: I could have made that jump!
Batman: And you could have splattered your brains all over the side of the building.
Robin: You know, in the circus, the Flying Graysons were a team. We had to trust each person to do their jobs. That's what being partners is all about. Sometimes, counting on someone else is the only way you win.
Batman: You're head wasn't even on the job. All you could think about was Poison Ivy.
Robin: You just can't stand it! Maybe she wanted me instead of you. I mean, this is you're idea of friendship, isn't it, Bruce? It's your house, it's your rules, it's your way to the highway! It's Batman and Robin, not Robin and Batman, and I'm sick of it!
Batman: Yes, it's my rules. *My* rules to keep us alive, and if you want to stay in this house, and on this team, you will abide by them!
Robin: This is no partnership. You're never gonna trust me!
Not even from the first film was Batman really the 'star' though he was damn close in the first couple anyway. In 'Batman Forever' and now in 'Batman & Robin' he's almost pushed to being a bit player. I can't really say if Clooney (who regardless was better than Kilmer) was a very good Batman or not. He's given next to nothing to do at all, he might as well not have been there and it wouldn't have made much difference.
