It’s the Worst Batman Movie Ever, but One of Its Stars Sees the Bright Side: “My Gay Friends’ favorite.”

Batman actor says George Clooney ‘stood up for me’ when things were ‘not reasonable’

‘He really was like a big brother in those circumstances’ revealed Alicia Silverstone

It’s the worst Batman movie ever, but one of its stars sees the bright side: “My gay friends’ favorite.”

Alicia Silverstone did her best to overcome this huge critical and box office failure.

Alicia Silverstone Turned Down 'Batman & Robin' Multiple Times Because Batgirl Originally Written As "Just A Sex Object"

Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone) takes on Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman) in Batman & Robin (1997), Warner Bros. Pictures Though she would ultimately accept the chance to fight alongside the dynamic duo, Batman & Robin star Alicia Silverstone has revealed that she initially had no interest in playing Batgirl because the original script treated the character as nothing more than “a sex object”. Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone) races to stop Mr. Freeze (Arnold S…

Alicia Silverstone Says 'Batman and Robin' Failure 'Gave Me Something Else to Think About' Other Than Acting

Alicia Silverstone looks back on “Batman and Robin” flopping and only thinks about how it helped her shift focus onto activism. In a conversation published Thursday with Entertainment Weekly, Silverstone reflected on her career and how the Caped Crusader sequel was one of her first big losses in the ’90s. Luckily, she said that the sting of playing Batgirl in the film – which earned her a Razzie Award – was lessened because she had other things …

Alicia Silverstone embraces the "camp" factor of Batman & Robin

Alicia Silverstone has had a unique relationship with Batman & Robin. We all know the reputation it had upon release in 1997; and while there is no doubt more support behind Batman Forever, Batman & Robin certainly has its fanbase. And this is something Silverstone herself has come to embrace despite the part it played in tarnishing her career. Silverstone recently reflected on Batman & Robin in Entertainment Weekly, where she acknowledged the i…

Alicia Silverstone Defends Batman & Robin's "Camp" Almost 30 Years Later

Batman & Robin received a chilly reception when George Clooney and Chris O’Donnell’s dynamic duo hit theaters in the summer of 1997. Directed by Joel Schumacher, the toyetic fourth installment in Warner Bros.’ blockbuster Batman franchise saw the caped crusaders kick some ice against a trio of villains — the chilling Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger), the seductive Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman), and the brutish Bane (Robert “Jeep” Swenson) — a tripl…