Jim Carrey Delivers a Joy(gasm) in Schumacher’s Campy ‘Batman Forever’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
Chase’n’Dick.
We wrapped up May discussing Stanley Kubrick’s controversial adaptation of The Shining (listen) and worshipping Frank Henenlotter’s Frankenhooker (listen) before kicking off June with a canoe trip with John Boorman’s Deliverance (listen).
Now it’s time for our annual Joel Schumacher episode and, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his neon-infused take on the Caped Crusader, we’re turning our attention to 1995’s Batman Forever.
The superhero film finds Val Kilmer taking over the reins of Bruce Wayne/Batman from departing actor Michael Keaton. As Bruce struggles with repressed memories that deliver him to Dr. Chase Meridian (Nicole Kidman), Batman must confront a pair of new villains who threaten Gotham City: former prosecutor turned crime boss, Two Face (Tommy Lee Jones), and former Wayne Enterprises employee turned Riddler, Edward Nygma (Jim Carrey).
Thankfully help(?) arrives in the form of Gotham’s newest orphan, Richard ‘Dick’ Grayson (Chris O’Donnell), a talented acrobrat (yes, you read that right) who wants desperately to a) be Batman’s “partner” and b) kill Two Face.
Will Bruce take Dick up on his offer to become his houseboy? Can Jim Carrey pull off a collection of bedazzled unitards? And why won’t anyone have sex with Dr. Chase?! Listen to our episode to find out.
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Episode 338: Batman Forever (1995) feat. Kill By Kill
Black leather or green unitard? Whatever your costume of choice, we’re wearing it in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever (1995).
Along for the ride are returning champions Kill By Kill, who help us to unpack all of the neon question marks we have about the film, including Two Face’s slim backstory, the lack of Sugar (Drew Barrymore) and Spice (Debi Mazar), and whatever the hell Chris O’Donnell is doing.
Plus: high praise for Carrey, plugs for The Cable Guy, horny Dr. Chase, and the easiest Trolley Problem in cinematic history!
Cross out Batman Forever!
Coming Up Next: We’re circling back to the early 2000s for a timely look at the Danny Boyle film that breathed fresh life – and fast legs – into the zombie subgenre: 28 Days Later (2002).
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