Batman Forever: 15 Behind The Scenes Photos You Must See

Giant bats and phallic Batmobiles. Yup.

By Jack Pooley /

Warner Bros.

Batman Forever is one of the most divisive films in the Dark Knight's history, a stylistically exuberant effort that was nevertheless criticised for its perceived toy-friendly nature, and director Joel Schumacher's obsession with both neon lighting and those damn Bat nipples.

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Still, it is an enjoyable movie when embraced as imperfect and taken in the right spirit, one that clearly had a ton of effort and hard work poured into it, evident no more than by this crazy collection of behind-the-scenes concept art and on-set images.

Not everything worked out for the best, sure, but it looks like they had a lot of fun making it, and by Schumacher's own admission, he ran a free-flowing, creative set where anyone from any level was able to contribute ideas to him directly.

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Perhaps that explains why the film's a bit of a mess, but probably also why it has so much personality.