20 Things You Didn't Know About Batman Forever

16. Val Kilmer And Jim Carrey Were BFFs

Val Kilmer Batman Forever
Warner Bros.

Despite all the chaos behind the scenes of Batman Forever between studio, director, actors and writers, one genuine friendship managed to form. Both Jim Carrey and Val Kilmer had both recently lost their fathers and had similar backgrounds, growing up in families under dire financial situations.

Carrey, in fact, has gone on record stating that had show business not worked out, he'd be working in a steel mill somewhere in Ontario today. Their backgrounds and grief helped them through the otherwise difficult shoot.

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