20 Things You Didn't Know About Batman & Robin

7. Alicia Silverstone Was Body-Shamed By The Crew

Batman & Robin
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Alicia Silverstone's wooden performance as Barbara Gordon was rightly savaged by both fans and critics, but there's really no excuse for the treatment that she suffered at the hands of Batman & Robin's crew.

The actress admitted that she gained several pounds during the shoot and had to be refitted for her costume, with storyboard editor Timothy Burgard the main culprit behind the tasteless rib. He admitted that he drew up a cartoon mocking Silverstone's rumored weight gain as an in-joke between the art department, only for the whole crew to find out, with many joining in on the joke.

The Clueless star was only 19 when Batman & Robin started shooting, and it can't have been easy for her to deal with the people she was working closely with having a laugh at her expense.

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