Random 'Batman & Robin' Was A Much Bigger Behind-The-Scenes Nightmare Than You Ever Realized (15 items)

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  (#6) Clooney Peed In His Batsuit

  It's not easy being an actor. You have to sit in makeup for hours, and repeat dumb lines like, "Freeze, Freeze!" Then, there is the lack of bathroom breaks... Clooney's Batsuit was made up of multiple pieces that were hard to put on and remove, and the entire thing weighed about 90 pounds. Rather than go through the process of getting in and out of his suit to relieve himself, Clooney ended up peeing his pants a few times.

  If only he knew that walking around in a soggy Batsuit really wasn't worth it. 
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  (#7) The Set Was Mobbed By Unwanted Guests

  It may seem ridiculous now, but people were really excited about Batman & Robin before the film was released. The fervor of Batfans led the paparazzi to start sneaking onto the set to try snagging pics of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Producer Peter MacGregor-Scott claimed, "They were getting $10,000 for a picture of Arnold... we had [to put] a fabric tent around him when he would walk from his trailer to the stage."

  It wasn't just paparazzi running amuck; Schwarzenegger had a bunch of friends who would regularly stop by the set to say hello. At one point, Jon Bon Jovi came by to drop off some cigars for the star. Schwarzenegger liked them so much that he ended up smoking one in the movie. 
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  (#9) Joel Schumacher Was In Over His Head

  Rather than place the blame on someone else, or get angry at people for not liking his Batman movie, Joel Schumacher constantly takes the blame for the quality of Batman & Robin.

  Whenever he's asked, he admits to being in over his head. He told Variety:

  They immediately wanted a sequel, but I said yes. There’s nobody else to blame but me. I could have said, "No, I’m not going to do it." I just hope whenever I see a list of the worst movies ever made, we’re not on it. I didn’t do a good job. George [Clooney] did. Chris [O’Donnell] did. Uma [Thurman] is brilliant in it. Arnold is Arnold.
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  (#4) Arnold Schwarzenegger Was Paid A Million Dollars A Day While On Set

  Not only did the guy playing Mr. Freeze get top billing, but he also received a $25 million salary - which works out to around $1 million per day - while on set. Producer Peter MacGregor-Scott later claimed "The cast ate the money up. It's tough when you wake up in the morning and just spent $25 million!"

  No one else was demanding a salary that rivaled the GDP of a small nation, but Schwarzenegger's take still put a dent in the film's budget.
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  (#15) The Bat-Nipples

  The stand-out complaint about Batman & Robin is the titular stars have suits that are a little too anatomically correct, complete with visible nipples. When asked how he feels about the response the costume detail has received, director Joel Schumacher said:

  "Yes, I was like, 'Are you kidding me?' I think that will be on my gravestone. It’s how I’ll be remembered."
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  (#13) There Was A Lot Of Money Wasted On 'Batman & Robin'

  After spending $25 million on Arnold Schwarzenegger, you'd think Warner Bros. would want to crack down on additional spending. According to star Chris O'Donnell, that was not the case. Twenty years after Batman & Robin was released, O'Donnell was incredibly open in an interview with ET, detailing how the studio seemed more than happy to solve their problems with money.

  O'Donnell recalled what happened immediately after finishing Batman Forever:

  All of a sudden it was like, boom here’s another one. There was a lot of waste. I felt it wasn’t tight and it wasn’t thought out. People just got greedy. That being said, I had a great time doing it.

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