Batman & Robin (1997) and Scary Movie (2000)
The pressures on a high profile superhero sequel, and the parody that out-grossed the movie it was spoofing.
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Show Notes
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, nipples on the Batsuit, and a franchise-starting spoof.
Warner Bros wanted Batman & Robin quickly, it wanted it family-friendly, it wanted lots of merchandise. Director Joel Schumacher? He wanted to do the Batman: Year One story.
After Scream hit big in 1996, a couple of comedy projects bubbled up - but it was the Wayans brothers who hit gold with Scary Movie (although they weren't invited back for the third film).
Stories of both are told in this episode.
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