Gay batman and robin

The latest issue of a Batman comic series confirms the Caped Crusader’s lovable sidekick, Robin, is queer. [14] Slate magazine called Schumacher's Batman films "defiantly queer", with a "sugar daddy" Batman and "rough-trade" Robin.

If you weren't recreating this dance scene and doing all of Ivy's moves, were you even a closeted kid from the '90s? Given how popular the Caped Crusader is, fans spent years watching Batman movies in orderincluding the franchise that ran through the '90s which is streaming with a Max subscription.

This is yet another memory that is burned into the minds of '90s kids who were still discovering themselves and their sexuality. I only wish I could have thanked Joel Schumacher before his passing. One of these is George Clooney's open disdain for the projectincluding his performance as Bruce Wayne.

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This plot point boils over in the movie's final act, where Robin eventually goes to Ivy's lair because her pheromones are so strong. She's truly chewing the scenery throughout the movie, and her line deliveries are over the top and completely campy.

Tim Drake, one of several characters to have taken up Robin’s mantle in the comics. She's got her eyebrows blocked, with new ones drawn on and a Divine-inspired large eye shape. Both she and Arnold Schwarzenegger are over the top with their portrayals of Batman villainsalthough I have to say that Uma steals the movie as a whole thanks to her slinky, drag-infused take on Doctor Pamela Isley.

I mean, who can forget her fight with Alicia Silverstone's Batgirlwhere she famously declared:. Giving the two title characters realistic-looking nipples was something that nobody was asking for, but they did end up being iconic We're treated to close-up shots of their chest plates, utility belts, and spiked gauntlets.

That includes the infamous Bat-nipplesas well as multiple close-up shots of the heroes' butts. I mean, come on. But we need to talk about the queerness of this comic book flick. While superhero movies are everywhere thanks to the various cinematic universes in play, there was a time when they were big risks for the studio.

He had and still has extremely handsome features, and was the dreamy bad boy of the franchise. And speaking as a nerdy kid from the '90s, I'm not the only one of my peers who shares the same connection to Joel Schumacher's delightfully bonkers classic.

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But there are various elements of it that feel inherently queer. If this wasn't a formative movie for you and you need a reminder, you can re-watch that sequence below:. The editorially mandated addition of Robin the Boy Wonder—the first kid sidekick in comics—occurred less than one year after Batman’s debut, and it accomplished several things at once.

And nowhere does she feel like more of a drag queen than Uma Thurman's bonkers and iconic burlesque number, where she starts as a big purple gorilla and is eventually lifted by ripped muscle guys. The two kiss, which should kill the young hero The after affects of said kiss, and the image of O'Donnell peeling off his rubber lips which are essentially Let's be very clear: the Kill Bill actress is doing drag in this role.

The feature film Batman Forever, and especially its sequel Batman & Robin, both helmed by the openly gay director Joel Schumacher, have been interpreted as having homoerotic overtones. I personally would love to know what kind of direction Uma Thurman was given by Schumacher about her performance the film.

Slate noted that Robin wore a codpiece and "Bat-nipples" and said that what. All that seems fine enough, but then we're given bonkers close up shots of both George Clooney and Chris O'Donnell's butt armor.

Another is the truly wild costume design for Batman and Robin's signature super suits.