Follows
Batman (1989)
Batman Returns (1992)
Followed by
Batman & Robin (1997)
Spin off
Batman Forever: The Arcade Game (1996) (VG)
References
"Let's Make a Deal" (1963)
- Dialogue about "curtain #1" and "curtain #2".
"The New Price Is Right" (1972)
- Dialogue "Come on down! You're the next contestant!"
Yong zhe wu ju (1981)
- The scene where Chris O'Donnell picks up various pieces of wet clothing, and wringing them out in rather creative fashions, then placing them on a nearby washline to dry is a direct rip off of the scene in Dreadnaught where Yuen Biao does the same thing to demonstrate strength, technique, agility, and dexterity.
"Jeopardy!" (1984)
- Dialogue reference to answering in the form of a question.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
- When the children come trick or treating, allowing Riddler and Two-Face to get into the Wayne Manor gates, they are dressed as characters in "Nightmare.."
Referenced in
"Saturday Night Live: David Duchovny/Rod Stewart (#20.20)" (1995)
- Mentioned on W.U.
Brit Awards 1996 (1996) (TV)
- mentioned as winner of 'Best Soundtrack'
Macabre Pair of Shorts (1996)
- Movie poster seen in Panavision building.
Two If by Sea (1996)
The Waiter (1997)
100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)
- Picture shown of Jim Carrey as the Riddler.
"Saturday Night Live: Matthew Perry/Oasis (#23.2)" (1997)
- mentioned on Celebrity Jeapardy
U2: PopMart Live from Mexico City (1997)
- U2 performs the song "Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me" from the Batman Forever soundtrack. Images of Batman are shown on the screen as they play.
"Seinfeld: The Strike (#9.10)" (1997)
- Jerry asks if George means Two-face, like the villian from Batman.
Fight Club (1999)
- A video of Batman Forever is in the video store getting erased
If You Only Knew (2000)
"Friends: The One with Rachel's Big Kiss (#7.20)" (2001)
- Ross says about his tuxedo: "Made expressly for Val Kilmer, and worn by him in the hit film...that Batman film he was in."
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' (2002) (V)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
- Both had characters that rescued somebody with a grapple hook
Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2003) (TV)
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
- There's a poster of this film at the cinema.
World's Finest (2004)
- Two-Face's in it.
The Making of 'The Phantom of the Opera' (2005) (V)
- Referenced by name
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - Batman Unbound (2005) (V)
- mentioned a few times
"Kureyon Shin-chan: Safe as a Dry Hump (#1.3)" (2006)
- The episode segment title "Ench-Man Forever" is a reference to this film.
Flushed Away (2006)
- "Ratman Returns (Again)" in Roddy's DVD collection
Duke Nukem Forever (2007) (VG)
Crap Shoot: The Documentary (2007)
- Mentioned in film.
"Robot Chicken: Robot Chicken's Half-Assed Christmas Special (#3.14)" (2007)
- Sally refers to Snoopy (in Batman costume) as "Val Kilmer."
Fanboys (2008)
- Harry Knowles references the nipples on the Batsuit
Lego Batman: The Videogame (2008) (VG)
- The Riddler and Two Face working together.
"Robot Chicken: But Not in That Way (#4.9)" (2009)
- Mentioned by batman.
The Hangover (2009)
- Stu quotes "The Riddler" during a tirade in the film.
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#4.1)" (2009/I)
- a Fastest Finger question asks contestants to place actors in the order in which they first played Batman, including Val Kilmer
"The Big Bang Theory: The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary (#3.5)" (2009)
- Sheldon credits Joel Schumacher for destroying the Batman movie franchise with this film
Features
The Stupid Cupid (1944)
Satan's Waitin' (1954)
Featured in
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever? (1995) (TV)
- clips shown
The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV)
U2: The Best of 1990-2000 (2002) (V)
- Promo comtains Batman clips
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - Reinventing a Hero (2005) (V)
- clips shown
Spoofs
Shock Corridor (1963)
"Batman" (1966)
The French Connection (1971)
Spoofed in
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
Nowhere (1997)
Mystery Men (1999)
"The Venture Bros.: Hate Floats (#2.2)" (2006)
- The sequence in the beginning of the episode in which 21 enters his closet to change is a parody of the "Batman Forever" suit-change sequence.
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