Batman Forever "The Story Behind the surprise hit nobody really wanted"

[ORDER_66]

Batman Forever blessed us with the greatest Jim Carrey story ever though

"I was really looking forward to working with Tommy because he was a fantastic actor, and he still is. I love him. I mean, he's amazing. But he was a little crusty…I think he was just a little freaked out because Dumb and Dumber had come out on the same weekend as Cobb, and Cobb was his big swing for the fences--pardon the pun. And that didn't work out, and it freaked him out. I think it made him--I walked into a restaurant the night before our big scene in the Riddler's lair and the maître d said, 'You're working with Tommy Lee Jones, aren't you?' I said, 'I am.' He said, 'He's in the back corner.' I said, 'Oh, great. I'll go say hello.' And I went up to say hi and the blood drained from his face in such a way that I realized that I had become the face of his pain or something. And he got kind of shaking and hugged me and said, 'I hate you. I really don't like you.' And I was like, 'Wow, okay, what's going on, man?' And he said, 'I cannot sanction your buffoonery.'"

 

[Grifter]

Too damn easy after all these years to say you wanted to go darker.

 

[Mickey Kane]

Always believed Carrey should have played the Joker.

Had the wacky side downright perfect for the role.

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

Batman Forever blessed us with the greatest Jim Carrey story ever though

"I was really looking forward to working with Tommy because he was a fantastic actor, and he still is. I love him. I mean, he's amazing. But he was a little crusty…I think he was just a little freaked out because Dumb and Dumber had come out on the same weekend as Cobb, and Cobb was his big swing for the fences--pardon the pun. And that didn't work out, and it freaked him out. I think it made him--I walked into a restaurant the night before our big scene in the Riddler's lair and the maître d said, 'You're working with Tommy Lee Jones, aren't you?' I said, 'I am.' He said, 'He's in the back corner.' I said, 'Oh, great. I'll go say hello.' And I went up to say hi and the blood drained from his face in such a way that I realized that I had become the face of his pain or something. And he got kind of shaking and hugged me and said, 'I hate you. I really don't like you.' And I was like, 'Wow, okay, what's going on, man?' And he said, 'I cannot sanction your buffoonery.'"

You have a link to validate this story?

 

[Optimus Prime]

You have a link to validate this story?

i heard it live on Howard Stern when it happened. He was promoting Dumb/Dumber 2. i think Howard took the audio down but there are plenty of reports about it on youtube and google...



http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity...ey-i-hate-you-i-really-dont-like-you-20142910
https://www.yahoo.com/movies/tommy-lee-jones-served-his-batman-forever-costar-jim-101256195687.html

 

[lamont614]

Forever is just an annoying film. I can't watch more than 5 mins of any scene, shyt is just

I'm watching it right now on hbo now getting that feeling watching jim and tommy


Val is cool tho

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

I'm watching it right now on hbo now getting that feeling watching jim and tommy


Val is cool tho

It's just a goofy and annoying movie. Every second of it. Can't do it.

 

[ORDER_66]

I CANNOT SANCTION YOUR BUFFOONERY.....

still cracks me up....

 

[Kinguno]

Batman movies are like pizza even when it's bad it's still Batman

 

[RAX 010]

and I'm not sure the audience, was in a frame of mind to go too dark with Batman at that time. It's interesting how our culture has changed. How the socioeconomic, political culture makes it absolutely palatable to see Chris[Nolan]'s Batman — for instance, The Dark Knight Rises, which is such a comment on exactly what's happening. You might be able to track that on all the movies. Maybe Batman is one of those things like pi. It's the center of the universe.

 

[OmegaK2099]

 

[JSS]

Every time I catch this film on TV I can't decide if I like Jim Carrey's Riddler or if I hate it. His buffoonery is so over-the-top that it makes me and .

 

[HipHopStan]

I remember watching a TLJ interview on GMA back in 1995 where he said that his son talked him into playing Two Face. It was the first time I remember hearing an actor say that he didn't want a part and thinking " Why wouldn't anyone want to play a Bat villain?"

 

[MartyMcFly]

I remember watching a TLJ interview on GMA back in 1995 where he said that his son talked him into playing Two Face. It was the first time I remember hearing an actor say that he didn't want a part and thinking " Why wouldn't anyone want to play a Bat villain?"

Then you saw the movie and it hit you

 

[HipHopStan]

Then you saw the movie and it hit you

Well, maybe not in 1995, but a few years later it did.