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[edit] Batman & Robin
The film opens with Batman (George Clooney) and Robin (Chris O'Donnell) preparing for action. Batman receives a call from Commissioner Gordon informing him of a new villain that has been referring himself to as "Mister Freeze" (Arnold Schwarzenegger). Batman and Robin arrive at the museum, where Freeze and his gang are stealing a diamond of exceptional size. Freeze obtains the diamond and attempts to escape while his henchmen delay Batman and Robin. The heroes follow Freeze and eventually recover the diamond. This is short lived as Freeze freezes Robin, again takes the diamond, and taunts Batman with the choice of chasing him or saving Robin. Batman chooses to thaw out Robin.
The scene shifts to South America, where botanist Pamela Isely (Uma Thurman) is working under Doctor Jason Woodrue (John Glover). Woodrue refuses to tell here who he is working for, exactly what they are trying to achieve, or how it relates to the formula she has developed to give plants the ability to defend themselves. Snooping, she witnesses Woodrue use her formula to turn a diminutive convict into a hulking monstrosity dubbed "Bane" (Jeep Swenson). Woodrue discovers her and tries to sway her to his side. When she rebuffs him, he tries to silence her permanently by toppling a shelving unit of poisons on her. This doesn’t kill her, but it does changer her physically and mentally. She emerges, to Woodrue’s surprise, as a beautiful seductress who proceeds to list off her other changes, the last being that her "lips are filled with 'Venom'." To prove this, she kisses Woodrue, killing him instantly. She devotes her new life to destroying humanity and recreating the environment, with plants dominating the ecosystem. She proceeds to destroy the lab, but not before deciding to visit Wayne Labs in Gotham City with Bane.
At Wayne Manor, Alfred Pennyworth's (Michael Gough) niece, Barbara Wilson (Alicia Silverstone), makes a surprise visit and is invited by Bruce Wayne to stay until she goes back to school. That night, when she's talking to Alfred, it's explained that her parents died in a car accident and that Alfred was very close to her mother, Margaret, nicknamed "Peg."
Batman and Robin are present at a Flower ball event, in which women are being "auctioned" in order to raise money for Gotham's Botanical Gardens. Everyone's attention, however, is diverted by an individual in a gorilla suit, dancing seductively atop some rocks. The gorilla reveals itself to be Poison Ivy, who uses her pheromone mist to entrance everyone in the hall, including Batman and Robin. To disrupt Batman and Robin's friendship as she attempts by having them argue over her; she then puts herself up for auction, which starts a frenzy of bids. Batman is ultimately the victor, but before he can enjoy his spoils, Freeze bursts in and steals the diamond. Poison Ivy tries to use her mist on him, but because of his condition, he's immune towards it. Freeze then escapes, making Batman and Robin track him and his henchmen. During the process of the chase, Batman prevents Robin from following him, knowing that his Redbird vehicle will be unable to make a perilous jump. After capturing Freeze, Batman and Robin have a falling-out, with Robin stating that until Bruce learns to trust him, their team will never work.
Freeze, who has been imprisoned in a chamber withing Arkham Asylum, is rescued by Ivy, posing as his sister; she disposes of two guards by giving them her deadly kiss, and the three escape from the prison. At the news, Batman and Robin rush to Freeze's hideout, to find that he's no longer there. They enter in a room where Freeze's wife is being held and learn about her disease symptom. During a confrontation with Ivy's henchmen, Bane, Ivy uses the distractions to seduce both Batman and Robin. Though, Ivy proceeds and comes close to seducing Robin, in which she comes close to kissing him, only for Batman to reveal Ivy's deadly ability. Robin then becomes frustrated with Batman, in which he then starts a fight with Batman. While Robin confronts Batman, Ivy and Bane manage to escape. Before escaping from the factory, Ivy, who is informed by Freeze to rescue his wife, disconnects the cryogenic chamber, because she believes she is the dominant woman. At Ivy's hideout, she is confronted by Freeze of the whereabouts of his wife. Ivy, however, informs him that Batman has deactivated her, thus resulting in Ivy and Freeze teaming up and in planning to destroy Gotham, along with the rest of the world.
In the sky a Robin signal appears in the sky, in which it has been altered by Ivy, when she and Bane stole the Bat-Signal from the police headquarters to change the Bat insignia to a Robin. Witnessing this, Wayne informs Dick about Ivy's trues intentions and asking him to trust him. Robin locates the signal and asking Ivy of Freeze's intentions towards the city. Ivy reveals of Freeze's plans and persuades to kill Robin, after she kisses him. Though, Robin reveals that he's wearing rubber lips, immune to the toxic effects of her kiss, she angrily, traps Robin, followed by Batman, who appears shortly thereafter. As Ivy tries to run-off, she is confronted by a young, costumed girl, who appears and begins a fight with Ivy. The fight ultimately leads with Ivy getting trapped by giant leaves. Shortly after, Batman and Robin both escape from their traps. The girl dressed in a female version of the Batsuit, then proceeds to inform them that she's Batgirl and revealing that she's Barbara and knows the location of the Batcave.
The three of them decide to go after Freeze together. By the time they get to the lab where Freeze and Bane are, Gotham is completely frozen. Batgirl and Robin have a confrontation with Bane, in which the fight leads to Robin pulling the tube off Bane's mask and releasing the venom, turning him back to the scrawny man that he was. Batman and Freeze begin to fight each other, with Freeze still thinking that Batman was the one who killed his wife. Batman wins the fight, as Batgirl and Robin unfreeze Gotham. Batman shows Freeze a recording of Ivy during her fight with Batgirl; it shows Ivy telling Batgirl that she was the one who pulled the plug. Freeze is angered by the betrayal and is informed by Batman that his wife isn't dead; she's restored in cryogenic slumber. Batman proceeds to ask Freeze for the cure Freeze has created for the first stage of McGregor's Syndrome, the syndrome that Freeze's wife is suffering, for a friend (Alfred) who's dying. Freeze hands Batman two glowing power tubes of the medicine.
At the manor, Batman attaches the tubes to Alfred's life support, and he, Dick, and Barbara watch on. Ivy is shown imprisoned in Arkham and Freeze walking in and informing her that he's her new cellmate and intends to make her life a living hell for almost killing his wife. The next morning, Alfred wakes up and tells Bruce, Dick, and Barbara that he feels fine. Everyone agrees to let Barbara stay at the mansion, and the three of them agree to work together, fighting crime; Alfred remarks that they'll need a bigger cave. The movie ends with Batman, Robin, and Batgirl running in front of the Bat-Signal.
