Uma Thurman Makes Shocking Claim That Batman & Robin Was ‘Actually Made for Children’

Uma Thurman has donned some iconic costumes throughout her career — many of which are still repeated at Halloween every year. During a visit to Kelly Clarkson’s daytime talk show on Oct. 21, Thurman discussed her role as the DC supervillain Poison Ivy in the 1997 film Batman & Robin.

“My kids are obsessed with Batman & Robin. They love Poison Ivy,” Clarkson confessed to the actress.

“It’s the one that was actually made for children,” Thurman said in a shocking declaration.

The Joel Schumacher film may not seem “made for children” at first glance, especially given the PG-13 rating, but compared to some other films following Bruce Wayne’s tragic story, it takes on a much lighter tone.

The film focuses on Batman (George Clooney) and Dick Grayson’s Robin (Christopher O’Donnell) as they stop Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Poison Ivy from taking over Gotham City. The film is filled with one-liners and punny jokes from all characters, which may make it more family-friendly than most other Batman adaptations.

“Well, my kids love it,” Clarkson reiterated of River and Remi, before turning to the topic of Thurman’s outfit in the film, which she said was “really, really difficult actually.”

“Because it was all rubber,” Thurman, 54, continued. “And you have to pull it on – like imagine the worst pair of airplane tension hose you ever got into in your life … It was the meanest sort of [Spanx] imaginable.”

Despite the struggle, Thurman conceded that that outfit was “fun and creative.” 

“I got to put big weird horns on my head,” she said, referring to the iconic hairdo Poison Ivy dons in the film.

Unfortunately, despite remaining a campy classic for superhero fans, Batman & Robin received less-than-stellar reviews from critics and viewers, currently holding a 12% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. And though Clarkson’s kids may love the film, George Clooney’s don’t.

Clooney admitted at a screening of his 2021 film The Tender Bar that his kids said Batman & Robin “sucks.” He also admitted he wouldn’t let his own wife, Amal Clooney, watch it.

“There are certain films I just go, ‘I want my wife to have some respect for me,’ ” he said.

Clooney has joked “They won’t let me near the set” for another superhero movie following Batman & Robin’s flop, though Thurman has played other superhero characters (none from DC or Marvel, though). She was the lead in the 2006 film My Super Ex-Girlfriend, as well as Fake Lois Lane in the “Super Hero Speed Dating” short Movie 43.