The 9 Most Controversial Movie Costumes in Film History

1. George Clooney, ‘Batman and Robin’

According to otherwise totally talented director Joel Schumacher, the decision to put nipples on the bat suit in the disastrous Batman & Robin didn’t seem like it would be that controversial. Schumacher probably thought that Arnold Schwarzenegger’s endless barrage of ice-related puns would be way more controversial (and why weren’t they?). At any rate, Schumacher thought the black rubber suits were erotic, so it never occurred to him to keep nipples off the Bat. Considering that Joel Schumacher’s inspiration for both Batman Forever and Batman & Robin was the campy Adam West-led TV show, it’s not surprising that he failed to notice that the Bat suit has never once had nipples since he was created in 1939. That doesn’t mean he should be forgiven though, even if he did direct Falling Down.