Maps of Movies

Batman Forever (1995)

Where Batman Forever says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Gotham is not one city: its Wayne Manor is a Long Island college, its Ritz hotel a Hollywood theater and a Lower Manhattan customs house.

Scenes and places

Two-Face's hostage standoff at the bank (1995)

Two-Face takes hostages in a Gotham bank and Batman steps in. Psychologist Chase Meridian, called in by the police commissioner, sizes Batman up and sets her sights on him.

Set in Second Bank of Gotham — The Gotham bank where Two-Face holds hostages on the anniversary of Batman capturing him.

A fictional Gotham bank; no filming location for this scene is named in the sources found.

Nygma pitches his brain-wave device to Bruce (1995)

Edward Nygma presents Bruce with a device that beams television into the brain and demands approval. Bruce turns it down over fears it could manipulate minds.

Set in Wayne Enterprises — The Gotham company where Edward Nygma works as a researcher and Bruce Wayne is his employer.

Fictional corporate headquarters; the sources found name no real building for it.

Bruce visits Dr. Meridian's office (1995)

Bruce arrives at the office of criminal psychologist Chase Meridian, who has diagnosed Nygma as psychotic. The visit mixes his curiosity about Nygma with his pull toward her.

Set in Dr. Chase Meridian's office — The Gotham office of the criminal psychologist who diagnoses Nygma.

A 1907 New York courthouse in Lower Manhattan that stands in for a Gotham office block.

Filmed at Surrogate's Courthouse, 31 Chambers Street, Manhattan — Used as the exterior of Dr. Chase Meridian's office; a single film-location blog gives this, with the scene at about 29 minutes. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Flying Graysons' circus night (1995)

Bruce takes Chase to the circus. Two-Face hijacks the show and demands that Batman reveal his identity or a bomb goes off. Young acrobat Dick Grayson saves the crowd but loses his family.

Set in Gotham Charity Circus — The circus night where the Flying Graysons perform and Two-Face makes his threat.

A fictional Gotham venue; no filming location for the circus is named in the sources found.

Dick moves into Wayne Manor (1995)

Bruce invites the orphaned Dick to live at the manor as his ward. Alfred welcomes him, but Dick is ready to walk away; he later learns that Bruce is Batman.

Set in Wayne Manor — The Wayne family mansion outside Gotham, where Bruce brings the orphaned Dick.

A naval-architecture college on Long Island's North Shore in a Tudor-style building.

Filmed at Webb Institute, Glen Cove, Long Island — The campus is used for the exterior shots of Wayne Manor. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Nygma's party on the Ritz Gotham (1995)

All of Gotham society turns up for Nygma's party. Batman chases Two-Face there and is almost killed until Dick saves him.

Set in The Ritz Gotham Hotel — The hotel whose roof hosts Nygma's party, with the city's society invited.

A 1907 customs house at the foot of Manhattan, now a museum; the interior was shot in a Hollywood theater.

Filmed at Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, 1 Bowling Green, New York — Used as the exterior of the Ritz Gotham Hotel; a single film-location blog gives this, with the scene at about 70 minutes. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles — The theater's interior is the Ritz Gotham Hotel. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Riddler's island lair (1995)

Two-Face and the Riddler, having learned Bruce's secret, abduct Chase and take her to the Riddler's hideout while Bruce and Alfred work out the clues.

Set in Claw Island — The Riddler's island hideout, where Chase is held prisoner.

A fictional island hideout; sources only list Alcatraz generally among the filming sites, without tying it to this scene.

Characters

• Bruce Wayne / Batman — Billionaire by day and Gotham's masked defender by night, weighing retirement.
• Dr. Chase Meridian — A criminal psychologist drawn to both Batman and Bruce.
• Dick Grayson — A young acrobat orphaned by Two-Face who becomes Robin.
• Edward Nygma / the Riddler — A Wayne Enterprises researcher turned villain after Bruce rejects his device.

Questions answered on the map

• Where is Wayne Manor really?
• The Ritz Gotham is two real buildings. Which?