Overview:
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love.| Status: | Released (1990-08-24) |
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| Awards: | 3 wins & 7 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $33,878,502 |
| Screen: | Sam Raimi, Chuck Pfarrer, Ivan Raimi |
| Productions: | Universal Pictures, Renaissance Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 3896: Liam Neeson - Peyton Westlake / Darkman
- 3910: Frances McDormand - Julie Hastings
- 27753: Colin Friels - Louis Strack Jr.
- 16476: Larry Drake - Robert G. Durant
- 57959: Nelson Mashita - Yakitito
- 9786: Jessie Lawrence Ferguson - Eddie Black
- 95209: Rafael H. Robledo - Rudy Guzman
Crews
- 20757: Chuck Pfarrer - Screenplay - Writing
- 7623: Sam Raimi - Screenplay - Writing
- 7629: Ivan Raimi - Screenplay - Writing
- 57960: Daniel Goldin - Screenplay - Writing
- 57961: Joshua Goldin - Screenplay - Writing
- 11359: Robert Tapert - Producer - Production
- 531: Danny Elfman - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Reviews
John Chard
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Enter Darkman. Sam Raimi’s trial run for the Spider-Man franchise is a whole bunch of fun. Liam Neeson plays Dr. Peyton Westlake, a super scientist who after a major run-in with the villainous Robert G. Durant (Larry Drake), reinvents himself as Darkman, a super-anti-hero who sets ....
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Full Review: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ODe6zr5oNHl6lkcjoOcPB?si=0aad71ce959743a3 I recently rewatched Darkman and there is just so much to like about this movie. In comparison to today's superhero overdose, Darkman just sticks to the basics and tells an incredible emot ....
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This is interesting... this is one of those B-Movie gems that is packed full of pro-talent before they really became pro-talent. And that is right down to the Cohens who did uncredited script polishing. This is worth the watch, even if you are one of those people that hates B-movi ....
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Seen this one a few times over the years and while some scenes were really cheesy due to the visual effects of that era, it still is quite entertaining and solid performances from Neeson and McDormand even with some of the overly dramatic dialogue especially from Neeson. Fine way to ....
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