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Darkman
Sign in to saveDarkman is a 1990 American superhero horror film directed and co-written by Sam Raimi. The film stars Liam Neeson as scientist Peyton Westlake, who is brutally attacked, disfigured, and left for dead by ruthless mobster Robert Durant (Larry Drake), after his girlfriend, attorney Julie Hastings (Frances McDormand), runs afoul of corrupt developer Louis Strack Jr. (Colin Friels). An experimental treatment gives Westlake super-human strength and resilience, with the unintended side-effect of rendering him mentally unstable and borderline psychotic. Consumed with vengeance, Westlake continues his
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Darkman is a 1990 American action science fiction horror film directed by Sam Raimi. The screenplay was written by Chuck Pfarrer, Ivan Raimi, and Sam Raimi, with Rob Tapert serving as producer. The cast includes Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, and Larry Drake. Danny Elfman composed the score, and Bill Pope handled cinematography. The movie was distributed by Universal Pictures and Renaissance Pictures.
The narrative is set in Los Angeles during 1989 and focuses on themes of revenge and disfigurement. Filming took place in Los Angeles. The film has a runtime of 95 to 96 minutes and a budget of 14,000,000. It grossed 48,878,502 in revenue. Release dates include January 1, 1990, August 24, 1990, and November 15, 1990. It is available via video on demand.
Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. Review scores are listed as 83%, 6.9/10, and 65/100. Audience ratings from IMDb and TMDb are 6.4. The film is part of the Darkman Collection. Its tagline states that crime has a new enemy and justice has a new face.
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6.4Dr. 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.
Cast
- Liam Neeson as Peyton Westlake / Darkman
- Frances McDormand as Julie Hastings
- Colin Friels as Louis Strack Jr.
- Larry Drake as Robert G. Durant
- Nelson Mashita as Yakitito
- Jessie Lawrence Ferguson as Eddie Black
Themes
- mask
- corruption
- experiment
- gangster
- superhero
- burn
- revenge
- los angeles, california
- scientist
- madness
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Key facts
- Film.image
- Darkman film poster.jpg
- Film.alt
- A cloaked man stands on a ledge of a construction site that's engulfed in flames, with the backdrop of a city during night-time while a couple of helicopters hovering near the site points their spotlights at the man.
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
- Film.director
- Sam Raimi
- Film.story
- Sam Raimi
- Film.producer
- Robert Tapert
- Film.cinematography
- Bill Pope
- Film.music
- Danny Elfman
- Film.distributor
- Universal Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 96 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $14 million
- Film.gross
- $48.8 million
- Album.name
- Darkman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Album.type
- Soundtrack
- Album.artist
- Danny Elfman
- Album.recorded
- 1990
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- disfigurement
- Director
- Sam Raimi
- Screenwriter
- Ivan Raimi
- Cast member
- Coen brothers
- Composer
- Danny Elfman
- Producer
- Rob Tapert
- Production company
- Q3381138
- Cinematographer
- Bill Pope
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 807788
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1990-11-15
- title
- Darkman
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- review score
- 65/100
- set in period
- 1989
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Encyclopedic overview
26 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development and origins
- Pre-production
- Writing
- Casting
- Filming
- Post-production
- Music
- Soundtrack
- Release
- Marketing
- Box office
- Reception
- Critical response
- Legacy
- Home media
- Merchandise
- Comic books
- Novels
- Video game
- Television
- Sequels
- References
- External links
Darkman is a 1990 American superhero horror film directed and co-written by Sam Raimi. The film stars Liam Neeson as scientist Peyton Westlake, who is brutally attacked, disfigured, and left for dead by ruthless mobster Robert Durant (Larry Drake), after his girlfriend, attorney Julie Hastings (Frances McDormand), runs afoul of corrupt developer Louis Strack Jr. (Colin Friels). An experimental treatment gives Westlake super-human strength and resilience, with the unintended side-effect of rendering him mentally unstable and borderline psychotic. Consumed with vengeance, Westlake continues his research with the new goal of hunting down those who disfigured him.
After Raimi's initial desire to adapt The Shadow was turned down by Universal Studios, Raimi instead chose to create an original superhero based on a short story he wrote that paid homage to Universal's horror films of the 1930s. It was produced by Robert Tapert, and was written by Raimi, his brother Ivan, Chuck Pfarrer, and brothers Daniel and Joshua Goldin. Artist Tony Gardner designed and created the elaborate makeup effects required to turn Neeson into Darkman.
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