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Darkman

- They destroyed everything he had, everything he was. Now, crime has a new enemy and justice has a new face.

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.

Release Date : 1990-08-24

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal PicturesRenaissance Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Peyton Westlake / Darkman

Original Name : Liam Neeson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julie Hastings

Original Name : Frances McDormand

Gender : Female

Character Name : Louis Strack Jr.

Original Name : Colin Friels

Gender : Male

Character Name : Robert G. Durant

Original Name : Larry Drake

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yakitito

Original Name : Nelson Mashita

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eddie Black

Original Name : Jessie Lawrence Ferguson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rudy Guzman

Original Name : Rafael H. Robledo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Skip

Original Name : Dan Hicks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rick

Original Name : Ted Raimi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Smiley

Original Name : Dan Bell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pauly

Original Name : Nicholas Worth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Martin Katz

Original Name : Aaron Lustig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hung Fat

Original Name : Arsenio

Gender : Male

Character Name : Convenience Store Clerk

Original Name : Said Faraj

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chinese Warrior

Original Name : Nathan Jung

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chinese Warrior #2

Original Name : Professor Toru Tanaka

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carnival Booth Attendant

Original Name : John Lisbon Wood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Side Show Barker

Original Name : Frank Noon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Limo Driver

Original Name : William Dear

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gravedigger

Original Name : Julius Harris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Computer (Voice)

Original Name : Bridget Hoffman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Philip A. Gillis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Maggie Moore

Gender : Female

Character Name : Policeman #1

Original Name : Carl Bresk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman #2

Original Name : Sean Daniel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Physician

Original Name : John Landis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Screaming Woman

Original Name : Carrie Hall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : John Cameron

Gender : Male

Character Name : Helicopter Pilot

Original Name : Craig Hosking

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Helicopter Pilot

Original Name : Karl A. Wickman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Helicopter Pilot

Original Name : Cliff Fleming

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dockworker #1

Original Name : Andy Bale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dockworker #2

Original Name : Neal McDonough

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dockworker #3

Original Name : Stuart Cornfeld

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dockworker

Original Name : William Lustig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dockworker

Original Name : Scott Spiegel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dockworker #6

Original Name : Cary Tyler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dockworker with Bullet in Forehead

Original Name : Charles W. Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Final Shemp

Original Name : Bruce Campbell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Burn Doctor (uncredited)

Original Name : Jenny Agutter

Gender : Female

Character Name : Oldsmobile Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Ethan Coen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oldsmobile Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Joel Coen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chinese Warrior #3 (uncredited)

Original Name : Tau Logo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carnival Goer (uncredited)

Original Name : Josh Becker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Parking Lot (uncredited)

Original Name : Jorga Caye

Gender : Female

Character Name : Goon at Construction Site (uncredited)

Original Name : Christopher Doyle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Durant's Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Troy Fromin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Burn Ward Nurse / Lizard Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Gardner

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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 about ridding L.A. of its mobsters. It’s a comic book film that isn’t based on a comic book, Raimi inventing his own tortured protagonist whilst homaging similar beings of eras past. All the silliness of such fare is here of course, overblown violence and colourful characters are frequent, but there’s good thought gone into the revenge theme, while the action sequences are often excellent. The pace hardly sags, as Raimi’s creations move about a Los Angeles that is equally decaying or affluent, and in Neeson the story has a lead actor with swagger, pathos and emotional force in abundance. 7/10

d54.pod

@d54.pod

2022-09-03

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 emotional and captivating story which is real. No over the top CGI, no storylines forced in by studio producers, not really any characters used just as a device, no cut scenes of blatant Easter Eggs and no political agenda in sight. Comedy is used appropriately and not to undercut the tone of particular scenes and characters. I really miss these kind of movies in today's superhero landscape. I do like the MCU and how they bought these comic book characters to screen, but after watching Darkman (after about 15 years or so) the MCU are doing so much wrong. I loved you could just watch this movie and not have to worry about what is means to the overarching story or where this story and character fit into the larger universe. It also did such a great job of focusing purely on one character and the journey through the pain he has to go through. I love this movie, it's one of those movies which will always stick in my memory. It's a real testament to great film making and knowing what works.

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-12

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-movies... wrongly hates. And, it's a comic book movie, it is over the top, it is campy, it packs serious action into a short little plot that still manages to be compelling. The MCU could take lessons on story crafting from this.

JPV852

@JPV852

2024-02-19

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 spend 90-minutes still.