The Punisher (1989)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Mark Goldblatt

Writer (WGA):

Boaz Yakin (written by)

Release Date:

5 October 1989 (West Germany)

Genre:

Action | Crime

Tagline:

If society won't punish the guilty, he will.

Plot:

When Frank Castle's family is murdered by criminals, he wages war on crime as a vigilante assassin known only as the Punisher.

Plot Keywords:

Woman's Neck Broken | Strong Language | Explosion | Based On Comic Strip | Flashback

Cast

Dolph Lundgren	...	Frank Castle / The Punisher
Louis Gossett Jr.	...	Jake Berkowitz
Jeroen Krabbé	...	Gianni Franco (as Jeroen Krabbe)
Kim Miyori	...	Lady Tanaka
Bryan Marshall	...	Dino Moretti
Nancy Everhard	...	Sam Leary
Barry Otto	...	Shake
Brian Rooney	...	Tommy Franco
Zoshka Mizak	...	Tanaka's Daughter
Kenji Yamaki	...	Sato
Hirofumi Kanayama	...	Tomio
Larry McCormick	...	TV Newsreader
Todd Boyce	...	Terrone
Lani John Tupu	...	Laccone (as Larney Tupu)
John Negroponte	...	Musso
Noga Bernstein	...	Ginny
Emma Soloman	...	Ginny's Girlfriend
Courtney Keiler	...	Sophia
Emily Nicol	...	Cathy
Cathy Stirk	...	Catarina
Dominic Baudish	...	Dominic
Robert Fraser	...	Robert
James Klein	...	Nicholas
Fotis Pelekis	...	Mario
Christian Manon	...	French Leader
Colin Leong	...	Cutter Captain
Brian McDermott	...	O'Banion
May Lloyd	...	Julie Castle
Holly Rogers	...	Felice Castle
Brooke Anderson	...	Annie Castle
Lois Larimore	...	Nanny
Harry Weiss	...	Maitre D'
John Samaha	...	Elevator Repairman
Robert Simper	...	Danny
Johnny Raaen	...	Joey
Lawrence Woodward	...	Mickey
Tom Coltraine	...	Peeing Man
Donal Gibson	...	Bill
David Arnett	...	Joe
Brett Williams	...	Tim
Al Gockimen	...	Hood
Colin Handley	...	Mafia Man
Isao Hirata	...	Ito
Ken Wayne	...	Bartender
David Morris	...	Man in Bar
Richard Carter	...	Cop (as Ric Carter)
Char Fontane	...	Laurie Silver
Aku Kadogo	...	Reporter
Steve Kuhn	...	Reporter
Roslyn Gentle	...	Reporter
Maurice Brimo	...	Reporter
Joanna Lambert	...	Reporter
Arthur Sherman	...	Drunk
Chris Hession	...	Bus Driver
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alistair Dean	...	Frank's Son (uncredited)
Jade Gatt	...	Young Tommy (uncredited)

Directed by
Mark Goldblatt

Writing credits (WGA)
Boaz Yakin		(written by)

Produced by
Su Armstrong	....	co-producer
Robert Guralnick	....	executive producer
Robert Mark Kamen	....	producer
Simon Heath	....	associate producer (uncredited)
Mace Neufeld	....	associate producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Dennis Dreith

Cinematography by
Ian Baker		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Tim Wellburn

Casting by
Melissa Skoff

Production Design by
Norma Moriceau

Art Direction by
Peta Lawson

Costume Design by
Norma Moriceau

Makeup Department
Brian Bertram	....	prosthetics makeup artist
Cassie Hanlon	....	makeup artist
Sherry Hubbard	....	makeup artist
Vivien Mepham	....	makeup supervisor
Joan Petch	....	hair stylist
Jan Zeigenbein	....	hair stylist (as Jan 'Ziggy' Zeigenbein)

Production Management
Chris Jones	....	unit manager
Randy Levinson	....	executive in charge of production
Tony Winley	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Chambers	....	assistant director
Naomi Enfield	....	assistant director
Michael Faranda	....	assistant director
Philip Hearnshaw	....	first assistant director
Brett Popplewell	....	assistant director
John Titley	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Alky Avramides	....	draughtsperson
Tony Bardolph	....	lead man
Martin Bruveris	....	set finisher
Andrew Chauvel	....	lead man
Cloudia	....	art department liaison: US (as Cloudia Rebar)
Chantal Cordy	....	leatherworker (as Chantal Cordey)
Martin Croydon	....	carpenter
Judy Ditter	....	art department manager
David Duffin	....	set finisher
Laurie Faen	....	assistant art director
Gillian Farrow	....	construction runner
Roland Fitzhum	....	carpenter
Jasper Galloway	....	art department attachment
Andrew Gardiner	....	carpenter
Murray Gosson	....	assistant stand-by props
Yvonne Gudgeon	....	carpenter
Judy Harvey	....	draughtsperson
Kim Hilder	....	assistant production designer
Steve Huxtable	....	carpenter
Eugene Intas	....	props buyer
Des Keena	....	set finisher
Steve Lyons	....	storyboard artist
Guy Miller	....	stand-by carpenter
John Murch	....	model maker
John Osmond	....	stand-by props
Bronwyn Parry	....	carpenter
Ray Pedler	....	scenic artist
Will Soeterboek	....	props buyer
Geoff Staker	....	carpenter
Pete von Sholly	....	storyboard artist (as Peter von Sholly)
Peter Warman	....	labor
David Watson	....	assistant stand-by props
Philip Worth	....	construction manager (as Phil Worth)

Sound Department
Wayne Artman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Beckert	....	sound re-recording mixer
Patrick Bietz	....	sound editor (as Patrick M. Bietz)
G.L. Bradley	....	assistant sound editor
Tom E. Dahl	....	sound re-recording mixer
Stacey A. Foiles	....	sound editor (as Stacey Foiles)
Donna Heslin	....	assistant sound editor
Paul Heslin	....	sound editor
Chris Ingram	....	sound editor
Donlee Jorgensen	....	sound editor (as Donlee Jurgensen)
Phil Keros	....	boom operator
David Lee	....	sound
Jean-Marc Lentretien	....	sound mixer
Jean-Marc Lentretien	....	sound re-recording mixer: French version
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist
David Lewis Yewdall	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Rodney Burke	....	special effects props buyer
Steve Courtley	....	special effects supervisor
Mont Fieguth	....	special effects (as Montie Fieguth)
Patrick Fitzgerald	....	special effects
Ray Fowler	....	atmospherics
Harry Gordon	....	special effects
Paul Gorrie	....	special effects props buyer
Albie Hastings	....	special effects props maker
Alan Maxwell	....	special effects
Chris Murray	....	special effects coordinator
Bridgette Oulsman	....	special effects
Phillip Parsonson	....	special effects
Kevin Pike	....	special effects supervisor: titles
Conrad Rothmann	....	special effects
Walter Van Veenendaal	....	special effects props maker

Stunts
Russell Allen	....	stunts
Chris Anderson	....	stunt coordinator
Chris Anderson	....	stunts
Jed Armstrong	....	stunts
Kerry Blakeman	....	stunts
Steve Brown	....	stunts
Cheuk-Fai Chan	....	stunts (as Chan Chuek Fai)
Spike Cherrie	....	stunt double: Castle
Sinn Chew	....	stunts
Chan Chuek Wan	....	stunts
Jade Clayton	....	stunts
Kerry Coleman	....	stunts
Tom Coltraine	....	stunts
Peter Culpan	....	stunts
Dar Davies	....	stunts
Mitch Deans	....	stunts
Roy Edmunds	....	stunts
Zev Eleftheriou	....	stunts
Brian Ellison	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Brian Ellison	....	stunts
Connie Gower	....	stunts
Zenda Graves	....	stunts
Hide Hirayama	....	stunts
Leigh Hodgkinson	....	stunts
Tokujun Ishi	....	stunts
Ray Jones	....	stunts
Mamora Kaneko	....	stunts
Jay Uk Kang	....	stunts
John Kingston	....	stunts
Claude Lambert	....	stunts
Bernard Ledger	....	stunts (as Bernie Ledger)
Ho Win Lee	....	stunts
Corinne Le Gall	....	stunt double: Tanaka´s Daughter (as Corrine Le Gall)
Paul Lennon	....	stunts
Ian Lind	....	stunts
Rocky McDonald	....	stunts
Phil Meacham	....	stunts
Robin Menzies	....	stunts
George Novak	....	stunts
Shun Ogawa	....	stunts
Joe Pampanella	....	stunt performer
Joe Pampanella	....	stunts
Kim Penn	....	stunt double: Tanaka´s Daughter (as Kim Maree Penn)
Wayne Pleace	....	stunts
Johnny Raaen	....	stunts
Arch Roberts	....	stunts
Kazuo Saito	....	stunts
Ian Schrivers	....	stunts
Joe Schwarger	....	stunts
Robert Simper	....	stunts
Greg Skipper	....	stunts
Koh Beng Soon	....	stunts
Iain Strutt	....	stunts
Greg Stuart	....	stunts
Aki Tannaka	....	stunts
Don Vaughn	....	stunts
Shirley Wallace	....	stunts
Lawrence Woodward	....	stunts
Tony Yuen	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Ian Bird	....	grip
Ray Brown	....	key grip
Robbie Burr	....	electrician (as Robert Burr)
Alan Dunstan	....	best boy
Reg Garside	....	gaffer
Warren Grieef	....	grip
Geoffrey Hall	....	Steadicam focus puller (as Geoff Hall)
Gary Hill	....	electrician
Ian Jones	....	Steadicam operator
Ian Jones	....	camera operator
Danny Lockett	....	grip
Patrick O'Farrell	....	electrician
Jim Sheldon	....	still photographer
Lewis Sparks	....	electrician
Kriv Stenders	....	camera department attachment
Robert Verkerk	....	electrician
Aron Walker	....	grip
Peter White	....	clapper loader

Casting Department
Suzanne Johannesen	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robyn Bunting	....	assistant stand-by wardrobe
Julie Frankham	....	wardrobe assistant
Gary Jones	....	assistant stand-by wardrobe
Fiona Nicolls	....	stand-by wardrobe (as Fiona Nicholls)
Kate Ross	....	wardrobe assistant
Paula Ryan	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Jeanine Chiavlo	....	first assistant editor: Australia (as Jeanine Chialvo)
Stephanie Flack	....	second assistant editor: Australia
Kris Garfield	....	second assistant editor: USA
Spencer Gross	....	additional editor
Dan Patsch	....	color timer
Neil Silver	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Dennis Dreith	....	conductor
Dennis Dreith	....	orchestrator
Bill House	....	music coordinator
Daniel J. Johnson	....	music editor (as Dan Johnson)
Steve Livingston	....	music editor

Other crew
Catherine Bishop	....	production coordinator (as Catherine 'Tatts' Bishop)
Elaine Boyd	....	accounting assistant
Jane Corden	....	production accountant
Mel Dykes	....	workroom supervisor
Kerry Fetzer	....	caterer
Brian Fitkin	....	martial arts trainer: Mr. Lundgren
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer
Marianne Flynn	....	accounting assistant
John Fox	....	armorer
Diana Freeman	....	assistant: Mark Goldblatt
Ian Freeman	....	unit assistant
Geoffrey Giuffre	....	unit assistant
Alison Goodwin	....	script supervisor
Denise Goulston	....	assistant to producers
Otis B. Harper	....	assistant: Louis Gossett Jr. (as Otis Harper)
Maude Heath	....	location manager
Christiaan Hoppenbrouwers	....	location manager
Dennis Hulm	....	unit assistant
Susan Jarvis	....	production secretary
Stan Lee	....	executive consultant
David Malacari	....	location manager
John Martin	....	production assistant
Justin Pierce	....	production executive
Nancy Restuccia	....	assistant: Mark Goldblatt
Brad Stephens	....	publicist
Louis Walencewicz	....	production accountant: USA

Production Companies

• New World Pictures (Australia)
• New World Pictures

Distributors

• Artisan Entertainment (DVD)
• Capital Cinéma (1989) (France) (theatrical)
• Castle Premier Releasing (1990) (UK) (theatrical)
• Delta Vidéo Diffusion (1990) (France) (VHS)
• Delta Vidéo Diffusion (France) (laserdisc)
• Herald Film Company (1990) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Highlight Film (1989) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• International Video Entertainment (IVE) (1991) (USA) (video)
• José Frade Producciones Cinematográficas S.A. (1990) (Spain) (theatrical)
• New World International (1989) (Non-USA) (theatrical)
• New World Pictures (1989) (Non-USA) (all media)
• Premiere Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
• Roadshow Entertainment Video (Australia) (VHS)
• Roadshow Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
• World Movies (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Marvel Comics  character
• Cameraquip Australia  camera equipment provided by
• Marvel Enterprises  copyright owner
• Perseverance Records  score album released by

Runtime:

89 min | Finland:76 min (heavily cut) (1990) (1995)

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Spain:18 | Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) (1990) | Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) (1995) | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-18 (2006) (self applied) (film festival rating) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | USA:R (cut) (certificate #29751) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:R | France:-12 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Sweden:(Banned) | UK:18 (cut) | West Germany:18 (cut) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

New World Pictures (Australia)

Trivia:

Dolph Lundgren did most of his own stunts.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In a long shot of rack-torture scene, everyone is clearly standing on a place-marker.

Quotes:

The Punisher: You're a good boy, Tommy. Grow up to be a good man. Because if you don't... I'll be waiting.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The President's Man (2000) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Vicious Minds

The Gulity will be punished

Dolph Lundgren is the Punisher in my mind after seeing this movie. Yeah the filming was a little cheap and they eliminated the skull on his shirt but Lundgren captured Frank Castle's descent into madness perfectly. The film opens up five years after the death of Frank Castle and his family as we see in flashbacks this pushed Castle over the edge and into a Vendetta for revenge. Top marks go to Lou Gosset Jr as he Carries his end f the movie beautifully Gossett And Lundgren are the movie. Some of the other actors fall Flat and are not really convincing Only Jerome Krabbe Carries his role off with any hint of class or style. Some of the bad acting in this movie is it's downfall but it captures the style and spirit of the comic Something the remake strives to do but not quite. This movie is a Fun shut your brain off for 92 minutes and sit back and enjoy action classic