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Darkman (1990) -- A hideously scarred and mentally unstable scientist seeks revenge against the crooks who made him like that.
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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Sam Raimi (story)
Chuck Pfarrer (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
24 August 1990 (USA) more
Tagline:
Now, Crime Has a New Enemy, And Justice Has a New Face! more
Plot:
A hideously scarred and mentally unstable scientist seeks revenge against the crooks who made him like that. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 5 nominations more
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Sam Raimi's superhero epic that is Darkman more (106 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Liam Neeson ... Peyton Westlake / Darkman

Frances McDormand ... Julie Hastings
Colin Friels ... Louis Strack Jr.
Larry Drake ... Robert G. Durant
Nelson Mashita ... Yakitito
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson ... Eddie Black
Rafael H. Robledo ... Rudy Guzman
Dan Hicks ... Skip (as Danny Hicks)

Ted Raimi ... Rick (as Theodore Raimi)
Dan Bell ... Smiley
Nicholas Worth ... Pauly

Aaron Lustig ... Martin Katz
Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad ... Hung Fat

Said Faraj ... Convenience Store Clerk
Nathan Jung ... Chinese Warrior
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96 min
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Demi Moore was considered for the role of Julie. Bridget Fonda tested for the role. more
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Revealing mistakes: When Peyton breaks the finger of the fairground worker, the close-up clearly shows it to be made of rubber. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Eddie Black: [on phone] 'Cause he's an asshole! Tell him no. Tell him no, too. Him, tell "fuck you." No, I'm gonna be here a minute. Got some guy coming up who thinks he's gonna muscle me out of my property. Just another tough guy, that's all.
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References Evil Dead II (1987) more
Soundtrack:
Give It To Me more

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Was Bruce Campbell really Sam Raimi's first choice to play Darkman?
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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Sam Raimi's superhero epic that is Darkman, 25 March 2007
10/10
Author: Rautus from United Kingdom

Sam Raimi's Evil Dead Trilogy is a true classic and so is Darkman, his own hero idea before doing Spider-Man. A mix of black humour and action Darkman is a epic. Liam Neeson does a perfect job as Darkman as he makes us feel sympathetic for the hero when you think what the character as gone through. Larry Drake is great as Robert Durrant, he is sinister with the way he does things like cutting off fingers and keeping them.

The camera effects are clever such as Darkman's rage sequences and the camera style of the POV of the nail's being shot. This effect was also used in Army of Darkness. The Darkman make up was good as it does look like burned and disfigured skin.

Darkman is a great film that is worth watching. Also check out Bruce Campbell as one of Darkman's disguises. 10/10

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