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The Spirit (2008) -- A rookie cop named Denny Colt returns from the beyond to fight evil  in director Frank Miller's new film, "The Spirit."
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Overview

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Director:
Frank Miller
Writers (WGA):
Frank Miller (screenplay)
Will Eisner (comic book series)
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Release Date:
25 December 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again. more
Plot:
Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City. full summary | full synopsis
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I can;'t imagine what Frank Miller was thinking more (240 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Will Eisner's The Spirit (USA) (poster title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of stylized violence and action, some sexual content and brief nudity.
Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS
Company:
Lionsgate more

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Trivia:
When the Spirit finds Sand Serif's derrière photocopy and says, "You shouldn't have signed it", the phrase was from one of Frank Miller's early Daredevil comics. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the scene involving a poster of a diagram of The Spirit and his body (divided into lots of separate sections), it first shows him with no clothes on, and when we see the poster several seconds later he is wearing shorts. more
Quotes:
The Spirit: [Wakes up after being unconscious] What smells dental?
The Spirit: [Looks around at Nazi decorations, and realizes he's tied to a Dentist chair] Dental and Nazi. Great.
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Movie Connections:
References Marathon Man (1976) more
Soundtrack:
Deutschland Uber Alles more

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68 out of 129 people found the following comment useful.
I can;'t imagine what Frank Miller was thinking, 25 December 2008
4/10
Author: angelynx-2 (angelynx@spookhouse.net) from Washington DC

I honestly thought he would treat this much-loved and admired classic with some respect. Guess I'm naive. It certainly looks gorgeous, but that's almost regrettable in a film that's otherwise so utterly, grindingly, gone-to-hell stupid. Awful performances (except by Gabriel Macht as Our Hero, who looks great with his wide earnest eyes and buff physique, and handles the lines about his love for the city with fine, tough conviction), jaw-droppingly overdone dialogue, what seems like hours of totally unnecessary comic material ...man, it's just dreadful, and a great disappointment to me. If I ever buy the DVD I'll only watch it with the sound turned off.

Poor Will Eisner must be spinning in his grave tonight.

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