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Darkman( 1990)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Liam Neeson

      Peyton Westlake / Darkman

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      Frances McDormand

      Julie Hastings

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      Colin Friels

      Louis Strack Jr.

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      Larry Drake

      Robert G. Durant

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      Nelson Mashita

      Yakitito

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      Jessie Lawrence Ferguson

      Eddie Black

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      Rafael H. Robledo

      Rudy Guzman

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      Dan Hicks

      Skip

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      Ted Raimi

      Rick

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      Dan Bell

      Smiley

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      Nicholas Worth

      Pauly

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      Aaron Lustig

      Martin Katz

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      Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad

      Hung Fat

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      Said Faraj

      Convenience Store Clerk

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      Nathan Jung

      Chinese Warrior

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      Professor Toru Tanaka

      Chinese Warrior #2

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      John Lisbon Wood

      Carnival Booth Attendant

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      Frank Noon

      Side Show Barker

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      William Dear

      Limo Driver

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      Julius Harris

      Gravedigger

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      Bridget Hoffman

      Computer (Voice)

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      Philip A. Gillis

      Priest

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      Maggie Moore

      Nurse

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      Carl Bresk

      Policeman #1

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      Sean Daniel

      Policeman #2

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      John Landis

      Physician

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      Carrie Hall

      Screaming Woman

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      John Cameron

      Bartender

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      Craig Hosking

      Helicopter Pilot

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      Karl A. Wickman

      Police Helicopter Pilot

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      Cliff Fleming

      Police Helicopter Pilot

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      Andy Bale

      Dockworker #1

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      Neal McDonough

      Dockworker #2

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      Stuart Cornfeld

      Dockworker #3

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      William Lustig

      Dockworker

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      Scott Spiegel

      Dockworker

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      Cary Tyler

      Dockworker #6

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      Charles W. Young

      Dockworker with Bullet in Forehead

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      Bruce Campbell

      Final Shemp

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      Jenny Agutter

      Burn Doctor (uncredited)

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      Ethan Coen

      Oldsmobile Passenger (uncredited)

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      Joel Coen

      Oldsmobile Driver (uncredited)

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      Tau Logo

      Chinese Warrior #3 (uncredited)

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      Josh Becker

      Carnival Goer (uncredited)

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      Jorga Caye

      Parking Lot (uncredited)

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      Christopher Doyle

      Goon at Construction Site (uncredited)

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      Troy Fromin

      Durant's Henchman (uncredited)

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      Tony Gardner

      Burn Ward Nurse / Lizard Man (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 4Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat Jun 14 2014
    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 thoug...

    Media

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    16000000.00

    Revenue

    48900000.00

    Keywords

    • mask
    • corruption
    • experiment
    • gangster
    • superhero
    • burn
    • revenge
    • los angeles, california
    • scientist
    • madness
    • outsider
    • disfigurement
    • conflagration