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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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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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2 wins & 6 nominations more
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Stylish B-Type Super Hero-Revenge Tale more (105 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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Runtime:
96 min
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Julia Roberts was almost cast as Julie Hastings before she got the role in Pretty Woman (1990) and had to be replaced. more
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Continuity: When Julie follows Peyton back to the warehouse, she sees his "Peyton" mask sitting on a desk. In a close-up of the mask, it starts to melt while still on the desk. Yet in the next shot, Julie is seen holding the mask in her hands. more
Quotes:
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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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Give It To Me more

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15 out of 19 people found the following review useful.
Stylish B-Type Super Hero-Revenge Tale, 12 January 2007
8/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

For a Class-B type movie and feel to it, it's pretty good....better than I anticipated. I've seen it twice and enjoyed it more the second time. I had forgotten how stylish-looking it was and it was fun to see.

What I did remember were a couple of wild scenes, such as "Darkman" (Liam Neeson) being swung around in the sky on the end of a chain from a helicopter, and the big fire scene early on which turns Neeson's character into the masked hero.

The villains in the movie are over-the-top, leading with Larry Drake's character "Durant." There also is some outrageous Rambo action which stretches way past credibility, such as people shooting from five feet away and missing our hero!

Overall, not as good as the critics would have you believe, but still entertaining. At least it has two quality actors in Neeson and Frances McDormand. Drake went on to play the infamous "Dr. Giggles." If you liked this crazy film, you'll love that one.

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