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Darkman (1990)

R 96 min  -  Action | Crime | Sci-Fi  -   24 August 1990 (USA)
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A hideously scarred and mentally unstable scientist seeks revenge against the crooks who made him like that.

Director:

Sam Raimi

Writers:

Sam Raimi (story), Chuck Pfarrer (screenplay), and 4 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Liam Neeson ...
Frances McDormand ...
Colin Friels ...
Larry Drake ...
Nelson Mashita ...
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson ...
Rafael H. Robledo Rafael H. Robledo ...
Dan Hicks ...
Skip (as Danny Hicks)
Ted Raimi ...
Rick (as Theodore Raimi)
Dan Bell Dan Bell ...
Nicholas Worth Nicholas Worth ...
Aaron Lustig ...
Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad ...
Said Faraj ...
Convenience Store Clerk
Nathan Jung Nathan Jung ...
Chinese Warrior
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Storyline

Peyton Westlake is a scientist who has discovered a way to produce synthetic skin. This could revolutionise skin grafting, except for one minor glitch; the synthetic skin degrades after 100 minutes of exposure to light. When gangsters attack Peyton, he is horrifically burnt, and assumed dead. In his quest for revenge, Peyton, aka the Darkman, is able to take on the appearance of anyone (using the synthetic skin,) but he's only got 100 minutes per disguise. Written by Rob Hartill  

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Plot Keywords:

Scientist | Revenge | Lawyer | Mask | Love  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Action | Crime | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Covek iz tame See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$8,054,000 (USA) (24 August 1990) (1786 Screens)

Gross:

$48,878,520 (Worldwide) (1991)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Durant's finger fetish derived from Sam Raimi wanting the character to have a specific trademark - one that hinted at a military background. Which would explain why Durant is proficient with a grenade launcher when he's firing it from a helicopter. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: The Bellasariuous memorandum is dated October 15, 1989, which was a Sunday. It's unlikely the memorandum would have been written on a Sunday. See 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. What's it matter! Just another tough guy, that's all.
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Crazy Credits

The opening credit sequence is full of dark clouds and brief images of Darkman. The second A in the title is shaped like Darkman's silhouette. See more »

Connections

Edited into "Home Improvement: The Tool Man Delivers (#6.9)" (1996) See more »

Soundtracks

"Give It To Me"
Written and Performed by Judy Valenti See more »