Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995)

Darkman and Durant return and they hate each other as much as ever. This time, Durant has plans to take over the city's drug trade using high-tech weaponry. Darkman must step in and try to stop Durant once and for all.

Director:

Bradford May

Writers:

Robert Eisele (story), Lawrence Hertzog (story),

Stars:

Larry Drake, Arnold Vosloo, Kim Delaney

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Larry Drake	...	Robert G. Durant
Arnold Vosloo	...	Darkman / Peyton Westlake
Kim Delaney	...	Jill Randall
Renée O'Connor	...	Laurie Brinkman
Lawrence Dane	...	Dr. Alfred Hathaway
Jesse Collins	...	Dr. David Brinkman
David Ferry	...	Eddie
Rod Wilson	...	Ivan Druganov
Jack Langedijk	...	Rollo Latham
Sten Eirik	...	Whitey
Steve Mousseau	...	Roy
James Millington	...	Mr. Perkins
Phillip Jarrett	...	Dan
Kevin Rushton	...	Skinhead
Graham Rowat	...	Producer Bob (as Graham Rowatt)

Storyline

Darkman, who has, since the first film, devoted his life to perfecting his synthetic skin and fighting crime, is horrified to learn that his old foe, Robert G. Durant, is alive. Durant wastes no time taking control of his old business. He releases an insane weapons developer from a mental institution, and uses him to create a deadly laser weapon. Now, with the help of his disguises and inhuman strength, Darkman must forever rid the world of Durant.

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Plot Keywords:

part of trilogy | mushroom cloud | second part | superhero | direct to video sequel to theatrical movie | 

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Taglines:

Vengeance strikes hardest in the dark.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and brutal violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 July 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Darkman 2: I epistrofi tou Durant

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Renaissance Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The final shot of the movie clearly shows Canada's tallest building, the CN Tower, located in downtown Toronto, Ontario.

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Goofs

When the man is thrown down the building it's an obvious dummy used. Audio is screaming while the dummy has his mouth closed.

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Quotes

Darkman: [playing with remote controlled rat, making it scare his cat] Be careful - he bites!

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

User Reviews

The Battle of the Well-Spoken

I disagree with those films fan who feel this is a poor film. I don't feel it's over-shadowed by the original film at all.

Arnold Vosloo is great. This is the man who said, "You wouldn't want to hurt my feelings, would you, Randall?" To justify his greatness in this film, he asks, "Is there a problem?" I enjoy his clear-cut voice-over. He handles the changes from toughness to concern to mad-scientist hilarity very well.

I thought it was a sad move to bring back, Larry Drake, as Robert G. Durant. After all he's hardly super-powered. But still he does well as the villain. He's clever enough to counter the Dark Man a few times. His diction and delivery is very precise. He also knows how to lose his calm when losing the battle of the wits.

The script is good. It's very funny. The actors work well in playing so seriously. Durant has a good gang, with most members getting some time in the spotlight. Two of the crew have the job of playing themselves and Dark Man imitating them.