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1 July 1994 (USA) moreTagline:
The Shadow Knows! morePlot:
In 30's New York City, the Shadow battles his nemesis, Shiwan Khan, who is building an atomic bomb. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(11 articles)
Sam Raimi talks Spider-Man 4 and his love for The Shadow (From The Geek Files. 29 May 2009, 5:09 AM, PDT)
Jean Claude Van Damme Fights Vinnie Jones
(From Cinema Blend. 13 May 2009, 1:53 AM, PDT)
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The definitive Superhero movie! more (113 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Alec Baldwin | ... | Lamont Cranston / The Shadow | |
| John Lone | ... | Shiwan Khan | |
| Penelope Ann Miller | ... | Margo Lane | |
| Peter Boyle | ... | Moe Shrevnitz | |
| Ian McKellen | ... | Dr. Reinhardt Lane | |
| Tim Curry | ... | Farley Claymore | |
| Jonathan Winters | ... | Wainwright Barth | |
| Sab Shimono | ... | Dr. Tam | |
| Andre Gregory | ... | Burbank | |
| Brady Tsurutani | ... | Tulku | |
| James Hong | ... | Li Peng | |
| Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad | ... | Wu | |
| Joseph Maher | ... | Isaac Newboldt | |
| John Kapelos | ... | Duke Rollins | |
| Max Wright | ... | Berger |
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Rated PG-13 for fantasy action violence.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
108 min | Canada:93 min (edited version)Country:
USALanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Australia:M (TV rating) | Australia:PG | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-14 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Germany:12 (video rating) | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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The Shadow (originally played by James La Curto, and then famously by Frank Readick) made his debut on radio in 1931, as the third-person narrator of mystery stories on Street & Smith's Detective Story Hour. When fans of the show wrote in asking for adventures starring The Shadow himself, Street & Smith hired Walter Gibson, a magician and former ghost writer for Harry Houdini, to write a monthly series of pulp mystery novels. The Shadow Magazine ran until 1949, and was the most successful pulp series ever. Beginning in 1937, The Shadow starred in his own radio show, originally featuring Orson Welles as Lamont Cranston and Agnes Moorehead as Margo Lane. Other actors later played The Shadow on the radio show, which ran until 1955. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: Khan causes a sailor to climb over the security fence and jump from the Empire State Building committing suicide. The movie is set in the 1930s. The fence was not added until 1947. moreQuotes:
Dr. Roy Tam: I guess you would call it an implosive-explosive sub-molecular device.Lamont Cranston: Or an Atomic Bomb.
Dr. Roy Tam: Hey, that's catchy.
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Many people would not agree with the maximum rating being awarded to this film. I should agree with them, the one reason I don't is that you can clearly see this film attempted to be great in all areas. I feel sorry for them, they carried the story well and related back to a lot from the original stories. They would have succeeded if it weren't for the fact that they made a couple of casting errors. The lead hero and villain were good, Tim Curry always boosts a film and the female wasn't that bad really. The rest should have been reconsidered, however. Sir Ian McKellen is capable of so much more than he delivered, which is surprising. Even so, he should not have been chosen for that role. The one problem this film really has is that it chose to use a character created in times when there weren't any heroes really. It is nearly impossible to understand these times and therefore the impact of the character was lost on the audience this time around. It is a real shame, because the shot of The Shadow at the top of the stairs in the hotel is one of the best you will find of any hero in film. If you are aware of the original Shadow articles, this film will probably already be in your collection. It does a great job and should not have flopped to the extent it did. I would strongly encourage anyone considering watching this film to rent it. If you like the superhero genre, which is on the rise, you will love this film. Cliché, yes, but true.