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Overview

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Director:
Mark A.Z. Dippé
Writers (WGA):
Todd McFarlane (comic book)
Alan B. McElroy (screen story) ...
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Release Date:
1 August 1997 (USA) more
Tagline:
Born in darkness. Sworn to justice. more
Plot:
A mercenary is killed, but comes back from Hell as a reluctant soldier of the Devil. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(53 articles)
Marvel fans name favourite comic cover
 (From digitalspy. 25 June 2009, 3:50 PM, PDT)

DiCaprio sought for 'Spawn' film
 (From digitalspy. 15 June 2009, 11:44 AM, PDT)

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Its a good movie for the comic book genre more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements involving the demonic underworld, violence, intense fantasy action and crude humor.
Runtime:
96 min | USA:98 min (director's cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Germany:18 (director's cut) | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | South Korea:12 | Ireland:12 | Ireland:18 (director's cut) | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A | Canada:PA (Manitoba) (director's cut) | Canada:18A (director's cut) | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) (director's cut) | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | UK:12 | UK:15 (director's cut) | USA:PG-13 | USA:R (director's cut) | Mexico:B

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John Leguizamo ate live maggots on pizza for this film. more
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Errors in geography: At the North Korean biological weapons plant all of the warning signs on the tanks are written in English. more
Quotes:
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Cogliostro: The battle between Heaven and Hell has waged eternal, their armies fueled by souls harvested on Earth. The devil, Malebolgia, has sent a lieutenant to Earth to recruit men who will turn the world into a place of death in exchange for wealth and power, a place that will provide enough souls to complete his army and allow Armageddon to begin. All the Dark Lord needs now is a great soldier, someone who can lead his hordes to the gates of Heaven and burn them down.
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Referenced in The Supermarket (2009) more
Soundtrack:
For Whom the Bell Tolls (The Irony of it All) more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Its a good movie for the comic book genre, 22 April 2002
7/10
Author: Bill Scott (billpat85@webtv.net) from Redding California

This is not a great movie and is certainly not for young kids, but it is a good movie if you like the source of it and other movies based on super hero comics. I certainly liked it a lot better then the last three Batman movies, but not as much as I loved Blade.

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