Witchblade (TV 2000)

Witchblade is the story of New York detective, Sara Pezzini, whose search for justice leads her to an arcane weapon that grants her the power to battle Earth's darkest evil forces.

Director:

Ralph Hemecker

Writers:

Marc Silvestri (comic book), J.D. Zeik

Stars:

Yancy Butler, Anthony Cistaro, Conrad Dunn

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yancy Butler	...	Det. Sara "Pez" Pezzini
Anthony Cistaro	...	Kenneth Irons
Conrad Dunn	...	Tommy Gallo
David Chokachi	...	Jake McCartey
Kenneth Welsh	...	Joe Siri
Will Yun Lee	...	Danny Woo
Eric Etebari	...	Ian Nottingham
Jody Racicot	...	Drexler
Hal Eisen	...	Lorenzo Vespucci
Jim Codrington	...	Officer Smitty
Tony Munch	...	Guy in Mens room
Katherine Trowell	...	Receptionist
Whitney Westwood	...	Maria Bonazzi
Phil Hay
Tyson McAuley

Storyline

NYPD Detective Sara Pezzini's main goal in life was to bring down Tommy Gallo, the hitman who killed her father, her best friend, and eventually her partner. While chasing down one of Gallo's thugs, she acquires the Witchblade, an enchanted armored glove once used by Joan of Arc that deflects bullets, extends into bladed weapons, produces visions, and neatly compacts itself into a bracelet. She uses it to help her take down Gallo with the aid of businessman Kenneth Irons and his enigmatic and lethal compatriot Ian Nottingham.

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Plot Keywords:

joan of arc | destiny | superheroine | crime boss | new york city | 

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Taglines:

A new force of justice has arrived on the streets of New York.

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official TNT site of Witchblade TV project

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 August 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Boszorkánypenge

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Halsted Pictures, Mythic Films, Top Cow Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film ends with a comic book-style image of Sara. This is actually a picture of the comic book version of Witchblade, modified to reflect the costume of the TV version (which is considerably more conservative than the skimpy comic version).

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Quotes

Sara Pezzini: And that's the story of how I came to have this strange thing on my hand called the Witchblade. I still don't know exactly what the Witchblade is, or how to use it. Every day I gain a bit more control, but this control requires will and vigilance. I think of Danny a lot. He was right. Everything and everyone is more connected than we realize. So there is no pat ending, no neat finale, no single final image.

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Connections

Features Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)

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Soundtracks

"Somebody Has to Pay"
Susie van der Meer

User Reviews

yancy butler blows angelina jolie away

this 2 hour tele-film is better than most big-hollywood action films. it is very epical. the effects arent all that bad and the acting is very good. YANCY BUTLER is the sexiest woman alive. her acting is much better than angelina jolie who played a similar role in tomb raider. her eyes reflect so many emotions that many actors have to express in paragraphs. if you are going to watch one film in your life make it witchblade.