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Rankaisija

Original title: The Punisher
  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
25K
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Dolph Lundgren in Rankaisija (1989)
When Frank Castle's family is murdered by criminals, he wages war on crime as a vigilante assassin known only as The Punisher.
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When Frank Castle's family is murdered by criminals, he wages war on crime as a vigilante assassin known only as The Punisher.When Frank Castle's family is murdered by criminals, he wages war on crime as a vigilante assassin known only as The Punisher.When Frank Castle's family is murdered by criminals, he wages war on crime as a vigilante assassin known only as The Punisher.

  • Director
    • Mark Goldblatt
  • Writer
    • Boaz Yakin
  • Stars
    • Dolph Lundgren
    • Louis Gossett Jr.
    • Jeroen Krabbé
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    25K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mark Goldblatt
    • Writer
      • Boaz Yakin
    • Stars
      • Dolph Lundgren
      • Louis Gossett Jr.
      • Jeroen Krabbé
    • 206User reviews
    • 114Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
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    Top cast

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    Dolph Lundgren
    Dolph Lundgren
    • Frank Castle
    Louis Gossett Jr.
    Louis Gossett Jr.
    • Jake Berkowitz
    Jeroen Krabbé
    Jeroen Krabbé
    • Gianni Franco
    • (as Jeroen Krabbe)
    Kim Miyori
    Kim Miyori
    • Lady Tanaka
    Bryan Marshall
    Bryan Marshall
    • Dino Moretti
    Nancy Everhard
    Nancy Everhard
    • Sam Leary
    Barry Otto
    Barry Otto
    • Shake
    Brian Rooney
    Brian Rooney
    • Tommy Franco
    Zoska Aleece
    • Tanaka's Daughter
    • (as Zoshka Mizak)
    Kenji Yamaki
    • Sato
    Hirofumi Kanayama
    • Tomio
    Larry McCormick
    Larry McCormick
    • TV Newsreader
    Todd Boyce
    Todd Boyce
    • Tarrone
    Lani John Tupu
    Lani John Tupu
    • Laccone
    • (as Larney Tupu)
    Gianfranco Negroponte
    • Musso
    • (as John Negroponte)
    Noga Bernstein
    • Ginny
    Emma Soloman
    • Ginny's Girlfriend
    Courtney Keiler
    • Sophia
    • Director
      • Mark Goldblatt
    • Writer
      • Boaz Yakin
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      (at around 1h 1 min) During a flashback Frank Castle (Dolph Lundgren) has about his family, his daughters are both wearing Spider-Man pajamas. Director Mark Goldblatt did this to pay homage to Spider-Man. The Punisher first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #129, dated February 1974.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 10 mins) After the lights go off, some goons shoot at where two characters are standing, only to find them gone when the emergency lights come on. Not a single bullet hole is visible in the Japanese paper screen they were standing before, however.
    • Quotes

      The Punisher: Come on god, answer me. for years I'm asking why, why are the innocent dead and the guilty alive? Where is justice? Where is punishment? Or have you already answered, have you already said to the world here is justice, here is punishment, here, in me.

    • Crazy credits
      Wayne Fitzgerald created the titles from numerous movies and TV shows Buck Rogers in the 25th Century the same animated sequence is used.
    • Alternate versions
      German VHS release omits some of the bloody bullet-impacts. The killing of the Samurai army in the Yakuza tower was completely removed. We only see them lying on the ground.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Punisher: Gag Reel (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Planet of Love
      Performed by Simon Stokes

      Written by Simon Stokes & Harry Garfield

    User reviews206

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    GREAT FILM THANKS TO THE ACTORS CHOSEN
    The Punisher was one of the better Marvel films adapted from a comic-thanks mainly to the casting.

    Dolph Lungdren was an excellent choice as The Punisher and I cannot imagine anyone else being able to play it as well as he did. His facial expressions were so convincing throughout the movie;you really could believe that he was Frank Castle, a man whose family had been butchered. It was probably one of Dolph's best roles since playing He-Man in Masters of the Universe. The Punisher is a dangerous and pessimistic character and Dolph played it great.

    Louis Gossett Jr. played Jake Berkowitz who had been chasing The Punisher for years and the lovely Nancy Everhard played his sidekick.

    Jeroen Krabbe played crime boss Gianni Franco and he too did a brilliant job. He wasn't the stereotypical gangster. He made Gianni Franco into an intriguing character.

    The casting for this film was brilliant so all that was needed after that was lots of action. And lots of action is exactly what we got. It was very vicious at times and I found myself flinching at times but it was great action.

    I do wish there had been a sequel to this film.
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    • May 6, 2002

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 5, 1989 (West Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The punisher - rankaisija
    • Filming locations
      • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • New World Pictures (Australia)
      • Marvel Entertainment
      • New World Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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