In 1930s New York City, the Shadow battles his nemesis, Shiwan Khan, who is building an atomic bomb.
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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 | ... | Reinhardt Lane | |
| Tim Curry | ... | Farley Claymore | |
| Jonathan Winters | ... | Police Commissioner Wainwright Barth | |
| Sab Shimono | ... | Dr. Roy Tam | |
| Andre Gregory | ... | Burbank | |
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Brady Tsurutani | ... | Tulku |
| James Hong | ... | Li Peng | |
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Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad | ... | Wu |
| Joseph Maher | ... | Isaac Newboldt | |
| John Kapelos | ... | Duke Rollins | |
| Max Wright | ... | Berger | |
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Based on the 1930's pulp fiction and radio drama series, this movie pits the hero against his arch enemy, Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city ransom using an atomic bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "The power to cloud men's minds", the Shadow comes blazing to the city's rescue with explosive results. Written by Michael Ross <M.I.Ross-iy1i9893@lmu.ac.uk>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
1 July 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
O Sombra See more »Filming Locations:
Pantages Theatre - 6233 Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
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Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$11,713,845, 4 July 1994Gross USA:
$32,063,435Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$48,063,435Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Dr. Roy Tam: It does?
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In the first scene where Li Peng takes Wu as a hostage, the joke is not subtitled or translated. In Thai, Ying Ko says "But too much like my father." See more »Goofs
When Margo yells at her father while he is disarming the bomb, her lips say "Pick one!" before her voice says it. See more »Quotes
The Shadow: I saved your life, Roy Tam. It now belongs to me.Dr. Roy Tam: It does?
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A short comment about this movie from a German point of view, which may make a difference when we're talking about radio plays/comics adapted to the silver screen:
"The Shadow" as a radio play is virtually unknown around here. (I used the opportunity to check out some old recordings on the web, and it's _awesome_ to listen to!) So, German audiences will just walk into the theatre without any proconceived ideas about how it should be, expecting just any other adventure movie.
As such, IMHO it stood up well. Baldwin is cool; of course his demi-dark side begs for a comparision to Batman, but I think Baldwin wins in terms of credibility and depth of character. The gimmicks and gadgets are neat, Tim Curry as the half-villain is entertaining to watch as always (though he overdoes it a bit at times), the script is well-paced, the action is staged superbly, the music is gripping.
But most of all: Kudos to the production design/special effects/makeup team! They did a superb job in transforming the Shadow's 'invisibility' (as well as his overall looks) from a radio idea to the screen. It was awesome to watch, and at the same time a bit chilling and frightening.
Drawback: Beside the intentional jokes ("I'm not interested in your balls..."), some takes just seemed to be unintentionally funny- perhaps they went a little too far in trying to create a gloomy atmosphere...
Along with _The Rocketeer_, this one's also one of the unfortunately widely underrated films. Certainly not a milestone in film history, but a good and entertaining flick to watch with a bag of popcorn and a girl to hold in your arms during the scary moments. But I'm pretty sure- The Shadow... knows!