An assassin named Al Simmons is double-crossed and murdered by his evil boss Jason Wynn. Al makes a deal with the devil and returns to earth as Spawn to see his wife. He is ordered by the devil's minion, The Clown, to kill Wynn. Wynn has made a deal with the Clown too and is supposed to destroy the world with a deadly virus that will help start Armageddon and allow Hell to attack Heaven. Spawn must choose between Good and Evil.Written by
Keith Haney <kbhaney@inconnect.com>
The Violator is traditionally presented as fairly skinny with their mouth wide open most of the time. But in 1997, this was not easy to accomplish for live-action. So, the filmmakers made the character wider and only had their mouth open wide very briefly. See more »
Goofs
At the North Korean biological weapons plant all of the warning signs on the tanks are written in English. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
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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Crazy Credits
For about 1 frame and blurry in the opening credits, the name Terry Fitzgerald appears. See more »
Alternate Versions
A R-rated Director's Cut has been released for VHS, DVD, and laserdisc. It includes scenes that had to be cut for a PG-13. The film has a couple of new violent scenes. At the end of the film is a 30-minute interview with the creator Todd McFarlane and a Behind the Scenes of Spawn show that was first aired on the Sci-Fi Network. See more »
Cult comic book comes to the screen looking like a bad computer game. Lacklustre story, illogically put together, some really awful editing and dialogue and finally the Tron-looking computer generated special effects (as in Tron from 1982, yes).
Joe Leguizamo is wickedly funny as spooky Stephen Kingish clown and the only highlight.
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* (1 out of 5) Spawn
Directed by : Mark A.Z. Dippé, 1997
Cult comic book comes to the screen looking like a bad computer game. Lacklustre story, illogically put together, some really awful editing and dialogue and finally the Tron-looking computer generated special effects (as in Tron from 1982, yes).
Joe Leguizamo is wickedly funny as spooky Stephen Kingish clown and the only highlight.