Spawn

Martin Sheen agreed to star in this movie because he always wanted to star in a comic book movie. He later played another comic book role, Uncle Ben in The Amazing Spider-Man 3D (2012).

At the North Korean biological weapons plant all of the warning signs on the tanks are written in English.

English is the international language of science.

During the credits, at several points, there is a single frame inserted of a blurred, overexposed figure

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.

Featured in The Making of 'Spawn' (1997)