Witchblade (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:

reference to joan of arc | female superhero | female police detective | police protagonist | wrist gauntlet | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | 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

Gallo: [as Sara drives away from the club, Gallo suddenly rises from where he has hidden in the back seat and holds a pistol to Sara's head] Buona sera, bella.
Sara Pezzini: Hi, killer.
Gallo: Ooh, you know, I always like that moniker. Watch the potholes, 'cuz I want to talk to you for a minute before I snuff out your vapid little martyr life. I like the little peach-fuzz hair standing up on the back of your neck. You know, your holier-than-thou attitude used to really make me angry; but now, I just find it amusing. You ...
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Connections

Followed by Witchblade (2001)

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Soundtracks

American Woman
Written by Randy Bachman (as Randall Charles Bachman), Burton Cummings, Jim Kale (as M.J. Kale) and Gary Peterson (as Gary Petterson)
Performed by The Guess Who

User Reviews

One of the biggest rip-offs of The Matrix I've ever seen...

Bullets that make ripples in the air as they fly, A mysterious man teaching the main character that 'they are the chosen one,' a final battle that takes place in a subway with the villain punching through concrete pillars. No, its not The Matrix, it's Witchblade. This movie was very boring, filled with incredibly cheesy moments and mediocre gun battles. This movie was such a rip-off, I was laughing throughout the entire movie. You might want to watch it just for the laughs.