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Darkman is a 1990 superhero action film directed by Sam Raimi. It is based on a short story Raimi wrote that paid homage to Universal's horror films of the ...
Darkman is a 1990 superhero action film directed by Sam Raimi. It is based on a short story Raimi wrote that paid homage to Universal's horror films of the 1930s. The film stars Liam Neeson as Peyton Westlake, a scientist who is attacked and left for dead by a ruthless mobster, Robert Durant (played by Larry Drake) after his girlfriend, an attorney (played by Frances McDormand), runs afoul of a corrupt developer (played by Colin Friels). Unable to secure the rights to either The Shadow or Batman
2. Darkman | Superhero Films Wiki - Fandom
Darkman is a 1990 American superhero thriller film directed and co-written by Sam Raimi. It is based on a short story Raimi wrote that paid homage to Universal ...
Darkman is a 1990 American superhero thriller film directed and co-written by Sam Raimi. It is based on a short story Raimi wrote that paid homage to Universal's horror films of the 1930s. The film stars Liam Neeson as Peyton Westlake, a scientist who is brutally attacked, disfigured and left for dead by a ruthless mobster, Robert Durant (Larry Drake), after his girlfriend, an attorney (Frances McDormand), runs afoul of a corrupt developer (Colin Friels). After a failed treatment to cure him of
3. Darkman | film by Raimi [1990] - Britannica
Sep 14, 2024 · Darkman (1990), starring Liam Neeson as the title character, a disfigured scientist who gains enhanced strength and uses masks of synthetic skin to impersonate ...
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Darkman (1990) R | 96 mins | Fantasy, Adventure | 24 August 1990 Cast: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels
Robert G. Durant and his thugs, Rudy Guzman, Rick Anderson, Smiley, Skip, and Pauly Mazzucci, take over a drug operation in a warehouse gunfight. Durant punishes the kingpin, Eddie Black, by slicing off his fingers with a cigar cutter. Meanwhile, scientist Peyton Westlake and his assistant, Yakitito, experiment with artificial “liquid” flesh. They create a computer hologram of Yakitito’s nose and sheath it with skin, but the flesh dissolves after ninety-nine minutes. That night, Peyton makes love to his attorney girl friend, Julie Hastings. In the morning, Julie telephones her boss to tell him he accidentally gave her a secret memorandum listing payments their client, developer Louis Strack, Jr. of Strack Industries, made to city zoning commissioners. Peyton sets a cup of coffee on the memorandum, leaving a circular stain. He proposes marriage as Julie leaves, but she asks for time to think about it. Later, Strack admits he bribed the commissioners, but asks Julie to understand that hi
5. Darkman (1990)—Sam Raimi's First Superhero Movie - Film Purgatory
Aug 28, 2022 · Raimi originally wrote Darkman as a short story that took inspiration from a number of influences including The Phantom of the Opera, The ...
Before he became mainstream famous for his Spider-Man Trilogy, Sam Raimi was best known for directing low-budget horror films such as the Evil Dead series. Deciding to branch out, Raimi attempted to secure the rights to The Shadow, a long-running superhero novel, radio and comic book series dating back to the 1930s. When Universal rejected his pitch for The Shadow, Raimi decided to create his own superhero with the power to change his face. Dr. Peyton Westlake (played by Liam Neeson) is a scien
6. Unraveling Sam Raimi's Forgotten Superhero: Darkman (1990)
May 26, 2022 · In 1990, Sam Raimi followed up Evil Dead II with what would be his fourth major motion picture, a scrappy little superhero movie called Darkman.
Superhero films have become such an omnipresent part of our culture that it feels like there is a new one hitting theatres every month. That feeling may be warranted by the fact that in this year a…
7. Darkman (1990) - VHS Revival
Oct 8, 2018 · As films made in the comic book mode go, Sam Raimi's Darkman, released in 1990 on the back of an inspired marketing campaign that queried ...
As films made in the comic book mode go, Sam Raimi’s Darkman, released in 1990 on the back of an inspired marketing campaign that queried the origin of the character by posing the question ‘Who Is …
8. Darkman (1990) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Written by d54.pod on August 30, 2022. Full Review: ... I recently rewatched Darkman and there is just so much to like about this movie.
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love.
9. REVIEW: Darkman (1990) - FictionMachine.
Oct 27, 2020 · Darkman, released back in 1990, is a personal favourite. It was the first film that I went to see in a cinema on my own. I loved it back ...
Sam Raimi is a widely liked director of genre pictures; most audiences will know him for either his Evil Dead or Spider-Man movies. Wedged in-between, however, are a number of less famous films. Da…
10. Darkman Reviews - Metacritic
Written By · 1990 · R · Universal Pictures · 1 h 36 m.
A hideously scarred and mentally unstable scientist seeks revenge against the mobster who ruined his life.
11. Darkman (1990) - RantBit - WordPress.com
Jun 28, 2015 · Darkman (1990). First published by FilmLand Empire · 20140220011136588_original. Darkman is a film about transitions. Mild-mannered scientist ...
First published by FilmLand Empire Darkman is a film about transitions. Mild-mannered scientist Peyton Westlake (Liam Neeson, showing early promise of the unlikely action hero he would later become…
12. Darkman: Revisiting Sam Raimi's cult 1990 superhero movie
Aug 24, 2024 · Tom Jolliffe revisits Sam Raimi's Darkman, released on this day back in 1990… ... He has written a number of feature films including ...
Tom Jolliffe revisits Sam Raimi’s Darkman, released on this day back in 1990… Hot on the heels of Batman, Sam Raimi delivered Darkman unto the world. Raimi wouldn’t become synonymous with iconic comic book hero films until doing the game changing Spider-Man trilogy, but Darkman , whilst an original creation from Raimi’s mind, is a […]
13. On This Day In Horror - On August 24, 1990 “Darkman” was released in ...
Aug 24, 2024 · On August 24, 1990 “Darkman” was released in theaters! Directed and co-written by Sam Raimi (Evil Dead). The film stars Liam Neeson as ...
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Nov 20, 2015 · Released in the summer of 1990, Darkman would become a sleeper hit and allow Raimi to make a third Evil Dead film (1992's Army of Darkness). It ...
“I’m everyone, and no one. Everywhere, nowhere. Call me… Darkman.” Following the success of 1987’s Evil Dead 2 and his failure to obtain the film rights to The Shado…
15. Darkman | Rotten Tomatoes
Synopsis When thugs employed by a crime boss lead a vicious assault on Dr. Peyton Wilder (Liam Neeson), leaving him literally and psychologically scarred, an ...
When thugs employed by a crime boss lead a vicious assault on Dr. Peyton Wilder (Liam Neeson), leaving him literally and psychologically scarred, an emergency procedure allows him to survive. Upon his recovery, Wilder can find solace only by returning to his scientific work developing synthetic skin, and seeking revenge against the crime boss. He assumes a phantom avenger persona called Darkman, who, with malleable facial qualities, is able to infiltrate and sow terror in the criminal community.
16. Darkman (1990) - Movie Review - Alternate Ending
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A superlative mix of superhero action, horror, and dark comedy, a perfect blend for director Sam Raimi's talents. Read our review of Darkman!
