A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive.A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive.A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 7 nominations
Professor Toru Tanaka
- Chinese Warrior #2
- (as Prof. Toru Tanaka)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFor the role of Darkman, Sam Raimi wanted someone who could play a monster with the soul of a man, and could do all that beneath a lot of makeup. He also liked Liam Neeson's Gary Cooper charisma. Neeson was drawn to the operatic nature of the story and the inner turmoil of the character. To research the role, Neeson contacted the Phoenix Society, an organization that helps accident victims with severe disfigurements adjust to re-entering society.
- GoofsThroughout the movie, Darkman is able to talk as normal despite his lack of lips. You cannot pronounce 'b', 'f', 'm', 'p', 'v' without lips.
- Quotes
Peyton Westlake: Take the fucking elephant!
- Crazy creditsThe opening credit sequence is full of dark clouds and brief images of Darkman. The second A in the title is shaped like Darkman's silhouette.
- Alternate versionsThe UK theatrical version and original UIP video release was cut by 25 seconds to get a "15" rating. The 1991 CIC video was upgraded to an "18" and had most of the cuts restored, though 2 secs remained edited from the film owing to BBFC policy regarding footage of nunchakus.
- ConnectionsEdited into Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995)
- SoundtracksGive It To Me
Written and Performed by Judy Valenti
Featured review
I watched Darkman directly after 1999's The Boondock Saints so clearly, the latter was the better film. However, I had a lot of fun watching this one. It's a Superhero/Horror hybrid film with a lot going for it in the way of action and suspense. I don't think that many fans of either of those genres will be disappointed.
This is in no way Sam Raimi's best and how could it be when the man has directed such great films as The Evil series and Spider-Man. With that out of the way, Darkman has a decent story, great special effects, good acting from Liam Neeson, and some hilariously cheesy lines. Just don't pay too much for it.
At the end of the day, Darkman is in no way a masterpiece or a film that will go down in history but it is a popcorn eating good time. I challenge you to see what you think of this one.
This is in no way Sam Raimi's best and how could it be when the man has directed such great films as The Evil series and Spider-Man. With that out of the way, Darkman has a decent story, great special effects, good acting from Liam Neeson, and some hilariously cheesy lines. Just don't pay too much for it.
At the end of the day, Darkman is in no way a masterpiece or a film that will go down in history but it is a popcorn eating good time. I challenge you to see what you think of this one.
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Darkman: El rostro de la venganza
- Filming locations
- Lower Bay Station, Toronto, Ontario, Canada(subway station)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $14,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $33,878,502
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,054,860
- Aug 26, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $48,878,502
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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