Darkman
1990 · TMDB 6.4
Directed by Sam Raimi
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.
Why it matters
Sam Raimi's first studio picture is a superhero film with the texture of a Universal monster movie, built around Liam Neeson's bandaged, furious performance and a prosthetic face that keeps slipping. It is the template for a cult director taking studio money without losing the fe...
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Released
- 1990-08-24
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.4
KinoChain appearances
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
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Spider-Man 3
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People
Key contributors
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Sam Raimi
Director
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Chuck Pfarrer
Writer
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Ivan Raimi
Writer
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Joshua Goldin
Writer
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Daniel Goldin
Writer
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Liam Neeson
Peyton Westlake / Darkman
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Frances McDormand
Julie Hastings
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Colin Friels
Louis Strack Jr.
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Larry Drake
Robert G. Durant
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Nelson Mashita
Yakitito
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Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Eddie Black
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Rafael H. Robledo
Rudy Guzman
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