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Blankman
Sign in to saveBlankman is a 1994 American superhero comedy parody film directed by Mike Binder and written by Damon Wayans and J. F. Lawton. The film stars Wayans, David Alan Grier, Robin Givens, Jon Polito, and Jason Alexander. Its plot follows a repairman who is inspired to become a superhero after his grandmother is murdered in a mob hit. Blankman was released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on August 19, 1994. The film received negative reviews from critics.
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5.4Darryl is a childlike man with a genius for inventing various gadgets out of junk. When he stumbles on a method to make his clothes bulletproof, he decides to use his skills to be the lowest budgeted superhero of all.
Cast
- Damon Wayans as Darryl Walker
- David Alan Grier as Kevin Walker
- Robin Givens as Kimberly Jonz
- Christopher Lawford as Mayor Marvin Harris
- Jason Alexander as Mr. Stone
- Michael Wayans as Young Darryl
Themes
- superhero
- slapstick comedy
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Blankman
- Film.image
- Blankman.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Mike Binder
- Film.cinematography
- Newton Thomas Sigel
- Film.editing
- Adam Weiss
- Film.studio
- Wife N' Kids
- Film.distributor
- Columbia Pictures (through Sony Pictures Releasing)
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.runtime
- 96 minutes
- Film.budget
- $24-30 million
- Film.gross
- $7.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- superhero film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Mike Binder
- Screenwriter
- J. F. Lawton
- Cast member
- Christopher Lawford
- Composer
- Miles Goodman
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Newton Thomas Sigel
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Filming location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 134420
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1994-01-01
- title
- Blankman
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 12%
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Reception
- Year-end lists
- In popular culture
- References
- External links
Blankman is a 1994 American superhero comedy parody film directed by Mike Binder and written by Damon Wayans and J. F. Lawton. The film stars Wayans, David Alan Grier, Robin Givens, Jon Polito, and Jason Alexander. Its plot follows a repairman who is inspired to become a superhero after his grandmother is murdered in a mob hit. Blankman was released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on August 19, 1994. The film received negative reviews from critics.
==Plot==
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