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The Punisher is a 1989 film from Australia and the United States, directed by Mark Goldblatt and written by Boaz Yakin. Robert Mark Kamen and Stan Lee produced it, with Ian Baker as director of photography. It is a crime, action, thriller and vigilante film centred on revenge and featuring the character Punisher. The cast includes Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett Jr., Jeroen Krabbé and Barry Otto. Filming took place in Sydney, and the film had a budget of $9,000,000. New World Pictures and Netflix distributed it, and Artisan Entertainment served as production company. Its runtime is 89 minutes.
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5.8The avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a veteran cop who loses his entire family to a mafia car bomb. His ex-partner believes Castle survived the blast and became the Punisher, living in the sewers and exacting vigilante violence against mob bosses throughout the city. When the populace is caught in the midst of a gang war that he caused, Castle must again emerge from the shadows and save the innocent.
Cast
- Dolph Lundgren as Frank Castle
- Louis Gossett Jr. as Jake Berkowitz
- Jeroen Krabbé as Gianni Franco
- Kim Miyori as Lady Tanaka
- Bryan Marshall as Dino Moretti
- Nancy Everhard as Sam Leary
Themes
- showdown
- loss of loved one
- crime fighter
- superhero
- villainess
- gang war
- based on comic
- revenge
- vigilante
- organized crime
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Ratings
IMDb
5.6/10
27,170 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
24%
Metacritic
63/100
- Year
- 1989
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Rated
- R
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Mark Goldblatt
- Written by
- Boaz Yakin
- Based on
- Punisher , by Marvel Comics
- Produced by
- Robert Mark Kamen
- Starring
- Dolph Lundgren Louis Gossett Jr. Jeroen Krabbé Kim Miyori
- Cinematography
- Ian Baker
- Edited by
- Tim Wellburn
- Music by
- Dennis Dreith
- Production company
- New World International
- Distributed by
- Premiere Home Video (Australia) Live Home Video (United States)
- Release dates
- October 5, 1989 ( 1989-10-05 ) (West Germany) April 25, 1991 ( 1991-04-25 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 89 minutes
- Countries
- United States Australia
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $9-11 million
- Box office
- $30 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- vigilante film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- revenge
- Director
- Mark Goldblatt
- Screenwriter
- Boaz Yakin
- Cast member
- Todd Boyce
- Producer
- Stan Lee
- Production company
- Artisan Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Ian Baker
- Filming location
- Sydney
- Duration
- 87
- FilmAffinity ID
- 982014
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1991-04-25
- title
- The Punisher
- distributed by
- Netflix
- different from
- Punisher
- review score
- 63/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- characters
- Punisher
- capital cost
- 9000000
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Encyclopedic overview
The Punisher is a 1989 vigilante action film based on the Marvel Comics character the Punisher. The film was directed by Mark Goldblatt and written by Boaz Yakin. It stars Dolph Lundgren in the title role, a vigilante who wages war on the Mafia and Yakuza. Louis Gossett Jr., Jeroen Krabbé, and Kim Miyori appear in supporting roles.
The film had a troubled release due to producer New World International's financial issues. It was released directly to home media in the United States, but grossed $30 million on a $9 million budget from an international theatrical run. Initially receiving polarizing reviews, The Punisher has since gained a cult following.
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