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The Punisher is a 2004 American action, thriller, crime, and drama film directed by Jonathan Hensleigh. The cast includes Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Will Patton, and Roy Scheider. Michael France, Jonathan Hensleigh, and Ross Andru served as screenwriters, while Avi Arad and Gale Anne Hurd produced the film. Carlo Siliotto composed the score, and Conrad W. Hall was the director of photography. The narrative, centered on revenge, is set in Tampa and Puerto Rico, with filming taking place in Florida.
Produced by Starz Entertainment, Artisan Entertainment, and Marvel Entertainment, the film was distributed by Lionsgate Films and Netflix. It has a runtime of 124 minutes and was released in English. The production had a budget of 33000000 and generated box office revenue of 54700105. The film is followed by Punisher: War Zone.
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Film · TMDB
6.4When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.
Cast
- Thomas Jane as Frank Castle / The Punisher
- John Travolta as Howard Saint
- Will Patton as Quentin Glass
- Roy Scheider as Frank Castle, Sr.
- Laura Harring as Livia Saint
- Ben Foster as Specker Dave
Themes
- undercover
- submachine gun
- chain
- superhero
- twin brother
- based on comic
- revenge
- vigilante
- organized crime
- neighbor
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Jonathan Hensleigh
- Written by
- Jonathan Hensleigh Michael France
- Based on
- Punisher , by Marvel Comics
- Produced by
- Avi Arad Gale Anne Hurd
- Starring
- Thomas Jane John Travolta Will Patton Roy Scheider Laura Harring Ben Foster Rebecca Romijn-Stamos
- Cinematography
- Conrad W. Hall
- Edited by
- Steven Kemper Jeff Gullo
- Music by
- Carlo Siliotto
- Production companies
- Marvel Enterprises Valhalla Motion Pictures Film & Entertainment VIP Medienfonds 2 GMBH & Co. KG Film & Entertainment VIP Medienfonds 3 GMBH & Co. KG Artisan Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Lions Gate Films (United States) Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (International)
- Release date
- April 16, 2004 ( 2004-04-16 )
- Running time
- 123 minutes
- Countries
- Germany United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $33 million
- Box office
- $54.7 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- vigilante film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Punisher: War Zone
- Main subject
- revenge
- Director
- Jonathan Hensleigh
- Screenwriter
- John Romita Sr.
- Cast member
- James Carpinello
- Composer
- Carlo Siliotto
- Producer
- Gale Anne Hurd
- Production company
- Marvel Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Conrad W. Hall
- Narrative location
- Puerto Rico
- Filming location
- Florida
- Duration
- 124
- FilmAffinity ID
- 345633
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2004-01-01
- title
- The Punisher
- executive producer
- Kevin Feige
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 33000000
- box office
- 33810189
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- Punisher
- review score
- 30%
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Encyclopedic overview
The Punisher is a 2004 vigilante action film loosely based on the Marvel Comics character the Punisher. It was directed by Jonathan Hensleigh, who co-wrote the film with Michael France. The film stars Thomas Jane as the eponymous antihero who seeks revenge against Howard Saint (John Travolta), a crime boss who ordered the deaths of the former's family.
The film's plot was mainly inspired by two Punisher comic book stories: the 1994 miniseries The Punisher: Year One, by writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, and the 2000–01 miniseries Welcome Back, Frank, by writer Garth Ennis. Screenwriter Jonathan Hensleigh agreed to direct the film during its development stage, despite a dispute with Marvel Enterprises, marking his directorial debut. The Punisher was shot on location in Tampa, Florida, and environs in mid-to-late 2003. Artisan Entertainment, which released the 1989 Punisher film in the United States, produced the film, while Lions Gate Entertainment, who purchased Artisan during post-production, served as the American distributor.
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