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The Spirit is a 2008 American neo-noir superhero fantasy film directed by Frank Miller. The screenplay was written by Miller and Will Eisner, based on the Spirit comic. The production company was Starz Entertainment, with Michael Uslan serving as producer and Bill Pope as director of photography. The cast includes Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, and Eva Mendes. David Newman composed the score and is listed as a performer.
Filming took place in New Mexico. The film has a runtime of 103 minutes and was originally released in English. Distribution was handled by Starz Entertainment and Netflix via video on demand, with Lionsgate and other companies also involved. The capital cost was 60,000,000. Box office figures are listed as 39,031,337 and 39,164,441.
Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. Review scores are 14%, 3.6/10, and 30/100. Audience ratings include a 4.8 score on IMDb and a 4.763 vote average on TMDb. The film is associated with keywords such as mask, secret identity, robber, and superhero.
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4.8A Rookie cop named Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces from the shadows of Central City. The Octopus, who kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face, has other plans; he is going to wipe out the entire city.
Cast
- Gabriel Macht as The Spirit / Denny Colt
- Eva Mendes as Sand Saref
- Samuel L. Jackson as Octopus
- Scarlett Johansson as Silken Floss
- Sarah Paulson as Ellen Dolan
- Dan Lauria as Dolan
Themes
- mask
- secret identity
- robber
- superhero
- based on comic
- back from the dead
- neo-noir
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Spirit
- Director
- Frank Miller
- Screenwriter
- Will Eisner
- Cast member
- Paz Vega
- Composer
- David Newman
- Cinematographer
- Bill Pope
- Filming location
- New Mexico
- Duration
- 103
- FilmAffinity ID
- 810070
- Performer
- David Newman
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.mycityscreams.com
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- publication date
- 2009-02-05
- title
- The Spirit
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 60000000
- box office
- 39031337
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 30/100
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