A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive.A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive.A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 7 nominations
Professor Toru Tanaka
- Chinese Warrior #2
- (as Prof. Toru Tanaka)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFor the role of Darkman, Sam Raimi wanted someone who could play a monster with the soul of a man, and could do all that beneath a lot of makeup. He also liked Liam Neeson's Gary Cooper charisma. Neeson was drawn to the operatic nature of the story and the inner turmoil of the character. To research the role, Neeson contacted the Phoenix Society, an organization that helps accident victims with severe disfigurements adjust to re-entering society.
- GoofsThroughout the movie, Darkman is able to talk as normal despite his lack of lips. You cannot pronounce 'b', 'f', 'm', 'p', 'v' without lips.
- Quotes
Peyton Westlake: Take the fucking elephant!
- Crazy creditsThe opening credit sequence is full of dark clouds and brief images of Darkman. The second A in the title is shaped like Darkman's silhouette.
- Alternate versionsThe UK theatrical version and original UIP video release was cut by 25 seconds to get a "15" rating. The 1991 CIC video was upgraded to an "18" and had most of the cuts restored, though 2 secs remained edited from the film owing to BBFC policy regarding footage of nunchakus.
- ConnectionsEdited into Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995)
- SoundtracksGive It To Me
Written and Performed by Judy Valenti
Featured review
Consequences of vengeance
I liked this movie because it showed the consequences of being vengeful. Peyton Westlake was a scientist who experimented with artificial skin and hoped to perfect it to help burn victims. When he was mutilated and burned beyond recognition by Robert Durant. He turned his experiment into a weapon of revenge. He would disguise himself as his enemies and turn Durant's criminal organization against itself.
As he goes through this Westlake becomes Darkman. He no longer cares about helping humanity, but only about getting revenge. His soul loses everything that made him a man, and in the end he's a killing machine. He's just as bad as those who made him that in the first place.
But that's why I liked the movie. It doesn't glorify vengeance seeking, instead it shows the reality and consequences. Seeking revenge doesn't just hurt your enemy, it hurts you as well.
As he goes through this Westlake becomes Darkman. He no longer cares about helping humanity, but only about getting revenge. His soul loses everything that made him a man, and in the end he's a killing machine. He's just as bad as those who made him that in the first place.
But that's why I liked the movie. It doesn't glorify vengeance seeking, instead it shows the reality and consequences. Seeking revenge doesn't just hurt your enemy, it hurts you as well.
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- nighthawk77
- Jun 12, 2002
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Darkman - Der Mann mit der Gesichtsmaske
- Filming locations
- Lower Bay Station, Toronto, Ontario, Canada(subway station)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $14,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $33,878,502
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,054,860
- Aug 26, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $48,878,502
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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