Spawn

"Born in darkness. Sworn to justice."

1997 1h 36m EN

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After being murdered by corrupt colleagues in a covert government agency, Al Simmons makes a pact with the devil to be resurrected to see his beloved wife Wanda. In exchange for his return to Earth, Simmons agrees to lead Hell's Army in the destruction of mankind.

“Born in darkness. Sworn to justice.”

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Cast

Michael Jai White
Al Simmons / Spawn
Martin Sheen
Jason Wynn
John Leguizamo
Clown / Violator
Theresa Randle
Wanda Blake
Nicol Williamson
Cogliostro
D. B. Sweeney
Terry Fitzgerald
Melinda Clarke
Jessica Priest
Miko Hughes
Zack

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark A.Z. Dippé
Writers: Alan B. McElroy, P.K. MacCarthy, Derek Thompson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark A.Z. Dippé, shot by Guillermo Navarro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Graeme Revell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Todd Busch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Michael Jai White and Martin Sheen and John Leguizamo carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Born in darkness. Sworn to justice.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0120177 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mark A.Z. Dippé directs. Guillermo Navarro behind the camera. Graeme Revell scores. Todd Busch cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Mark A.Z. Dippé, shot by Guillermo Navarro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Graeme Revell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Todd Busch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Michael Jai White and Martin Sheen and John Leguizamo carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Born in darkness. Sworn to justice.".
7IMDB entry: tt0120177 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Guillermo Navarro
Original score: Graeme Revell
Editing: Todd Busch
Production design: Philip Harrison
Costume design: Daniel J. Lester
Makeup / hair: Donna Cicatelli-Lewis
VFX supervisor: Steve Williams
Sound: Jim Fitzpatrick
Stunt coordinator: Charles Croughwell
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $40,000,000
Box office: $87,840,042
Return: 220% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Spawn (1997)

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-14
★ 1/10
This hurt. Spawn was a really cool character, well, he still is. He was a character for the 90s and...it was really the 90s that killed this movie. It tried really hard to look like the Crow, which was also an unbelievably 90s film, but one that worked well with the look that certain movies in the decade had. Spawn just didn't. It wasn't really suited, it didn't really match and the result was a big...meh. But the thing is, now they are remaking it and...Spawn as a character doesn't really fit today very well either. There is a time and a place for Spawn, and, like Maxx it was the 90s and MTV, but not the big screen and not today either.

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