Darkman II: The Return of Durant

"Vengeance strikes hardest in the dark."

1995 1h 33m EN

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Synopsis

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Darkman and Durant return and they hate each other as much as ever. This time, Durant has plans to take over the city's drug trade using high-tech weaponry. Darkman must step in and try to stop Durant once and for all.

“Vengeance strikes hardest in the dark.”

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Cast

Larry Drake
Robert G. Durant
Arnold Vosloo
Peyton Westlake / Darkman
Kim Delaney
Jill Randall
Renée O'Connor
Laurie Brinkman
Lawrence Dane
Dr. Alfred Hathaway
Jesse Collins
Dr. David Brinkman
David Ferry
Eddie
Rod Wilson
Ivan Druganov

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bradford May
Writers: Robert Eisele, Lawrence Hertzog
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Darkman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bradford May, shot by Bradford May. 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 Randy Miller. 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 Daniel T. Cahn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Larry Drake and Arnold Vosloo and Kim Delaney carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Vengeance strikes hardest in the dark.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bradford May directs. Bradford May behind the camera. Randy Miller scores. Daniel T. Cahn cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Darkman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Bradford May, shot by Bradford May. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Randy Miller. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Daniel T. Cahn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Larry Drake and Arnold Vosloo and Kim Delaney carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Vengeance strikes hardest in the dark.".
9IMDB entry: tt0109552 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Bradford May
Original score: Randy Miller
Editing: Daniel T. Cahn
Costume design: Noreen Landry
Makeup / hair: Greg Nicotero
Stunt coordinator: Steve Lucescu
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $4,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995)

Part of

Darkman Collection

Darkman is a 1990 American superhero film directed and co-written by Sam Raimi. It is based on a short story Raimi wrote that paid homage to Universal's horror films of the 1930s. The film stars Liam Neeson as Peyton Westlake, a scientist who is brutally attacked, disfigured and left for dead by a ruthless mobster, Robert Durant (Larry Drake), after his girlfriend, an attorney (Frances McDormand), runs afoul of a corrupt developer (Colin Friels). After a failed treatment to cure him of his burn injuries, Westlake develops super-human abilities, which also have the unintended side-effect of rendering him mentally unstable and borderline psychotic. Consumed with vengeance, he decides to hunt down the men responsible for his disfigurement. The film's financial success spawned two direct-to-video sequels, Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995) and Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1996), as well as comic books, video games, and action figures.