Darkman

Darkman is an American film carried out by Sam Raimi, left in 1990.

Synopsis

Peyton Westlake is a genious geneticist which lives happy with his wife Julie Hastings, lawyer. The day or the latter recovers a document bringing back the doubtful intrigues of Louis Strack Jr and that the evidence ends up arriving in the laboratory of Peyton, Louis Strack sends killers to recover it. Victim of a bloody massacre, Peyton survives although it is seriously wounded and that it is disfigured. Grace to its work on a synthetic skin, it sets up a plan to appease its revenge against those which left it for death.

Data sheet

Title: Darkman
Realization: Sam Raimi
Scenario: Chuck Pfarrer, Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, Daniel Goldin and Joshua Goldin
Production: Robert G. Tapert
Production companies: Rebirth Pictures and Universal Pictures
Budget: 16 million dollars (12,14 million euros)
Music: Danny Elfman
Photography: Bill Pope
Assembly: Bud S. Smith and David Stiven
Decorations: Randy Ser
Costumes: Grania Preston
Country of origin: the United States
Format: Colors - 1,85:1 - Dolby - 35 mm
Kind: Horror
Lasted: 96 minutes
Comings out date: August 24th 1990 (Canada, the United States), November 14th 1990 (France)
Film prohibited with less than 12 years at the time of its exit in France

Distribution

Liam Neeson : Peyton Westlake/Darkman
Frances McDormand: Julie Hastings
Hake Friels: Louis Strack Jr.
Larry Drake : Robert G. During
Nelson Mashita: Yakitito
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson: Eddie Black
Rafael H. Robledo: Rudy Guzman
daN Hicks: Skip
Ted Raimi: Rick
Beautiful daN: Smiley
Nicholas Worth: Pauly
Aaron Lustig : Martin Katz
Arsenio “Sony” Trinidad: Conceited Hung
Said Faraj: the employee of the mini-market
Nathan Jung: the Chinese warrior

Around film

turning was held with Los Angeles.
the song Give It To is interpreted to Me by Judy Valenti.
Before the role of Peyton Westlake/Darkman is not entrusted to Liam Neeson, Sam Raimi had first of all thought of Bruce Campbell and Gary Oldman. Bill Paxton also auditioned for the role. With regard to that of Julie Hastings, the production thought of Demi Moore and Bridget Fonda, and before preferring Pretty Woman (1990), Julia Roberts also auditioned for this last.
to be noted, a small appearance of the realizer John Landis in the role of a doctor.
the role of Louis Strack Jr. had been proposed with Richard Dreyfuss and James Caan, which refused it both.

Original soundtrack

Hand Titles
Woe, the Darkman… Woe!
Rebuilding/Failure
Coils Topic
Julie Transforms
Rage/Peppy Science
Creating Pauley
Lasting Double
The Plot Unfolds (Freak Dance hall)
Carnival from Hell
Julie Discovers Darkman
High Steel
Finale/End Credits

Distinctions

Price of the best realizer and the best special effects, at the time of the International festival of film of Catalonia in 1990.
Nomination at the price of best film of horror, better realizer, better actor (Liam Neeson), male best supporting role (Larry Drake) and better make-up (Tony Gardner and Larry Hamlin), by the Academy of science fiction films, fantastic and horror in 1991.

The saga Darkman

1994 : Darkman 2: The return of During ( Darkman II: The Return off During ), of Bradford May
1996: Darkman 3 ( Darkman III: Die Darkman Die ), of Bradford May

External bonds

Darkman on Internet Movie Database
Critical DevilDead

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