Darkman [Blu-ray]

Director: Sam Raimi Sam Raimi

Overview

In this sci-fi crime melodrama, a scientist is busily doing research into using a computer to clone body parts when a corrupt developer orders his demise. Unfortunately, the developer's henchmen botch the job and leave the scientist horribly disfigured. Eager for vengeance, the scientist uses his invention to transform himself into a new crime fighter, Darkman.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/18/2014
UPC:	0826663145663
Original Release:	1990
Rating:	R
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:36:00
Sales rank:	2,196

Special Features

New interview with Frances McDormand; Audio commentary with director of photography Bill Pope; That Will Be Just Fine - an interview with actor Larry Drake; Durant's Men - interviews with actors Dan Bell and Danny Hicks; Darkman's design - interviews with production designer Randy Ser and art director Philip Dagort; The face of revenge - an interview with special make-up creator Tony Gardner; Original storyboards; Theatrical trailer; TV spots; Vintage electronic press kit; Vintage cast & crew profiles: Sam Raimi, Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, and Larry Drake

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Liam Neeson	Peyton Westlake/Darkman
Frances McDormand	Julie Hastings
Colin Friels	Louis Stack Jr.
Larry Drake	Robert G. Durant
Nelson Mashita	Yakitito
Jesse Lawrence Ferguson	Eddie Black,Eddie Black
Rafael H. Robledo	Rudy Guzman,Rudy Guzman
Danny Hicks	Skip,Skip
Theodore Raimi	Rick,Rick
Jenny Agutter	Doctor
Dan Bell	Smiley
Nicholas Worth	Pauly
Aaron Lustig	Martin Katz,Dockworker
Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad	Hung Fat,Actor
Said Faraj	Convenience Store Clerk
John Lisbon Wood	Carnival Booth Attendant
Frank Noon	Side Show Barker
William Dear	Limo Driver
Julius Harris	Gravedigger
Philip A. Gillis	Priest
Maggie Moore	Nurse
John Landis	Physician
Carrie Hall	Screaming Woman
John Cameron	Bartender
Craig Hosking	Helicopter Pilot
Charles W. Young	Dockworker with Bullet in Forehead
Bruce Campbell	Final Shemp
Nathan Jung	Chinese Warrior
Toru Tanaka	Chinese Warrior
Carl Bresk	Policeman
Sean Daniel	Policeman
Karl Wickman	Police Helicopter Pilot
Cliff Fleming	Police Helicopter Pilot
Andy Bale	Dockworker
Neal McDonough	Dockworker
Stuart Cornfeld	Actor
Scott Spiegel	Dockworker
Cary Tyler	Dockworker
Bridget Hoffman	Computer
Phillip A. Gillis	Priest
Stuart Cornfield	Dockworker
Danny Elfman	Composer
Jonathan Sheffer	Composer

Technical Credits

Sam Raimi

Chuck Pfarrer

Daniel Goldin

Ethan Coen

Sam Raimi	Director,Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Chris Doyle	Stunts
Tony Gardner	Special Effects
Larry Hamlin	Special Effects
Robert Tapert	Producer
Chuck Pfarrer	Screenwriter
Daniel Goldin	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Sean Daniel	Producer
Gabriel Bartalos	Special Effects
Chuck Borden	Stunts
Matthew Iadarola	Sound Effects
John Cade	Stunts
Sherry Peterson	Stunts
Lane Leavitt	Stunts
Daryl Kass	Producer
Ethan Coen	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Peter Kuran	Special Effects
Dave Efron	Stunts
Dennis Madalone	Stunts
Karen Laine	Stunts
Christopher Doyle	Stunts
John Casino	Stunts
Wild Mock	Stunts
Gene LeBell	Stunts
Rex Pierson	Stunts
B.J. Davis	Stunts
John Escobar	Stunts
Tim Trella	Stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.	Stunts
Donald Summer	Sound Mixer

Editorial Reviews

Sam Raimi's fourth directorial effort and his first with major studio backing doesn't depart too far from the thrills-and-special-effects approach that made his first couple of films so ingeneously entertaining. But this pulpy action flick does suffer a bit from the strings that come attached to Hollywood money. The long list of screenwriting credits may include the director's brother, Ivan, and his friends, Joel and Ethan Coen, but the script that emerges is still somewhat scattered. The plot seems rather convoluted for such superheroic subject matter, giving us too much setup and too little of the shadowy protagonist's exploits. After all, in a real golden-age comic book -- the obvious literary precursor to this sort of movie -- the hero's origin is usually dashed off as a prologue to the central action. Here we have to wait for the two inferior, straight-to-video sequels for Darkman's continued adventures. When the film does connect, though, it's good, adolescent fun, from Liam Neeson's broodingly archetypal scientist/avenger to the colorful line-up of villians both corporate and underworld. Frances McDormand seems to have wandered in from another, more realistic drama, but she makes a refreshingly believable vigilante girlfriend; she's no Vickie Vale, thank heaven. The real test of any action flick is the influence of its special effects, and Darkman's signature move -- the illusion of one human face being peeled away to reveal another, equally realistic one -- has been ripped off everywhere from Mission: Impossible to Charlie's Angels. Not exactly Terminator 2 territory, but a measure of Darkman's niche appeal nonetheless.