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Darkman (1990): The Best Horror Superhero Movie Ever Made
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Darkman (1990) blends horror and superhero storytelling like nothing else. Here’s why it still holds up today
Darkman
- Theatrical - Wide 1990-08-24
- Cast Liam Neeson Frances McDormand Colin Friels Larry Drake Ted Raimi
- Written by Joshua Goldin Ivan Raimi Sam Raimi Daniel Goldin Chuck Pfarrer
- Directed by Sam Raimi
Box Office Gross:
$48,878,502
Running Time:
95 minutes
Language:
English
Production Company:
Universal Pictures, Renaissance Pictures
Genres:
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Synopsis
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming... See more alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love.
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