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The Shadow: What Happened to this Underrated Superhero flick?
Posted 1 year ago
We take a deep dive into 1994's The Shadow, an ill-fated superhero flick that's grown a solid cult following.
The Shadow
- Theatrical - Wide 1994-07-01
- Cast Alec Baldwin John Lone Peter Boyle Ian McKellen Tim Curry
- Directed by Russell Mulcahy
- Written by David Koepp
Box Office Gross:
$48,063,465
Running Time:
108 minutes
Language:
English
Production Company:
Bregman/Baer Productions, Universal Pictures
Genres:
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Synopsis
Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and “the power... See more to cloud men’s minds”, The Shadow comes blazing to the rescue with explosive results.
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