Darkman

They destroyed everything he had, everything he was. Now, crime has a new enemy and justice has a new face.

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Podcast Release Date:
Jan 06, 2026

Darkman Series Episode 1

The Phantom Menace

Liam Neeson needs thicker skin after Larry Drake (TV’s LA Law) burns down his laboratory and turns him into the vigilante Darkman. But will girlfriend Frances McDormand (Fargo) still want to marry the nerd after he disguises his disfigured looks under masks, and goes after the goons that work for shady real estate developer Colin Friels? And did writer-director Sam Raimi create a landmark superhero movie a decade before he spun the Spider-Man trilogy into box office gold?  Listen Now to learn if this 1990 cult film holds together under the Now Playing spotlight.

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Movie Details

Series
Darkman
Director
Sam Raimi
Runtime
1 h 35 min
Release Date
24 August 1990
Genres
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
Overview
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 alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love.

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