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Darkman
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Darkman
Our Review Hosts: Arnie, Justin, Stuart
Reviewed January 6, 2026 Podcast Runtime: 113 mins

Darkman Series Episode 1

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 Podcast spotlight.

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Darkman

1990 R 1h 35m

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.

Release Date
August 24, 1990
Director
Sam Raimi
Writer
Chuck Pfarrer, Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, Joshua Goldin
Stars
Aaron Lustig, Andy Bale, Arsenio Trinidad, Bridget Hoffman, Bruce Campbell, Carl Bresk, Carrie Hall, Cary Tyler, Charles W. Young, Christopher Doyle , Cliff Fleming, Colin Friels, Craig Hosking, Dan Bell, Dan Hicks, Ethan Coen, Frances McDormand, Frank Noon, Jenny Agutter, Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, Joel Coen, John Cameron, John Landis, John Lisbon Wood, Jorga Caye, Josh Becker, Julius Harris, Karl A. Wickman, Larry Drake, Liam Neeson, Maggie Moore, Nathan Jung, Neal McDonough, Nelson Mashita, Nicholas Worth, Philip A. Gillis, Professor Toru Tanaka, Rafael H. Robledo, Said Faraj, Scott Spiegel, Sean Daniel, Stuart Cornfeld, Tau Logo, Ted Raimi, Tony Gardner, Troy Fromin, William Dear, William Lustig
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Producer
Robert Tapert
Cinematography
Bill Pope
Music
Danny Elfman
Genre
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Budget
$14,000,000
External Links
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