The Punisher (1989)
The avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a veteran cop who loses his entire family to a mafia car bomb. His ex-partner believes Castle survived the blast and became the Punisher, living in the sewers and exacting vigilante violence against mob bosses throughout the city. When the populace is caught in the midst of a gang war that he caused, Castle must again emerge from the shadows and save the innocent.
- Mark Goldblatt
- Boaz Yakin
- Gerry Conway
- John Romita Sr.
- Ross Andru
Rating: 5.7/10 by 592 users
Alternative Title:
El vengador - ES
Der Punisher - DE
血流成河 - CN
惩罚者 - CN
پانیشر - IR
مأمور مجازات - IR
特警威龍 - CN
Country:
Australia
United States of America
Hong Kong
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 29 minutes
Budget: $9,000,000
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: showdown, loss of loved one, crime fighter, superhero, villainess, gang war, based on comic, revenge, vigilante, organized crime, mafia, one man army, police officer, one against many, action hero, vigilante justice
Almost works more as a goofball comedy mocking all those action films of the 1980's. Almost. Gossett comes off so much better than the material handed to him.
