Darkman (1990)
| Release Date | 24 August 1990 |
| Budget | $16,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $34,000,000 |
| Tagline | Now, Crime Has a New Enemy, And Justice Has a New Face! |
| Genre | Action, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | 3rd Street Tunnel, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Sci-Fi Action, Superhero Film |
| Mood | Nail-biters |
| Themes | Obsessive Quests, Assumed Identities, Disfigured Criminals |
| Tones | Moody, Stylized, Dreamlike, Gloomy, Hallucinatory, Quirky, Enigmatic |
| Tags | Body Parts, Clone, Disfigurement, POW/MIA, Revenge, Science Runs Amok, Scientist |
Darkman is a 1990 superhero action film directed by Sam Raimi. It is based on a short story Raimi wrote that paid homage to Universal's horror films of the 1930s. The film stars Liam Neeson as Peyton Westlake, a scientist who is attacked and left for dead by a ruthless mobster, Durant (played by Larry Drake) after his girlfriend, an attorney (played by Frances McDormand) runs afoul of a corrupt developer (played by Colin Friels). Westlake survives, but is left with burns over most of his body. While hospitalized as a comatose John Doe, he is unwittingly subjected to a radical treatment that destroys the nerve endings connected to his skin, causing him to lose his ability to feel any tactile sensation. This causes adrenaline to run unchecked through his body, and increases his brain's emotional output, to compensate. Now half-crazed, Westlake escapes the hospital and decides to get revenge on the criminals who took his life away, but now as a masked vigilante, known as Darkman.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Nelson Mashita
Yakitito
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Eddie Black
Rafael H. Robledo
Rudy Guzman
Dan Hicks
Skip
Dan Bell
Smiley
Nicholas Worth
Pauly
Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad
Hung Fat
Nathan Jung
Chinese Warrior
John Lisbon Wood
Carnival Booth Attendant
Frank Noon
Side Show Barker
William Dear
Limo Driver
Bridget Hoffman
Computer
Philip A. Gillis
Priest
Maggie Moore
Nurse
Carl Bresk
Policeman #1
Sean Daniel
Policeman #2
Carrie Hall
Screaming Woman
John Cameron
Bartender
Craig Hosking
Helicopter Pilot
Karl A. Wickman
Police Helicopter Pilot
Cliff Fleming
Police Helicopter Pilot
Andy Bale
Dockworker #1
Stuart Cornfeld
Dockworker #3
William Lustig
Dockworker #4
Scott Spiegel
Dockworker #5
Cary Tyler
Dockworker #6
Charles W. Young
Dockworker with Bullet in Forehead
Christopher Doyle
Goon at the construction site
Tony Gardner
Burn Ward Nurse, Lizard Man
Director
Writer
Chuck Pfarrer
Ivan Raimi
Daniel Goldin
Joshua Goldin
Producer
Daryl Kass
line producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Bill Pope
Editor
Bud S. Smith
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David Stiven
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Production Designer
Randy Ser
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Art Director
Phil Dagort
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Set Decorator
Julie Kaye Fanton
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Costume Designer
Grania Preston
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Makeup Department
Susan Exton-Stranks
head of hair department
Tony Gardner
special makeup effects designer
Larry Hamlin
makeup artist
Deborah K. Larsen
key makeup artist
Mark William Robinson
makeup production assistant
Marlene Stoller
effects technician: makeup effects unit
Roland Blancaflor
special makeup effects technician
Production Manager
Paul Hellerman
production manager
Patricia Whitcher
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Cameron
first assistant director: reshoots
Andrew M. Flinn
second second assistant director
Carl Goldstein
assistant director: re-shoots
Scott Javine
first assistant director
Francis R. Mahoney III
second assistant director
Art Department
Ginni Barr
set designer
Barbara A. Bordo
painter
Michael Paul Clausen
assistant art director
Kirk Corwin
property master
Thomas Fichter
assistant art director
Gary Frutkoff
assistant art director
Christopher Gilman
props
John Harrington
assistant property master
Thomas D. Krausz
propmaker/scenic artist
Janet Kusnick
storyboard artist
Roger Nall
scenic artist
Michael Poulik
assistant set decorator
Michele Poulik
assistant set decorator
Edmond Scott Ratliff
set dresser
Jonathan Smart
set dresser
George Denes Suhayda
set designer
Carolyn Thome
model maker
Pete Von Sholly
storyboard artist
Sean Fanton
set dresser
Paul Vincent Fusco
props
Johnathon Gallagher
painter
Jonathan Lantry
carpenter
Richard N. McGuire
carpenter
Christopher Corey Smith
assistant set decorator
Sound Department
David W. Alstadter
foley mixer
Dino Dimuro
sound effects editor
Matthew Iadarola
sound re-recording mixer
Mark Lanza
sound effects editor
Steve Mann
sound effects editor
Terry Rodman
supervising sound editor
John Rotondi
sound engineer: Y4
Don Summer
sound mixer
Robert Thirlwell
sound re-recording mixer
Bill Voigtlander
adr supervisor
Dan Wallin
sound re-recording mixer
Jeffrey Wilhoit
foley artist
Michael D. Wilhoit
sound supervisor
Special Effects
Gabriel Bartalos
sculptor: makeup effects unit
Doug Beswick
mechanical designer: makeup effects unit
Roger Borelli
effects technician: makeup effects unit
Evan Brainard
mechanical designer: makeup effects unit
Teresa Burkept
bandage costumes: makeup effects unit
Michael Burnett
effects technician: makeup effects unit
Caleb Chung
mechanical designer: makeup effects unit
Steve Dunham
mechanical designer: makeup effects unit
Mike Elizalde
sculptor: makeup effects unit
Jim Eustermann
effects technician: makeup effects unit
Steve Frakes
mechanical designer: makeup effects unit
Linda Frobos
sculptor: makeup effects unit
Tony Gardner
special makeup effects artist
Loren Gitthens
sculptor: makeup effects unit
Ray Greer
miniatures
Werner Hahnlein
special effects technician
Larry Hamlin
special makeup effects artist
Kevin Hudson
special effects makeup
Kevin Hudson
key mold maker: makeup effects unit
Rick Lalonde
gelatin specialist: makeup effects unit
Kent W. Luttrell
model maker
Roger McCoin
mechanical designer: makeup effects unit
Becky Ochoa
effects technician: makeup effects unit
Colin Penman
effects technician: makeup effects unit
Greg Polutonovich
production painter: makeup effects unit
Wendy Ripley
bandage costumes: makeup effects unit
Randy Simper
mechanical designer: makeup effects unit, animatronics specialist
Yancy Calzada
mechanical effects
Visual Effects
Craig Barron
visual effects supervisor: Matte World Digital
Krystyna Demkowicz
executive in charge of production: visual effects
Tim Donahue
visual effects art director: Introvision
Jammie Friday
animator: VCE, Inc.
Paul Gentry
elements visual effects unit
Brian Griffin
optical line-up: VCE
Mark Gutterud
assistant cameraman
Rick Hannigan
optical camera
Richard Kilroy
matte artist
Michael Lawler
visual effects cameraman
Stephen Lebed
model maker
Jerry Macaluso
additional miniatures: 1/4 scale puppets
John P. Mesa
visual effects cameraman
William Mesa
visual effects supervisor
Michael Pangrazio
matte artist supervisor
Rick Rische
matte artist: Introvision
John Scheele
motion control and visual effects
Mark A. Shelton
visual effects gaffer
Robert Skotak
visual effects supervisor: 4-ward productions
Marcus Tate
visual effects cameraman
Bob Smithson
miniature construction: Introvision
Rick Taylor
visual effects cameraman
Stunts
Chuck Borden
stunts
John Cade
stunts
John Casino
stunts
Christopher Doyle
stunt coordinator , stunts
David Efron
stunts
John Escobar
stunts
Terry James
stunts
Karen Laine
stunts
Lane Leavitt
stunts
Gene LeBell
stunts
Dennis Madalone
stunts
'Wild' Bill Mock
stunts
Manny Perry
stunts
Sherry Peterson
stunts
Rex Pierson
stunts
Tim Trella
stunts
Gregory J. Barnett
stunts
Tony Cecere
stunts
Ernie Jackson
stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.
stunt driver
Michael R. Long
stunt driver
Spiro Razatos
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Dante Cardone
gaffer: visual effects unit
Peter Deming
photographer: second unit
Gary Drew
helicopter rigging grip
Tim Durr
grip: helicopter unit
Kevin 'Rambo' Fitzgerald
grip
Melinda Sue Gordon
still photographer
Kurt Grossi
grip
Frank M. Holgate
aerial camera operator
Tony Jefferson
helicopter rigging grip
Wayne Kosky
rigging grip: second unit
Max Pomerleau
gaffer
Gary D. Scott
first assistant camera
Scott Sproul
helicopter rigging grip
Gregor Tavenner
key focus puller
Tom Jensen
additional second assistant camera
Rory Robert Knepp
second assistant camera: second unit
Randy Paik
additional second assistant camera
Casting Department
Debbie DeRango
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Burnett
set costumer
Lynda Foote
set costumer
Editorial Department
Richard Alderete
first assistant editor
Pablo Ferro
montage
Darrin Navarro
assistant editor
Bud S. Smith
supervising editor
M. Scott Smith
supervising editor
Music Department
Bob Badami
music editor
Steve Bartek
orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor
Robert Fernandez
scoring mixer
Shawn Murphy
scoring mixer
Robb Navrides
music editor: TV version
Jonathan Sheffer
composer: additional music
Shirley Walker
conductor, orchestrator
Other Crew
Lisa Burnett
assistant production coordinator
Michael Burnett
foam prosthetic technician
Bundy Chanock
set medic
Adam Davis
production assistant
Tony Didio Jr.
armorer
Pablo Ferro
title designer: main title sequence
Gerrit V. Folsom
location manager
Harry Hauss
aerial helicopter pilot
Stacy Ivers
unit publicist
April A. Janow
first assistant accountant
Bonnie Jordan
production services
Heather Ling
production assistant: Introvision
Matt Maiellaro
set production assistant
Brian McMillan
head animal trainer
Bob Murawski
director of stock footage
David Pollison
production assistant
Clay Loring Roberts
location scout
Corinne Saaranen-Welch
script supervisor
Burton Sharp
adr group coordinator
Kristin Smith
production coordinator
Jim Stubblefield
production assistant
Production Company
Renaissance Pictures
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Universal Pictures
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Distributor
Universal Pictures
United International Pictures (UIP)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Universal Home Entertainment
CIC Vídeo
Columbia TriStar
MCA/Universal Home Video
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Warner Home Video
Special Effects
Visual Concept Engineering (VCE)
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Introvision International
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4-Ward Productions
Spectacular Effects Unlimited
Chiodo Brothers Productions
Matte World Digital
Makeup Effects Laboratories
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Miscellaneous
California Digital Post
post-production sound services
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