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Darkman (1990)

Sam Raimi's Darkman was released in 1990 and was based on a short story that Raimi created in tribute to Horror from the 1930s. The film sees Liam Neeson as a doctor using new technology to help cure himself of skin burns, only to develop superhuman abilities when the experiment fails.

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Director
Sam Raimi
Release Date
August 24, 1990
Studio(s)
Universal Pictures
Distributor(s)
Universal Pictures
Cast
Liam Neeson , Frances McDormand , Colin Friels , Larry Drake , Nelson Mashita , Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Writers
Sam Raimi , Chuck Pfarrer , Ivan Raimi , Daniel Goldin , Joshua Goldin
Runtime
96 minutes
Budget
$16 million

Summary

A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive.

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