Charles Tatum
Dec 22, 2023
2/10
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.
The Punisher
Visit website5.8/10 • 611
1989-10-05 • 1h 29m
ActionCrimeDramaThriller
If society won't punish the guilty, he will.
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.
- Directors
- Mark Goldblatt
- Writters
- Boaz Yakin
- Characters
- Boaz Yakin, Ross Andru
- Editors
- Boaz Yakin, Tim Wellburn
ActionCrimeDramaThriller
The Punisher
Visit website1989-10-05 • 1h 29m
5.8/10 • 611
If society won't punish the guilty, he will.
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.
- Directors
- Mark Goldblatt
- Writters
- Boaz Yakin
- Characters
- Boaz Yakin, Ross Andru
- Editors
- Boaz Yakin, Tim Wellburn
Top Billed Cast
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Dolph Lundgren
Frank Castle / The Punisher
Louis Gossett Jr.
Jake Berkowitz
Jeroen Krabbé
Gianni Franco
Kim Miyori
Lady Tanaka
Bryan Marshall
Dino Moretti
Nancy Everhard
Sam Leary
Barry Otto
Shake
Brian Rooney
Tommy Franco
Zoshka Mizak
Tanaka's Daughter
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