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The Punisher

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5.7/10 • 587

1989-10-051h 29m

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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

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  1. Dolph Lundgren

    Dolph Lundgren

    Frank Castle / The Punisher

  2. Louis Gossett Jr.

    Louis Gossett Jr.

    Jake Berkowitz

  3. Jeroen Krabbé

    Jeroen Krabbé

    Gianni Franco

  4. Kim Miyori

    Kim Miyori

    Lady Tanaka

  5. Bryan Marshall

    Bryan Marshall

    Dino Moretti

  6. Nancy Everhard

    Nancy Everhard

    Sam Leary

  7. Barry Otto

    Barry Otto

    Shake

  8. Brian Rooney

    Brian Rooney

    Tommy Franco

  9. Zoshka Mizak

    Zoshka Mizak

    Tanaka's Daughter

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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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$9,000,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
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