Based on a marvel comic, former new york city police detective frank castle turns vigilante in order to wipe out the mob families, but hes forced. The punisher is a 1989 american action film directed by mark goldblatt, written by boaz yakin, and starring dolph lundgren and louis gossett jr. It is loosely based on the marvel comics character. The bmovie was directed by mark goldblatt a notable film editor who cut such films as lethal weapon and terminator 2 and starred dolph lundgren as the vigilante frank castle. Released in 1989, the film stars dolph lundgren as the punisher and catches up with him five years into his. Barney augments his team with new blood for a personal battle. And it should, for this is a high quality action film. Back in 1989, superheroes and comic books were a huge risk at the cinema though dc had made a huge hit with batman and its hard to call the punisher a superhero this film bares little resemblance to the original comics but it is a decent enough action film with a good performance from dolph lundgren as the punisher and good performances from. As a side note, these are in great shape but one of them has a small kind of impression on the bottom corner, which i provided a pic of.
The punisher is an action film from 1989 starring dolph lundgren as frank castle, directed by mark goldblatt from a screenplay by boaz yakin. Dolph lundgrens castle falls with scott adkins shoots. The trailer for the original comic book adaptation and dolph lundgren vehicle, co starring louis gossett jr. Despite the seemingly indestructible dolph lundgren with a crossbow, the punisher is a boring oneman battle with neverending action scenes. Perhaps the greatest complaint was the absence of the trademark skull logo on the punishers chest. Dolph lundgren official site panama 1924 sport boellis, dolph lundgren special edition. The punisher 1989 trailer hd dolph lundgren louis gossett jr. Dolph lundgren was born as hans lundgren in stockholm, sweden, to sigrid birgitta tjerneld, a language teacher, and karl johan hugo lundgren, an engineer and economist for the swedish government. Dolph lundgren returns as frank castle for the punisher. But now he is up against his most deadly enemy the yakuza who have kidnapped gangsters and other types of criminals.
Search, discover and share your favorite dolph lundgren gifs. Less egregious, the absence of the marvel convention of mercy bullets as referenced in a marvel team up with. The punisher synopsis plot based on the marvel comic, dolph lundgren is frank castle an excop who lives in the sewers and acts as judge, jury, and executioner to the citys criminals in retaliation for the unpunished murders of his wife and kids. Perennial action star dolph lundgren who played the lead role of frank castle in 1989s the punisher recently revisited the infamous marvel comics vigilante for a photoshoot paying homage to classic comic book covers. Basically bad guys need to be taken out and killed. He even got to wear the characters iconic skull logo this time around.
Based on the popular marvel comic book, this film begins with frank castle dolph. The marvel comics logo features comicbook images of the punisher in its pages. The story is the same one told in all of the marvel punisher films. The punisher official trailer 1989 lundgren youtube. The dolph lundgren punisher movie isnt as bad as you remember let me take you back to 1989 the year tim burtons batman came out in theaters and changed superhero cinema as we know it and the year when dolph lundgren starred in a punisher movie that didnt even get released in america until 1991 and then everyone said that they hated it. Dolph lundgren has revisited one of his earlier movie roles by dressing up as the punisher for a new photo shoot. Dolph lundgrens performance strikes the balance between the two, portraying the antihero as both strong and at odd moments spiritual. Yes there can be only one man portraying the punisher and his name is dolph lundgren. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Based on the popular marvel comic book, this film begins with frank castle dolph lundgren as a respected police officer dedicated to eradicating the mafias influence. When respected police officer frank castle action superstar dolph lundgren, rocky iv, the expendables suddenly loses his family to a vicious mob attack he withdraws from public life and becomes a. Back in 1989, dolph lundgren starred in the punisher, the first rrated adaptation of a very violent comic book series. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Dolph lundgren 1957 film deaths universal soldier 1992 andrew scottgr.
Dolph lundgren is one of the actors to portray characters for both marvel studios and dc entertainment. Mark goldblatt directed dolph lundgren in the punisher from a screenplay written by boaz yakin based on the marvel character created by gerry conway, ross andru, and john romita sr. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. The punisher 1990 based on the popular marvel comic book, this film begins with frank castle dolph lundgren as a respected police officer dedicated to eradicating the mafias influence. The punisher is a 1989 action film that was the first feature film adaptation of the marvel comic book character. Punisher, the 1989 internet movie firearms database. The punisher 1989 dolph lundgren as frank castle imdb.
The 1989 version of the marvel hero is by far the best. Dolph lundgren returns as the punisher in new photoshoot. Directorstar dolph lundgrens castle falls with scott adkins doctor strange, accident man is set to begin filming in alabama next month. The trailer for the original comic book adaptation and dolph lundgren vehicle, costarring louis gossett jr. As the 1990s got rolling, we saw the crow, timecop, and judge dredd, among others, followed by the marvel property blade in 1998. Stabbed in the stomach with a bayonet then shot repeatedly in the chest by jeanclaude van damme. Doug pratt described the first half of the film as excellent and described dolphs character as tenacious, although robert cettl wrote the peacekeeper trades on the presence of bmovie action star dolph lundgren, an actor who never became as popular as his action contemporaries jeanclaude van damme and steven seagal. The most famous phrases, film quotes and movie lines by dolph lundgren. The punisher has to be one of dolphs best if not his best film much better than the new version.
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