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Blankman (1994)

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Reviews Counted: 15 Fresh: 2  Rotten:13 Average Rating: 3.3/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Synopsis: Darryl (Damon Wayons) is a geeky inventor with a superhero fixation who lives with his grandmother. When his encouraging grandmother is shot by a mob boss who is trying to sway a mayoral election, Darryl decides to do something about crime in his fictional city of Metro, Illinois--so he dons... Darryl (Damon Wayons) is a geeky inventor with a superhero fixation who lives with his grandmother. When his encouraging grandmother is shot by a mob boss who is trying to sway a mayoral election, Darryl decides to do something about crime in his fictional city of Metro, Illinois--so he dons special underwear and his grandmother's housecoat and turns himself into a superhero--sort of. He has no name and no special powers, but he's all for truth, justice and the American way! [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Robin Givens, Jon Polito, Jason Alexander

Director: Mike Binder
Screenwriter: J.F. Lawton, Damon Wayans
Composer: Miles Goodman
Producer: Eric L. Gold, C.O. Erickson

DVD Info

Release:

Jan 8, 2001

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen
  • Full Frame

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

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2/5

Sort of inspired, but really lame, superhero premise.

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Steve Crum
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2/5

No review available.

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06/13/05
Emanuel Levy
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2/5

No review available.

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04/21/05
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
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2/5

No review available.

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02/25/05
Robin Clifford
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3/5

No review available.

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11/26/03
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
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1/5

No review available.

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08/27/03
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views
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3.5/5

Blankman plays it light and silly but not so broadly that the movie collapses into chaos.

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05/20/03
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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0/5

This isn't the worst superhero parody ever created, it's just one of them.

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04/11/03
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum
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0/5

Blankman's use of the cheesy effects from the Batman TV show, including Polito trying to imitate The Penguin, was initially a good idea but the execution is simply horrible and this is what winds up ruining the film.

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03/11/03
Brant Bingamon
Austin Chronicle
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2/5

No review available.

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10/08/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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2/5

Damon Wayans loses credibility in 90 minute movie shocker!

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09/17/02
Clint Morris
Moviehole
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1/5

Aims for the most simplistic sort of slapstick ... and fails even at that.

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07/27/02
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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1.5/4

Some of this is mildly amusing but there is a mean spirit that undercuts the laughs and the violence is surprisingly harsh.

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01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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1/4

The title Blankman should be warning enough: There's nothing here.

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01/01/00
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Wayans's attempt to take a bite out of crime doesn't really work. In fact, he's shooting a blank.

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01/01/00
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
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