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Spawn (1997)

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Reviews Counted:33

Fresh:7

Rotten:26

Average Rating:4.2/10

Consensus: Spawn is an overbearing, over-violent film that adds little to the comic book adaptation genre.

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: The ambitious, visually extravagant big-screen adaptation of comic artist Todd McFarlane's popular eponymous Gothic serial, helmed by first-timer Dippe (formerly of Industrial Light & Magic). After... The ambitious, visually extravagant big-screen adaptation of comic artist Todd McFarlane's popular eponymous Gothic serial, helmed by first-timer Dippe (formerly of Industrial Light & Magic). After burning to death in the munitions factory he was commanded to destroy, a reluctant CIA operative strikes up an uneasy bargain with the devil--he'll lead the armies of Hell in their war against the earth in exchange for the opportunity to see his wife from afar. Available in the original theatrical version and in an R-rated director's cut. [More]

Starring: Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen, Theresa Randle

Starring: Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen, Theresa Randle, Nicol Williamson, D.B. Sweeney, Melinda Clarke, Miko Hughes, Sydni Beaudoin, Michael Papajohn, Frank Welker, Robia La Morte, Caroline Gibson

Director: Mark Dippé

Director: Mark Dippé
Story: Todd McFarlane, Alan McElroy, Mark Dippé
Screenwriter: Alan McElroy
Composer: Graeme Revell
Producer: Alan C. Blomquist, Adrianna A.J. Cohen, Terry Fitzgerald, Clint Goldman, Todd McFarlane, Brian Witten

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May 5, 1998

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01/15/08
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

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05/07/07
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

This hopelessly redundant action gross-out aspires to a form of hip vacuousness -- and may achieve it.

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04/26/07
Lisa Alspector
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
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06/24/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

A would-be cult film carefully constructed from parts of other cult films.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
10/07/04
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

No review available.

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01/29/04
Spence D.
Spence D.
IGN Movies

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01/13/04
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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No review available.

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09/30/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

An ugly, ugly film that makes no sense.

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com

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01/30/03
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Great literature hardly ever translates to the screen ...

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11/01/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Spawn is a far from perfect movie, but interesting enough to make me look forward to the inevitable sequel.

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

... the filmmakers filled their film with tons of FX, leaving little place to action scenes.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

The movie belongs to Jai White, whose eyes, voice and movements lock the audience into his heart and struggle.

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06/05/02
Karen Achenbach
Karen Achenbach
Boxoffice Magazine

The nonsensical screenplay can barely stand-up to the hellzapoppin,' Beelzebubbin' effects mustered by first-time director Mark Dippe.

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01/22/02
Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
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There's no suspense, no emotional involvement with the characters, and the cynical, sophomoric storytelling is confusing.

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Andy Seiler
Andy Seiler
USA Today
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Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Philadelphia City Paper

The digital effects in Spawn are numbingly numerous -- the film seems almost like an animated feature with some human stars or a virtual reality arcade game.

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01/01/00
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
 
 
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August 22, 2007: Todd McFarlane, New Wizard of Oz
According to Variety, Todd McFarlane (creator of Spawn) will be working with screenwriter Josh Olson (A History of Violence) to produce what's being called "a revisionist take"... More...

July 06, 2007: "Bat" Bits: "Dark Knight" Casting, Justice League, and ... Spawn?
Man oh man, "The Dark Knight" just keeps sounding cooler and cooler -- new castmembers, set reports, a casting call and a potential cross-over flick? More...

June 04, 2007: Todd McFarlane Funding a New "Spawn" Movie?
Apparently "Spawn" creator Todd McFarlane was none too thrilled with the adaptation that New Line released a few years back, and now it looks like he might be... More...

April 12, 2006: Old School "Wicked City" Makes a Comeback
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