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5.4

Spawn

PG-13·1997·96m

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

Horror

Science Fiction

Thriller

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

Horror

Science Fiction

Thriller

Summary

After being murdered by corrupt colleagues in a covert government agency, Al Simmons makes a pact with the devil to be resurrected to see his beloved wife Wanda. In exchange for his return to Earth, Simmons agrees to lead Hell's Army in the destruction of mankind.

Cast

Michael Jai White

Al Simmons / Spawn

Martin Sheen

Jason Wynn

John Leguizamo

Clown / Violator

Theresa Randle

Wanda Blake

Nicol Williamson

Cogliostro

D.B. Sweeney

Terry Fitzgerald

Melinda Clarke

Jessica Priest

Miko Hughes

Zack

Sydni Beaudoin

Cyan

Michael Papajohn

Glen, Zack's Dad

Frank Welker

The Devil Malebolgia (voice)

Tony Haney

African Liaison

Todd McFarlane

Bum

Simon Rhee

Hong Kong Military Air Base Person (uncredited)

Robia LaMorte

XNN Reporter

John Cothran

African Liaison

Caroline Gibson

News Anchor

Marc Robinson

Punk #1

Chris Coppola

Punk #2

Jay Caputo

Punk #3

Darryl Warren

Security Guard

Mike Akrawi

Foreign Dignitary #1

Romeo Akrawi

Foreign Dignitary #2

Jack Coleman

Doctor

Laura Interval

Angela (as Laura Stepp)

Garrison M. Singer

Anesthesiologist

John Koyama

Hong Kong Military Air Base Security (uncredited)

Al Goto

Hong Kong Military Air Base Person (uncredited)

Roger Yuan

Korean Soldier (uncredited)

Angelie Almendare

Diplomat's Wife (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Mark A.Z. Dippé

Author

Todd McFarlane

Screenplay

Alan B. McElroy

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

January 14, 2023

This hurt. Spawn was a really cool character, well, he still is. He was a character for the 90s and...it was really the 90s that killed this movie.

It tried really hard to look like the Crow, which was also an unbelievably 90s film, but one that worked well with the look that certain movies in the decade had.

Spawn just didn't. It wasn't really suited, it didn't really match and the result was a big...meh.

But the thing is, now they are remaking it and...Spawn as a character doesn't really fit today very well either.

There is a time and a place for Spawn, and, like Maxx it was the 90s and MTV, but not the big screen and not today either.