Spawn

Name: Spawn
Director: Mark A.Z. Dippé
Released: 1997-10-30

1997 film by Mark A.Z. Dippé

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Released: October 30, 1997
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, August 1, 1997
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Director: Mark A.Z. Dippé
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Screenwriter: Alan B. McElroy
, Todd McFarlane
Producer: Jon Peters
Cast: Michael Jai White
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, John Leguizamo
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, Martin Sheen
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, Theresa Randle
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Runtime: 92 min
Genre: action film
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, fantasy film
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, superhero film
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Country of origin: United States

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Spawn is a 1997 American superhero film based on the Image Comics character of the same name. Directed by Mark A.Z. Dippé from a script by Alan B. McElroy, the film stars Michael Jai White as the titular character, alongside John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen, Theresa Randle, D. B. Sweeney and Nicol Williamson in his final film role. Spawn is one of the first films to feature an African-American actor portraying a major comic book superhero. The film depicts the character's origin story as a murdered US Marine who returns from Hell as its army's reluctant leader. Spawn was released in the United States on August 1, 1997. It received generally negative reviews but was a box office success, grossing $87.9 million worldwide against a production budget between $40–45 million. A reboot, entitled King Spawn, is in development.

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Director of photography: Guillermo Navarro
Narrative location: Hong Kong
New York City
North Korea
Main subject: revenge
Filming location: New York City
Los Angeles
Title: Spawn
Color: color
Production designer: Guillermo Navarro
FSK film rating: FSK 16
Filmiroda rating: Category III rating certificate id: F/3936/J
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Based on: Spawn
Distribution format: video on demand
Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: passes · criterion used: considering named characters only
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Review score: 34/100(February 1, 2024) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 17 critic review
17%(October 7, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 46 critic review
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3.9/10(October 7, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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CNC film rating (France): no minors under twelve
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Takes place in fictional universe: Image Universe
Followed by: King Spawn
Soundtrack release: Spawn – The Album

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