Dolph lundgren portrayed konstantin kovar in arrow, making dolph the first actor to appear in the arrowverse and the dc extended universe. This movie has dolph lungren in the role of frank castle the punisher. Punisher, the 1989 internet movie firearms database. The 1989 version of the marvel hero is by far the best. 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. 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. Despite the seemingly indestructible dolph lundgren with a crossbow, the punisher is a boring oneman battle with neverending action scenes. 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. The trailer for the original comic book adaptation and dolph lundgren vehicle, costarring louis gossett jr. The punisher 1989 when frank castles family is murdered by criminals, he wages war on crime as a vigilante assassin known only as the. Inspired by the infamous marvel comic book antihero, the punisher is a dark and brooding action packed trip into the violent underworld of crime. Less egregious, the absence of the marvel convention of mercy bullets as referenced in a marvel team up with. 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.
The punisher dolph lundgren 2 dvd special edition including uncut workprint version. The first film adaptation of the punisher is also the worst depending on who you ask. Dolph lundgren has revisited one of his earlier movie roles by dressing up as the punisher for a new photo shoot. Yes there can be only one man portraying the punisher and his name is dolph lundgren.
Back in 1989, dolph lundgren starred in the punisher, the first rrated adaptation of a very violent comic book series. Dolph lundgren returns as the punisher in new photoshoot. 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. He portrayed frank castle the punisher in the punisher. The marvel comics logo features comicbook images of the punisher in its pages. As the 1990s got rolling, we saw the crow, timecop, and judge dredd, among others, followed by the marvel property blade in 1998. Dolph lundgrens castle falls with scott adkins shoots. 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 punisher official trailer 1989 lundgren youtube. Stabbed in the stomach with a bayonet then shot repeatedly in the chest by jeanclaude van damme. He even got to wear the characters iconic skull logo this time around.
Dolph lundgren is one of the actors to portray characters for both marvel studios and dc entertainment. 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. Dolph lundgren official site panama 1924 sport boellis, dolph lundgren special edition. The most famous phrases, film quotes and movie lines by dolph lundgren. 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. The punisher is a 1989 action film that was the first feature film adaptation of the marvel comic book character. The story is the same one told in all of the marvel punisher films. Basically bad guys need to be taken out and killed. 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. The punisher 1989 dolph lundgren as frank castle imdb.
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. Dolph lundgrens performance strikes the balance between the two, portraying the antihero as both strong and at odd moments spiritual. 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. Dolph lundgren as the punisher in the olod school action movie dolph lundgren the punisher for neca to make in their punisher series if they have one. Based on the popular marvel comic book, this film begins with frank castle dolph. 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. 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 a 1989 american action film directed by mark goldblatt, written by boaz yakin, and starring dolph lundgren and louis gossett jr. And it should, for this is a high quality action film. The trailer for the original comic book adaptation and dolph lundgren vehicle, co starring louis gossett jr. The punisher, starring dolph lundgren, was the first true marvel superhero movie. Search, discover and share your favorite dolph lundgren gifs. Released in 1989, the film stars dolph lundgren as the punisher and catches up with him five years into his. Dolph lundgren returns as frank castle for the punisher. It is loosely based on the marvel comics character. Barney augments his team with new blood for a personal battle. Perhaps the greatest complaint was the absence of the trademark skull logo on the punishers chest.
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