Daredevil

Year:

2003

Duration:

103 min | USA:133 min (director's cut)

Genres:

Action | Crime | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

IMDB rate:

5.4

Director:

Mark Steven Johnson

Awards:

4 wins & 16 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2003-02-14

Filming Locations: Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $78,000,000

Opening Weekend: $45,033,454 (USA) (16 February 2003)

Gross: $102,543,518 (USA) (13 July 2003)

Cast

Actor

Character

Jennifer Garner

Daredevil

Ellen Pompeo

Daredevil

Ben Affleck

Matt Murdock

Colin Farrell

Bullseye

Michael Clarke Duncan

Wilson Fisk

Jon Favreau

Franklin 'Foggy' Nelson

Scott Terra

Young Matt

Joe Pantoliano

Ben Urich

Leland Orser

Wesley Owen Welch

Lennie Loftin

Nick Manolis

Erick Avari

Nikolas Natchios

Derrick O'Connor

Father Everett

Paul Ben-Victor

Jose Quesada

David Keith

Jack Murdock

Frankie J. Allison

Abusive Father

Joe J. Garcia

Meat Packer

John Rothman

Quesada Attorney

Jim FitzGerald

Ring Announcer

Casey McCarthy

Angela Sutton

Louis Bernstein

Judge #1

Josie DiVincenzo

Josie

Jorge Noa

NY Cop #1

Levett M. Washington

Kid #1

Alberto Gutierrez

Kid #2 (as Albert Gutierrez)

Lakeith S. Evans

Kid #3

Stefanos Miltsakakis

Stavros

Pat Crawford Brown

Old Lady on Plane

Carrie Geiben

Flight Attendant

Luke Strode

Little Boy

Bruce Mibach

Rookie Cop

David Doty

Drunken Englishman

Ron Mathews

Sharpshooter

Kevin Smith

Jack Kirby, Forensic Assistant

Daniel B. Wing

Quesada's Friend #1

Jeff Padilla

Quesada's Friend #2

Dan Brinkle

Boxing Referee #1

Jack Reiss

Boxing Referee #2 (as Jackie Reiss)

Stan Lee

Old Man at Crossing

Sonya Didenko

Quesada's Friend #3

Greg 'Christopher' Smith

Swat Leader

Christopher Prescott

Policeman

Ari Randall

Waitress

John S. Bakas

Greek Priest

Greg Collins

Fisk Bodyguard

Robert Iler

Bully #1

Chad Tucker

Bully #2 (as Chad Christopher Tucker)

Jamie Mahoney

Bully #3

Jorn H. Winther

Stavros' Friend

Frank Miller

Man with Pen in Head

Coolio

Dante Jackson (Director's Cut)

Dina Rosenmeier

Biker Girl (Director's Cut)

Jude Ciccolella

Robert McKensie (Director's Cut)

Gregg Marc Miller

Dock Supervisor (Director's Cut) (as Gregg Miller)

Roy Lee Jones

Judge #2 (Director's Cut)

Kevin Spirtas

Prosecutor at Jackson Trial (Director's Cut)

Vivian Palermo Winther

Nun (Director's Cut)

Edward J. Krall

Cab Driver (Director's Cut)

Bernard Williams

London Airport Guard #1 (Director's Cut) (as Bernie Williams)

Collin Grant

London Airport Guard #2 (Director's Cut)

Christian Boeving

Bodyguard

Adam Blake Boswell

Irish Drunk (uncredited)

David Burrows

Man at the Ball (uncredited)

Carlo Corazon

Gangster at Bar (uncredited)

Michael Duisenberg

Bartender (uncredited)

Halley Eveland

Boy at Funeral (uncredited)

Claudine Farrell

Girl in Pub / Voice on Answering Machine (uncredited)

André Gordon

Body Guard (uncredited)

Douglas Haase

Party Member (uncredited)

Kane Hodder

Fallon's Bodyguard (uncredited)

Ted Hollis

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Tom Howard

(uncredited)

Suzie Johnson

Dancer at Party (uncredited)

Boyd Kelly

UPS Man (uncredited)

Tina Lorraine

Model at Ball (uncredited)

Mark Margolis

Fallon

Rebecca Michael

Dancer at Party (uncredited)

Hector Morales

Boxing Trainer (uncredited)

Kelly Nish

Girl on Playground (uncredited)

Brian M. Olson

Dancer at Party (uncredited)

Kevin Porter

Bodyguard

Tanoai Reed

Pool Hall Thug (uncredited)

Thierry Segall

Photographer (uncredited)

Sandra Teles

Woman at the Ball (uncredited)

Nancy Wetzel

Kate

Patrick Williams

Tavern Patron (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

In the closing scenes, Daredevil calls himself a "Guardian Devil," title of a Daredevil storyline (running in DD Volume 2, #1-8), written by Kevin Smith (who plays lab assistant Kirby in this movie). As these words are spoken, Daredevil is shown upside-down in mid-air, with his baton strings surrounding him, replicating one of the covers in that series.

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Although Ben Affleck is a fan of the character, acting him out was such an unpleasant experience that, in November 2006, Affleck stated that he would never reprise the role, having felt "by playing a superhero in "Daredevil," I have inoculated myself from ever playing another superhero. Wearing a costume was a source of humiliation for me and something I wouldn't want to do again soon." It is believed that the Daredevil costume was very uncomfortable to wear. However, in 2013 Affleck accepted an agreement to play Batman starting with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).

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Vin Diesel was considering playing the part of Daredevil but opted for Pitch Black (2000) instead. Ironically, in that film his character Riddick possesses visual enhancements.

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Goofs

In the theatrical cut of the film, the cops come to arrest the King Pin without having found any evidence who he really is. This has been changed in the director's cut of the film.

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When Elektra is practicing with her knives against the sandbags, she has a braid in her hair. When she slashes the last one and the scene is about to end, her braid is gone.

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At Quesada's trial, Matt and Froggy appear to be representing the rape victim. In the US, a rapist would be prosecuted by the district attorney (the victim would not have to hire her own lawyer). If this was meant to be a civil suit, if she was suing him for damages after he'd already been found not guilty in a criminal trial, the jury would not have found him "guilty" or "not guilty" - they would have found for the plaintiff or for the defendant. Matt and Froggy really have no reason to be at that particular type of trial.

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Quotes

Daredevil: You killed the only two people I ever loved. Why?

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Matt Murdock: You're holding back.

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Franklin 'Foggy' Nelson: Look at me, Matt. I'm a 'Plus One'. Plus Ones don't get anywhere by themselves. They need somebody to bring them. That's why it's 'plus one'!

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Faq

Q

Will there be a Daredevil 2?

A

The film rights to Daredevil have recently reverted back to Marvel Comics. However, Ben Affleck said he would not like to reprise the role should the series be continued or rebooted. It has recently been announced that a Daredevil tv show is in the making. It will be shown on Netfilx and will be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Ben Affleck has no involvement

Q

What songs are featured in the film?

A

For a complete list of songs with scene descriptions, go HERE.

Q

Who is the forensic assistant? He looks familiar!

A

The forensic assistant that gets paid by Urich (Joe Pantoliano) and then shows him Daredevil's stick is actually writer-director Kevin Smith. Interesting fact: Smith's character is named "Jack Kirby", a reference to comic book artist Jack Kirby Also, Ben Affleck has actually appeared in many of Kevin Smith's movies. Kevin Smith has also written Daredevil comics for Marvel in the past

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