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Spawn

Year:

1997

Duration:

96 min | USA:98 min (director's cut)

Genres:

Action | Horror

IMDB rate:

5.2

Director:

Mark A.Z. Dippé

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1997-08-01

Filming Locations: Hollywood Center Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $40,000,000

Opening Weekend: $21,210,131 (USA) (3 August 1997)

Gross: $54,967,359 (USA) (30 November 1997)

Cast

Actor

Character

John Leguizamo

Spawn

Laura Stepp

Spawn

Michael Jai White

Al Simmons

Martin Sheen

Jason Wynn

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

Robia LaMorte

XNN Reporter (as Robia La Morte)

John Cothran

African Liaison (as John Cothran Jr.)

Caroline Gibson

News Anchor

Marc Robinson

Punk #1

Chris Coppola

Punk #2

Tony Haney

African Liaison

Darryl Warren

Security Guard

Jay Caputo

Punk #3

Mike Akrawi

Foreign Dignitary #1

Jack Coleman

Doctor

Romeo Akrawi

Foreign Dignitary #2

Garrison Singer

Anesthesiologist

Todd McFarlane

Bum

Angelie Almendare

Diplomat's Wife (uncredited)

Nick Danger

Himself (uncredited)

Anthony Genovese

Bearded TV News Anchor (uncredited)

Stewart Lew

Clown on top of building (uncredited)

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Trivia

The first film to feature an African American as the lead comic book superhero.

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Edward Norton was originally going to play Terry Fitzgerald but dropped out to work on Rounders (1998).

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During the business party, a woman in a green dress is seen, wearing earrings (bearing the Spawn emblem) that are worn by the character Angela in the comic book.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the movie, Sommins is supposed to be on a mission in Hong Kong, but when he fires his missile to destroy a terrorist's plane, you can see the famous lookout tower at LAX.

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During the battle in Hell, when Cogliostro is approached by the Violator, he extends his Necro-sword twice.

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At the North Korean biological weapons plant all of the warning signs on the tanks are written in English.

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Quotes

Spawn: Give my regards to your boss. Tell him he's next.

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Jason Wynn: You don't quit us, son. We are not the U.S. Postal Service.

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Spawn: Just get me to a hospital.

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Faq

What are the differences between the Theatrical Version and the Director's Cut?

The Theatrical Version includes almost none of the onscreen violence and some oneliners were also cut. This version wasn't even released in the USA on DVD but for some reason it was released in Germany (with an "FSK 16" rating). It is highly probably that this version is based on the Uncut US Theatrical Cut which was also released in Germany (with an "FSK 18" rating). Undoubted the DC is the harder version because it contains the scenes that were cut for PG-13 and it contains some alternate, more explicit footage as well. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.

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