Darkman

Synopsis
A scientist on the verge of a major discovery in synthetic skin is burned beyond recognition when his laboratory is demolished by a sadistic gang. Altered by an experimental medical procedure, the man known as Darkman begins to assume alternate identities and seeks revenge against his assailants.

Production Notes
Shot in DeLuxe color.
Additional cast: Nelson Mashita (Yakitito); Jesse Lawrence Ferguson (Eddie Black); Rafael H. Robledo (Rudy Guzman); Danny Hicks (Skip); Nicholas Worth (Pauly)

Visual effects miniature sequences by 4-Ward Productions; set design by George Suhayda, and Ginni Barr.

Reviews
"...An ambitious and self-consciously old-fashioned film....Terrific effects..." (New York Times)

"...A hilarious homage to comic-book superheroes..." -- Rating: B+ (Entertainment Weekly)

"...[The film] successfully captures the graphic look, rhythm and style of the super-hero books....DARKMAN somehow stays in a comic-book universe: a world of satire and swoony self-caricature..." (Los Angeles Times)

"An elegant admixture of horror and humor, it stars Liam Neeson as Peyton Westlake, a disfigured scientific genius who becomes the tormented antihero of the title." (Wall Street Journal)

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "A campy superhero flick that could only be made by Sam Raimi. It's fun, it's gruesome, it's tacky, and it's the ideal midnight movie." (Premiere)