Darkman is a 1990 American superhero action film directed by Sam Raimi. It is based on a short story Raimi wrote that paid homage to Universal's horror films of the 1930s. The film stars Liam Neeson as Peyton Westlake, a scientist who is attacked and left for dead by a ruthless mobster, Durant after his girlfriend, an attorney runs afoul of a corrupt developer . Unable to secure the rights to either The Shadow or Batman, Raimi decided to create his own superhero and struck a deal with Universal Studios to make his first Hollywood studio film. He was subjected to a grueling screenwriting... process and equally difficult post-production battle with the studio. Darkman was generally well received by critics and performed well at the box office, grossing almost $49 million worldwide, well above its $16 million budget. This financial success spawned two direct-to-video sequels, Darkman II: The Return of Durant and Darkman III: Die, Darkman, Die, as well as comic books, video games and action figures. Over the years, Darkman has become regarded as a cult film. Scientist Dr.
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| Release date: | August 24, 1990 |
| Directed by: | Sam Raimi |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 96 Minutes |
| Producer: | Robert Tapert |
| Editor: | David Stiven, Bud S. Smith |
| Music by: | Danny Elfman |
| Cinematography: | Bill Pope |
| Screenplay by: | Sam Raimi, Chuck Pfarrer, Ivan Raimi, Joshua Goldin, Daniel Goldin |
| Estimated budget: | $16,000,000 |
| Genre: | Science Fiction, Action, Thriller |