The Punisher (1989)
Overview
The avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a veteran cop who loses his entire family to a mafia car bomb. His ex-partner believes Castle survived the blast and became the Punisher, living in the sewers and exacting vigilante violence against mob bosses throughout the city. When the populace is caught in the midst of a gang war that he caused, Castle must again emerge from the shadows and save the innocent.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $9,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 16.582 |
Directed By
Mark Goldblatt
Crew
Mark Goldblatt
Spike Cherrie
Zev Eleftheriou
Zenda Graves
Robert Mark Kamen
Boaz Yakin
Ian Baker
Dennis Dreith
Melissa Skoff
Peta Lawson
Norma Moriceau
Norma Moriceau
Steve Brown
Dar Davies
Connie Gower
Sinn Chew
Tom Coltraine
Jed Armstrong
John Romita Sr.
Kerry Blakeman
Mitch Deans
Gerry Conway
Kerry Coleman
Chris Anderson
Chan Chuek Wan
Chris Anderson
Peter Culpan
Roy Edmunds
Brian Ellison
Ross Andru
Russell Allen
Cheuk-Fai Chan
Jade Clayton
Tokujun Ishi
Claude Lambert
Don Vaughn
Jay Uk Kang
Ho Win Lee
Paul Lennon
Robin Menzies
Lawrence Woodward
Bernard Ledger
Ian Lind
Wayne Pleace
Greg Skipper
John Kingston
George Novak
Joe Pampanella
Johnny Raaen
Hide Hirayama
Luke Quinton
Ray Jones
Kim Maree Penn
Arch Roberts
Shirley Wallace
Leigh Hodgkinson
Mamora Kaneko
Phil Meacham
Ian Schrivers
Iain Strutt
Douglas 'Rocky' McDonald
Warren Shellback
Tony Yuen
Kazuo Saito
Robert Simper
Aki Tannaka
Corinne Le Gall
Shun Ogawa
Joe Schwarger
Koh Beng Soon
Greg Stuart
Tim Wellburn
Barry Bernardi
Simon Heath
Su Armstrong
Robert Guralnick
Brian Bertram
Sherry Hubbard
Cassie Hanlon
Mace Neufeld
Joan Petch
Roger Cowland
Jan Zeigenbein
Vivien Mepham
David Lee
TOP CAST
Dolph Lundgren
Frank Castle / The Punisher
Louis Gossett Jr.
Jake Berkowitz
Jeroen Krabbé
Gianni Franco
Kim Miyori
Lady Tanaka
Bryan Marshall
Dino Moretti
Nancy Everhard
Sam Leary
Barry Otto
Shake
Brian Rooney
Tommy Franco
Zoshka Mizak
Tanaka's Daughter
Kenji Yamaki
Sato
Hirofumi Kanayama
Tomio
Larry McCormick
TV Newsreader
Todd Boyce
Terrone
Lani John Tupu
Laccone
Gianfranco Negroponte
Musso
Noga Bernstein
Ginny
Emma Soloman
Ginny's Girlfriend
Courtney Keiler
Sophia
Emily Nicol
Cathy
Cathy Stirk
Caterina
Dominic Baudish
Dominic
Robert Fraser
Robert
James Klein
Nicholas
Fotis Pelekis
Mario
Christian Manon
French Leader
Colin Leong
Cutter Captain
Brian McDermott
O'Banion
May Lloyd
Julie Castle
Holly Rogers
Felice Castle
Brooke Anderson
Annie Castle
Lois Larimore
Nanny
Harry Weiss
Maitre D'
John Samaha
Elevator Repairman
Robert Simper
Danny
Johnny Raaen
Joey
Lawrence Woodward
Mickey
Tom Coltraine
Peeing Man
Donal Gibson
Bill
David Arnett
Joe
Brett Williams
Tim
Al Gockimen
Hood
Colin Handley
Mafia Man
Isao Hirata
Ito
Ken Wayne
Bartender
David Morris
Man in Bar
Richard Carter
Cop
Char Fontane
Laurie Silver
Aku Kadogo
Reporter
Steve Kuhn
Reporter
Roslyn Gentle
Reporter
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