Spawn (1997)

199751mdir. Mark A.Z. DippéUnited Statesaction filmfantasy film

Note: this print runs 51 minutes against a recorded 92 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.

With Michael Jai White, Martin Sheen, Theresa Randle, Nicol Williamson, D. B. Sweeney, Melinda Clarke, Miko Hughes, Frank Welker

Directed by Mark A.Z. Dippé

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Spawn is a 1997 American superhero film based on the Image Comics character of the same name. Directed by Mark A.Z. Dippé from a script by Alan B. McElroy, the film stars Michael Jai White as the titular character, alongside John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen, Theresa Randle, D. B. Sweeney and Nicol Williamson in his final film role. Spawn is one of the first films to feature an African-American actor portraying a major comic book superhero. The film depicts the character's origin story as a murdered US Marine who returns from Hell as its army's reluctant leader.

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