Directed by:
Mark A.Z. DippéScreenplay:
Alan B. McElroyCinematography:
Guillermo NavarroComposer:
Graeme RevellCast:
Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen, Theresa Randle, Nicol Williamson, D.B. Sweeney, Melinda Clarke, Miko Hughes, Michael Papajohn, Frank Welker (more)Plots(1)
One of the most popular independent comic books of its decade was transformed into this dark, bloody adventure intended to launch a profitable superhero franchise. Michael Jai White stars as Al Simmons, a corrupt assassin betrayed and murdered by his evil government supervisor, Jason Wynn (Martin Sheen). Sent to Hell, Simmons is offered a chance to return to the earthly plane if he will become a "Hellspawn" ("Spawn" for short), one of many super-powered creatures assigned to encourage living souls along the path to damnation. Simmons hastily agrees to this deal and becomes a twisted, scarred version of his former self, living in a dingy alleyway, with no hope of regaining his life, as several years have passed and his wife Wanda (Theresa Randle) has married his best friend, Terry Fitzgerald (D.B. Sweeney). Despite the best efforts of his mentor, a demonic clown (John Leguizamo), Spawn performs mostly heroic acts, though he is not above seeking revenge on Wynn. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Michael Jai White
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006)
Dragged Across Concrete (2018)
John Leguizamo
Colombia
Best movies:
Carlito's Way (1993)
Ice Age (2002)
When They See Us (2019) (series)
Martin Sheen
USA
Best movies:
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
C'est l'apocalypse (1979)
The Departed (2006)
Theresa Randle
USA
Best movies:
Bad Boys (1995)
Jungle Fever (1991)
Bad Boys 2 (2003)
D.B. Sweeney
USA
Best movies:
Lonesome Dove (1989) (series)
Speak (2004)
Memphis Belle (1990)
Melinda Clarke
USA
Best movies:
Animatrix (2003)
CSI: Immortality (2015) (TV movie)
Mulholland Falls (1996)
Miko Hughes
USA
Best movies:
Apollo 13 (1995)
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Pet Sematary (1989)
Michael Papajohn
USA
Best movies:
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
Frank Welker
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Heaven and Hell (2002) (video compilation)
The Simpsons.com (2000) (video compilation)
The Simpsons: Greatest Hits (1999) (video compilation)
Chris Coppola
Best movies:
Saint Anthony (2007)
Spider-Man (2002)
Too Old to Die Young (2019) (series)
Jack Coleman
USA
Best movies:
Angels in the Endzone (1997) (TV movie)
Last Rites (1999) (TV movie)
The Submarine Kid (2015)
John Cothran Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
The Perfect Game (2009)
Yes Man (2008)
Laura Stepp
USA
Marc Robinson
USA
Best movies:
Spawn (1997)
Testing the Limits (1998)
Joyride (1997)
John Koyama
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
The Last Samurai (2003)
Felon (2008)
Robia Scott
USA
Best movies:
Unplanned (2019)
Spawn (1997)
Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
Todd McFarlane
Canada
Best movies:
Spawn (1997)