The Punisher (1989)
If society won't punish the guilty, he will.
89 min
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.
- Release date
- October 19, 1989
- Country of origin
- United States, Australia
- Budget
- $9,000,000
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Trailer
Cast
- Dolph Lundgren as Frank Castle
- Louis Gossett Jr. as Jake Berkowitz
- Jeroen Krabbé as Gianni Franco
- Kim Miyori as Lady Tanaka
- Bryan Marshall as Dino Moretti
- Nancy Everhard as Sam Leary
- Barry Otto as Shake
- Brian Rooney as Tommy Franco
- Zoska Aleece as Tanaka's Daughter
- Kenji Yamaki as Sato
- Todd Boyce as Tarrone
- Lani John Tupu as Laccone
- Noga Bernstein as Ginny
- Christian Manon as French Leader
- Brian McDermott as O'Banion
- May Lloyd as Julie Castle
- Brooke Anderson as Annie Castle
Crew
- Mark Goldblatt · Director
- Boaz Yakin · Writer
- Robert Mark Kamen · Producer
- Dennis Dreith · Composer
- Ian Baker · Cinematographer
- Tim Wellburn · Editor
- Melissa Skoff · Casting director
- Norma Moriceau · Production designer