The movie 'Spawn' was released on August 1st, 1997, and was a movie adaptation of the Image Comic of the same name created by Todd McFarlane. The movie starred Michael Jai White as the titular character, with John Leguizamo as The Clown/Violator and Martin Sheen as Jason Wynn, the two villians. Spawn #1 (1992), featuring one of McFarlanes most popular creations Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961 in Calgary, Alberta) is a cartoonist, comic book writer, artist, and media entrepreneur. ... John Leguizamo (born July 22, 1964) in Bogotá, Colombia), is a Colombian-Puerto Rican comedian, actor and producer working in the Hollywood, film industry. ... Violator (Band) for a rock group from Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Martin Sheen (born August 3, 1940) is an American actor. ...

Much like the comic, the plot-line of the movie involved Al Simmons, a soldier, being betrayed by Wynn and dying on a mission. In Hell, Malebolgia (who's voice is done by Frank Welker) offers Simmons a deal: become his servant, and Simmons will be able to return to Earth for his beloved wife, Wanda. Once back, Simmons realizes that he is deeply changed, carrying a living suit he doesn't fully understand and a body decaying as if he were still dead. Spoiler warning: Malebolgia was the King of Hell in the Spawn comics, having brutally murdered his predecessor, as appears to be common practice in Hell. ... Frank Welker Frank Welker (born February 16, 1945 in Denver, Colorado), is an American voice actor. ...

The movie, which featured impressive special effects for the time, was a decent box-office success, earining $54 million domestically from a $40-million budget and inspired an animated series on HBO was subsequently created.

As of the time of this writing, Spawn was rated at 33% on RottenTomatoes.