The Punisher
Region 1 DVD cover for The Punisher
Directed by	Mark Goldblatt
Produced by	Robert Guralnick Simon Heath Mace Neufeld
Written by	Robert Mark Kamen Boaz Yakin
Starring	Dolph Lundgren Louis Gossett, Jr. Kim Miyori
Music by	Dennis Dreith
Cinematography	Ian Baker
Editing by	Stephanie Flack Tim Wellburn
Running time	92 min.
Country	United States Australia
Budget	$ 9,000,000
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The Punisher is a 1989 movie, starring Dolph Lundgren as Frank Castle, directed by Mark Goldblatt from a screenplay by Boaz Yakin. It is based on the Marvel Comics' character The Punisher. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the 15th century English Bishop of Norwich, see Thomas Jane (Bishop of Norwich). ... For the 1989 movie starring Dolph Lundgren, see The Punisher (1989 film). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Region 1–8 redirects here. ... The father of Max Goldblatt, Mark Goldblatt is an ACE (American Cinema Editor), and has edited well over thirty films, which include The Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and Pearl Harbor (2001). ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline for Biographies. ... Mace Neufeld (b. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A writer and film director with a gift for dealing with controversial issues on personal, human terms, Boaz Yakin was born in New York City in 1966. ... Dolph Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren, November 3, 1957[1]) is a Swedish actor, director and karateka. ... Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr. ... Kim Miyori is an Asian, American-born Actress in film and television. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... // Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia for $20 million. ... Dolph Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren, November 3, 1957[1]) is a Swedish actor, director and karateka. ... The Punisher (Frank Castle) is a Marvel Comics anti-hero. ... The father of Max Goldblatt, Mark Goldblatt is an ACE (American Cinema Editor), and has edited well over thirty films, which include The Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and Pearl Harbor (2001). ... A writer and film director with a gift for dealing with controversial issues on personal, human terms, Boaz Yakin was born in New York City in 1966. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... This article is about the Marvel Comics character. ...

It was filmed in Sydney, Australia and also featured Louis Gossett, Jr., Jeroen Krabbé, Kim Miyori, Nancy Everhard and Barry Otto. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr. ... Jeroen Aart Krabbé (born December 5, 1944 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch actor and film director. ... Kim Miyori is an Asian, American-born Actress in film and television. ... Barry Otto is an Australian actor on both stage and film and the father of actress Miranda Otto. ...

Plot

Five years after his family was murdered in a mob hit, police officer Frank Castle, who was believed dead, has become a vigilante known as "The Punisher". Living in the sewers and waging a one-man war against organized crime, his only friend is an old alcoholic named Shake. Meanwhile, the Mafia, headed by Gianni Franco, begins a violent turf war with the Yakuza, led by Lady Tanaka. The Yakuza kidnaps the Mafia's children and holds them for ransom in order to bring the American underworld under their control. Organized crime or criminal organizations are groups or operations run by criminals, most commonly for the purpose of generating a monetary profit. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Police officers in South Australia A police officer (or policeman/policewoman) is a warranted worker of a police force. ... For the art of stitching, see Sewing. ... Organized crime or criminal organizations are groups or operations run by criminals, most commonly for the purpose of generating a monetary profit. ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... This article is about the criminal society. ... For other uses, see Yakuza (disambiguation). ... The term ransom refers to the practice of holding a prisoner to extort money or property extorted to secure their release, or to the sum of money involved. ...

Shake pleads with the Punisher to save the children, who are likely to be sold into childhood slavery no matter what their criminal parents do. While he is able to save most of the children, the Mafia leader's son is taken away to the Yakuza headquarters. Furthermore, the Punisher is taken into custody by the police, only to be freed by Franco's men. Franco persuades the Punisher to help him save his son, and stop the Japanese criminal underworld from taking root in America.

Franco and the Punisher raid the Yakuza headquarters, fight and kill all the thugs and ninjas, including Lady Tanaka. Upon being reunited with his son, Franco betrays the Punisher in an effort to kill him, but the Punisher wins the duel, kills Franco and vanishes from the scene, as the police arrive, warning Franco's son not to follow the sins of his father.

Cast

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Production

Reception

Soundtrack

A full orchestral score was composed and conducted by Dennis Dreith at the Warner Bros. soundstage in Burbank, California. A CD of the soundtrack was not released until in 2005. The CD includes several interviews with the director and the composer, as well as the complete multi-track stereo recording. The DVD release only contains a monaural (single track) soundtrack. Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... “WB” redirects here. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... In film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ...

Trivia

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• In real life, the Japanese Yakuza do not have women in their organization or have women as bosses. They also do not dress up in Ninja outfits.
• The film changes many details of the comic book origin (see below) and the main character does not wear the trademark "skull".
• In the comic book, Castle's wife was named Maria; they had a son named Frank Junior and a daughter named Lisa. Maria, Frank Junior and Lisa were all killed by gunfire after witnessing the execution of an informant. In the film, Frank's wife was named Julie, they had two daughters, Annie and Felice. Julie, Felice and Annie were all killed in a car bomb explosion meant for Castle.
• In the comic book, Frank Castle was a former U.S. Marine captain. In the movie, he is a police detective.

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External links

• The Punisher on Marvel.com
• The Punisher (1989) at the Internet Movie Database
• The Punisher Movies hype at Superhero Hype!