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. Dolph Ivan Drago Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren, November 3, 1957, but claims 1959) is a Swedish actor. ... 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. ... Marvel Comics, sometimes called by the nickname House of Ideas, is an American comic book company. ... The Punisher (Frank Castle) is a Marvel Comics anti-hero. ...

It was filmed in Sydney, Australia and also featured Lou Gossett Jr, Jeroen Krabbé, Kim Miyori, Nancy Everhard and Barry Otto. Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ... Louis Gossett Jr. ... Krabbé (blue shirt) on cover of Cookbook with co-author Marjan Berk Jeroen Krabbé (born December 5, 1944 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands) is a Dutch actor and film director. ...

The Punisher is also a 2004 movie, again based on the Marvel Comics character, starring Thomas Jane as the Punisher and John Travolta as the gangster who orders the death of Frank Castle's family. Thomas Jane Thomas Jane (born January 29, 1969 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actor. ... John Travolta, left John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American actor. ...

Plot summary (1989)

Five years after his family was murdered in a mob hit, the thought-dead police officer Frank Castle (Dolph Lundgren) 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 Shakes (Barry Otto). Meanwhile, the Mafia, headed by Franco (Jeroen Krabbé), begins a violent turf war with the Yakuza, led by Lady Tanaka (Kim Miyori). The Punisher is called into duty to stop the war and save a group of innocent children kidnapped by the Yakuza, while Castle's former partner Jake Berkowitz (Lou Gossett Jr.) and his new partner (Nancy Everhard) seek out the mysterious Punisher to ask him why he would punish the guilty. Dolph Ivan Drago Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren, November 3, 1957, but claims 1959) is a Swedish actor. ... The Mafia, also referred to as La Cosa Nostra (Italian, variously translated as This Thing Of Ours or Our Thing), is the collective name of various secret organizations in Italy, Sicily, Corsica and the United States. ... Krabbé (blue shirt) on cover of Cookbook with co-author Marjan Berk Jeroen Krabbé (born December 5, 1944 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands) is a Dutch actor and film director. ... Yakuza (from Japanese やくざ or ヤクザ), also known as gokudō, are members of traditional organized crime groups in Japan. ... Louis Gossett Jr. ...

Plot summary (2004)

Special Agent and former Delta Force member Frank Castle (Thomas Jane) had it all: a loving family, a great life, and an adventurous job. But when his life is taken away from him by a ruthless criminal and his associates, Frank has become reborn. Now serving as judge, jury, and executioner, he's a new kind of vigilante out to wage a one man war against those who have done him wrong. Thomas Jane Thomas Jane (born January 29, 1969 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actor. ...

Frank Castle is a man who has seen too much death. On his final assignment, Castle plays his undercover role perfectly, but the operation spins out of control and a young man, Bobby Saint (James Carpinello), is inadvertently killed. Inflamed by the death of their son, the Saints are willing to risk their newfound legitimacy on a wholesale mission of blood-vengeance. Castle's worst nightmare is about to come true, as Howard Saint (John Travolta) and his lieutenants unleash hell at the Castle family reunion. But Castle, to his everlasting torment, survives. Until this moment, he has spent his entire life adhering strictly to the law. However, experience has taught him that the law cannot adequately penalize the people who murdered his family. Drawing upon all he has learned in 20 years, Castle sets in motion a plan to punish the murderers. John Travolta, left John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American actor. ...

External links

• The Punisher (1989) at the Internet Movie Database
• The Punisher (2004) at the Internet Movie Database