The Punisher

Release Date: 1989-10-05

Overview: 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.

Rating: 5.8 / 10

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

Crew

Mark Goldblatt - Director
Spike Cherrie - Stunt Double
Zev Eleftheriou - Stunts
Zenda Graves - Stunts
Boaz Yakin - Writer

Reviews

tmdb76622195:

Almost works more as a goofball comedy mocking all those action films of the 1980's. Almost. Gossett comes off so much better than the material handed to him....