Search - Spawn [Director's Cut] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Profanity Movie Release: 1997 DVD Release: 01/06/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Director's Cut,Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 34 mins Studio: New Line Home Video Total Copies: 3 Genres: Fantasy, Superhero Film, Fantasy Adventure

One of the most popular independent comic books of its decade was transformed into this dark, bloody adventure intended to launch a profitable superhero franchise. Michael Jai White stars as Al Simmons, a corrupt assassin betrayed and murdered by his evil government supervisor, Jason Wynn (Martin Sheen). Sent to Hell, Simmons is offered a chance to return to the earthly plane if he will become a "Hellspawn" ("Spawn" for short), one of many super-powered creatures assigned to encourage living souls along the path to damnation. Simmons hastily agrees to this deal and becomes a twisted, scarred version of his former self, living in a dingy alleyway, with no hope of regaining his life, as several years have passed and his wife Wanda (Theresa Randle) has married his best friend, Terry Fitzgerald (D.B. Sweeney). Despite the best efforts of his mentor, a demonic clown (John Leguizamo), Spawn performs mostly heroic acts, though he is not above seeking revenge on Wynn. Despite the film's middling box office take, plans for a sequel were announced. The same summer that Spawn was released, the comic was also the basis of a well-received cable TV series. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

John Leguizamo - Clown
Michael Jai White - Al Simmons/Spawn
Martin Sheen - Jason Wynn
Theresa Randle - Wanda
Melinda Clarke - Jessica Priest

Mark Dippé's visually impressive big-screen adaptation of Spawn comes to DVD with this impressive package from New Line. The disc boasts a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. English, French, and Spanish subtitles are accessible. The extensive supplemental materials include an interview with the comic's creator, Todd McFarlane, who also appears on a commentary track with the director, the producer, and the effects supervisor. A making-of featurette, a theatrical trailer, sketches made for the film, and a pair of music videos round out this impressive release. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide