The Punisher
“If society won't punish the guilty, he will.”
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.
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Cast
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Dolph Lundgren
Frank Castle
Known for
Rocky IV
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Louis Gossett Jr.
Jake Berkowitz
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Jeroen Krabbé
Gianni Franco
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Kim Miyori
Lady Tanaka
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Metro
St. Elsewhere
Bryan Marshall
Dino Moretti
Known for
The Long Good Friday
Quatermass and the Pit
Nancy Everhard
Sam Leary
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DeepStar Six
Everwood
Barry Otto
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Brian Rooney
Tommy Franco
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The Great Gatsby
Spellbinder
Zoshka Mizak
Tanaka's Daughter
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The Death and Life of Bobby Z
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Kenji Yamaki
Sato
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Onmyoji
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Hirofumi Kanayama
Tomio
No other roles listed
Larry McCormick
TV Newsreader
Known for
The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour
Mark Goldblatt Director · Boaz Yakin Writer Dennis Dreith Composer
Worldwide gross $30M · Budget $9M · United States release October 5, 1989
Box office
Budget
$9,000,000
Worldwide gross
$30,000,000
Gross vs. budget
3.3×
Production
New World Pictures
Production
Robert Mark Kamen Productions
Production
Australia · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Japanese · Portuguese · Spanish
Release dates
Brazil · October 5, 1989
Theatrical
United States · October 5, 1989
Theatrical
Denmark
March 23, 1990 · Theatrical
France
October 25, 1989 · Theatrical
Germany
October 19, 1989 · Theatrical
July 19, 2006 · Physical · 62760/DVD
May 17, 2016 · Physical · 62760/V
Ireland
June 1, 1990 · Theatrical
Japan
January 27, 1990 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 26, 1990 · Theatrical
Spain
April 4, 1990 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 1, 1990 · Theatrical
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