The Punisher (1989)
Genre: Action / Crime
Duration: 92 minuten
Country:
United States / Australia
Directed by: Mark Goldblatt
Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett Jr. and Jeroen Krabbé
IMDb score:
5,7 (28.240)
Releasedate: 5 October 1989
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
The Punisher plot
"If society won't punish the guilty, he will."
The mysterious man who calls himself the Punisher has already dealt with more than 125 mafia members. Yet no one can catch him. Most mobsters think he's a former police officer, and when the Yakuza also settle in the city, The Punisher really takes off.
Actors and actresses
Frank Castle / The Punisher
Jake Berkowitz
Gianni Franco
Lady Tanaka
Dino Moretti
Sam Leary
Shake
Tommy Franco
Tanaka's Daughter
Sato
Reviews & comments
sinterklaas
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- 11821 messages
- 3321 votes
Better and looser than the 2004 version.
It was fun again. The young Dolph Lundgren who plays a very fine role here as Frank Castle aka The Punisher. We fall halfway into the story and things start with The Punisher's quest for revenge where the action is almost non-stop. In the remake the action was often like loose sand and it didn't really feel complete, here the bullets, explosions, throwing knives, arrows fly around your ears. The story is also a bit more exaggerated and is not just about revenge. The human trafficking theme wasn't all that out of place, and the Yakuza's slimy females were almost scary. Our Jeroen Krabbé also manages to play a nice role here as Godfather Franco. Furthermore, the bum also had a nice presence.
Enjoying the old days without being bored. 
4.0*
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Brabants
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- 2896 messages
- 2154 votes
Nice introduction to Marvel's The Punisher played by Dolph Lundgren. Given the picture over the years, the successor is a bit better. This is mainly due to the acting and the somewhat wooden action scenes of this part. The fight with Jeroen Krabbé is not to be seen, but the concept is quite nice and that's why I thought it was a reasonable film.
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scorsese
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- 13237 messages
- 11128 votes
Nice film about an ex-cop who has been killing mafia members one by one for years. This early Marvel film adaptation has a lot of action and there is certainly no shortage of violence. Story-wise, it comes across a bit clumsy, but the film knows how to entertain and does not last too long. Dolph Lundgren's dry acting is also funny (including the equally dry one-liners).
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