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Movies - The Punisher

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.

It was filmed in Sydney, Australia and also featured Louis Gossett, Jr.
, Jeroen Krabbé
, Kim Miyori, Nancy Everhard, and Barry Otto.

Plot summary

Five years after his family was murdered in a mob hit, police officer Frank Castle (who was believed dead) 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 Shake. Meanwhile, the Mafia, headed by Gianni Franco, begins a violent turf war with the Yakuza, led by Lady Tanaka. 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 and his new partner seek out the mysterious Punisher to ask him why he would punish the guilty.

Cast

  • Dolph Lundgren
    - Frank Castle/The Punisher
  • Louis Gossett, Jr.
    - Jake Berkowitz
  • Jeroen Krabbé
    - Gianni Franco
  • Kim Miyori - Lady Tanaka
  • Bryan Marshall
    - Dino Moretti
  • Nancy Everhard - Sam Leary
  • Barry Otto - Shake
  • Brian Rooney - Tommy Franco
  • Zoshka Mizak - Tanaka's Daughter
  • Larry McCormick - TV Newsreader
  • Kenji Yamaki - Sato
  • Todd Boyce - Terrone
  • Hirofumi Kanayama - Tomio
  • Lani John Tupu - Laccone
  • John Negroponte - Musso

Notable facts

  • Dolph Lundgren
    wrote Frank Castle's opening and closing monologues.
  • He also took protein steroids to beef up for the role.

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