The Punisher
5.8/10
Rating
89 min
Runtime
1989
Release Year
Mark Goldblatt
Director
Cast
Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett Jr., Jeroen Krabbé, Kim Miyori, Bryan Marshall
Quick Synopsis
In this action thriller based on the Marvel Comics character, Dolph Lundgren plays Frank Castle, a former police officer whose family is killed in a mafia car bombing. Believed dead by most, Castle survives and retreats to the city's sewers, where he takes on the identity of the Punisher, targeting mob leaders with vigilante justice. As a gang war erupts and innocent people become caught in the violence, Castle's former partner discovers he is alive and urges him to come out of hiding to protect the community and stop the conflict.
Detailed Synopsis of The Punisher
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.
