
Release Date:
December 25, 2008
Studio:
Lionsgate
Director:
Frank Miller
Screenwriter:
Frank Miller
Starring:
Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Eva Mendes, Dan Lauria, Paz Vega, Jaime King, Scarlett Johansson, Louis Lombardi, Stana Katic
Genre:
Action, Adventure
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 (for intense sequences of stylized violence and action, some sexual content and brief nudity)
Official Website:
Lionsgate.com/TheSpirit
Review:
3.5/10 rating | 5/10 rating
DVD Review:
Not Available
DVD:
DVD | Blu-ray Disc | DVD (2-Disc Special Edition)
Movie Poster:
One-Sheet | The Spirit Poster | Octopus Poster | Gabriel Macht Poster | Samuel Jackson Poster | Eva Mendes Poster | Scarlett Johansson Poster | Jaime King poster | Sarah Paulson poster | Teaser 2 | Teaser 1
Production Stills:
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Plot Summary:
Adapted from Will Eisner's comic book series, "The Spirit" is a classic action-adventure-romance genre-twister written for the screen and directed by Frank Miller (creator of "300" and "Sin City"). It is the story of a former rookie cop who returns mysteriously from the dead as The Spirit (Gabriel Macht) to fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His arch-enemy, The Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson) has a different mission: he's going to wipe out Spirit's beloved city as he pursues his own version of immortality. The Spirit tracks this cold-hearted killer from Central City's rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront... all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill our masked crusader. Surrounding him at every turn are Ellen Dolan (Sarah Paulson), the whip-smart girl-next-door; Silken Floss (Scarlett Johansson), a punk secretary and frigid vixen; Plaster of Paris (Paz Vega), a murderous French nightclub dancer; Lorelei (Jaime King), a phantom siren; and Morgenstern (Stana Katic), a sexy young cop.
Then of course, there's Sand Saref (Eva Mendes), the jewel thief with dangerous curves. She's the love of his life turned bad. Will he save her or will she kill him?
In the vein of "Batman Begins" and "Sin City," "The Spirit" takes us on a sinister, gut-wrenching ride with a hero who is born, murdered and born again.
Teaser & Trailer (7.15.08):
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Trailer 2 (9.26.08):
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Exclusive Trailer (11.14.08):
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Featurette 1 - 'The Origin of The Spirit' (10.20.08):
Featurette 2 - 'The Women of The Spirit' (11.15.08):
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Featurette 3 - 'VFX' (12.20.08):
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7 Clips (12.15.08):
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