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The Shadow (1994),
Director: Russell Mulcahy, Rated
PG-13
Who knows what
evil lurks in the hearts of men?
  Starring:
Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Boyle, Ian
McKellan, Tim Curry, Jonathan Winters, Sab Shimono, Andre
Gregory
DML Rating:
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
- above average
"You know what evil lurks
in the hearts of men for you have seen that evil in your own
heart.
Every man pays a price for redemption. This is yours." -
Tulku
Why watch this?
Before Batman, there was The Shadow, a dark, mysterious
vigilante.
Plot Summary:
Lamont Cranston, a wealthy playboy in 1930s New York, secretly
operates as the masked crime fighter known as the Shadow. He uses
his psychic abilities, including a power to "cloud men's minds",
to battle criminals. The Shadow faces his greatest challenge
when Shiwan Khan, a powerful adversary with similar psychic
abilities, arrives in the city with plans for global domination,
involving the development of a super-weapon.
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Dad's Preview:
The Shadow was featured in a 1930 detective radio program
called The Detective Story Hour. He was a brooding
figure, featured in comics, TV shows and films for years. In
1994, this fine film hit theaters. It's a throwback to the pulp
serials of old, but does so with flair and nice special-effects.
I firmly believe the Shadow was a major influence on Bob Kane's Batman
character. You will remember... "The Shadow knows!" |
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Bregman/Baer
Productions, Inc.; Universal Pictures |
