Spawn: The Album
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Original release poster
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| Directed by | Mark A.Z. Dippé |
| Produced by | Clint Goldman |
| Screenplay by | Alan B. McElroy |
| Story by | Alan B. McElroy Mark A.Z. Dippé |
| Based on |
Spawn by Todd McFarlane |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Graeme Revell |
| Cinematography | Guillermo Navarro |
| Edited by | Rick Shaine Michael N. Knue Todd Busch |
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Todd McFarlane Entertainment
Pull Down Your Pants Pictures |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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Release date
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Running time
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96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million |
| Box office | $87.8 million |
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| Soundtrack album by Various | ||
| Released | July 29, 1997 | |
| Genre | Industrial metal, alternative metal, rap metal, nu metal, electronica, experimental rock | |
| Length | 62:11 | |
| Label | Sony, Immortal, Epic | |
| Producer | Happy Walters, various | |
| Singles from Spawn: The Album | ||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Entertainment Weekly | (A) 08/08/1997 |
| Rolling Stone |
08/21/1997 |
Spawn is a 1997 American supernatural superhero horror film based on the comic book character of the same name, written by Todd McFarlane and published by Image Comics. Directed and co-written by Mark A.Z. Dippé, the film stars Michael Jai White in the title role, and is the first film to feature an African American portraying a major comic book superhero.Spawn depicts the origin story of the title character, beginning with the murder of soldier/assassin Al Simmons. He is resurrected as Spawn, the reluctant, demonic leader of Hell's army. He ultimately refuses to lead Hell's army in the war against Heaven and turns away from evil. The film co-stars John Leguizamo (as Clown/The Violator, Al's demonic guide and enemy of the film's antagonist) and Nicol Williamson (as Al's mentor, Cogliostro). The film was Williamson's final film appearance before his death on December 16, 2011. Martin Sheen, Theresa Randle, D. B. Sweeney, Melinda Clarke, and Frank Welker (as the voice of Malebolgia) also star in the film.
Spawn was released in the United States on August 1, 1997. It grossed $87 million worldwide against its production budget of $40 million.
Al Simmons (Michael Jai White) is a Force Reconniassance Marine Colonel and Black Ops operative. Jason Wynn (Martin Sheen), the head of the covert government agency for which Simmons works, assigns him to infiltrate a biochemical weapons plant in North Korea. Unknown to Simmons, Wynn has ordered his top assassin Jessica Priest (Melinda Clarke) to murder him while he is on the mission. After Simmons dies, he is set on fire by Wynn and the flames cause the plant to explode. Simmons arrives in Hell, where one of the rulers of Hell - Malebolgia (Frank Welker) - offers him a Faustian deal: if Simmons becomes his eternal servant and leader of his army in Armageddon, he will be able to return to Earth to see his fiancée, Wanda Blake. Simmons accepts the offer and returns to Earth.
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