The Spirit (film)
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| Directed by | Frank Miller |
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| Screenplay by | Frank Miller |
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The Spirit by Will Eisner |
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| Music by | David Newman |
| Cinematography | Bill Pope |
| Edited by | Gregory Nussbaum |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
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103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Box office | $39 million |
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| Film score by David Newman | ||||
| Released | December 23, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Classical | |||
| Label | Silva Screen | |||
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The Spirit is a 2008 American neo-noir superhero film, written and directed by Frank Miller and starring Gabriel Macht, Eva Mendes, Sarah Paulson, Dan Lauria, Paz Vega, Jaime King, Scarlett Johansson, and Samuel L. Jackson. The film is based on the newspaper comic strip The Spirit by Will Eisner. OddLot and Lionsgate produced the film.
The Spirit was released in the United States on December 25, 2008, and on DVD and Blu-ray on April 14, 2009. The film was a box office flop and received negative reviews, with critics citing its unnecessary humor; melodramatic acting and style; lack of originality; sexist and exploitative overtones; and divergence from the source material.
In a cat-filled mausoleum in Central City, Denny Colt, also known as The Spirit, receives a call from Detective Sussman about a major case that could involve the Spirit's arch-nemesis, The Octopus. The Spirit dons his costume and travels across rooftops while delivering a voice-over soliloquy about the city being his one true love. A woman (Kimberly Cox) is being mugged in an alley below. He manages to save her, receiving a knife wound that he barely seems to notice. The woman asks, "What are you?", with an arriving officer answering, "That's The Spirit". The Spirit runs away, catching a ride from Officer Liebowitz and heading toward the flats.
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