Whatever Happened to DARKMAN?
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Wow, thanks!
Larry Drake wasn't in "Law and Order", he was in "LA Law".
I was today years old when I discovered that Darkman used extensive miniatures. I had no idea!
Thank you!
The most remarkable superpower of Darkman is his ability to pronounce the name 'Peyton Westlake' despite having no lips.
CORRECTION: Larry Drake played Benny on LA LAW - not Law & Order... my mistake! SORRY! Cheers, Dan :)
@MoviesMusicMonsters Don't sweat it mate, this was a deep dive, and there is so much to cover. Appreciate the time you put in. Now, whatever happened to Automan. The one season early 80s sci-fi, which to be fair, had some really cool effects
Now you have your do what happened to LA Law to make up for the mistake
@@MoviesMusicMonsters Criminal mistake! ;)
Love the opening. Now that's how you introduce your villains.
The rage moments are so creative, they would make The Hulk jealous.
Love Elfman's score especially Carnival from Hell.
Love your videos. Please do on on Robinson Crusoe on Mars
YES
Agreed, fantastic movie - would love it to get the DM treatment!
Thanks so much for your support! Part of my extremely long list of future videos :) Stay tuned! Cheers, Dan
Yes, PLEASE!
Actually, the character Benny was not on Law and Order, but rather LA Law. RIP Larry Drake.
Yes, Larry Drake was great in LA Law as well as in Darkman.
Speaking of music. I wasn't a fan of LA Law but I thought the theme song was great.
Voslo aka the Mummy Imhotep later took on the role for the subsequent sequels. But the 1st is always the classic.
I remember seeing this with college friends in the theater and having a ball. Your thumbnail, with the elephant, is what hooked me! Still one of the most amusing lines from that season of movies, music and monsters that was the late 80s, early 90s. The Darkman sequels were watchable but suffer mightily from comparisons to the original film. As Bob Hope liked to say, "Thanks, for the Memories!" 👍🎉
Great overview! God I loved this film. I remember what a shock it was to see Larry Drake in such a different role than "Benny" in "LA Law." It really made me realize just how great of an actor he was. And what could be more darkly funny than his line, "I've got seven more points."
Another very sharp mini-doc, Dan! I read Bruce Campbell's very entertaining memoir, "If Chins Could Kill" (I'm a huge fan of Adventures of Briscoe County) that tells tales of he & his friends growing up, blowing up stuff, & eventually getting into the movie business. "Dark Man" is so stylish & I must admit that the writing, rewriting & reediting somehow worked out.
Briscoe County was brilliant and hilarious. I have the DVD. This suffered the same fate as another western/science fiction mashup - Firefly. In both, the humor seemed to go over the heads of TV executives. But I could go on for pages about unique series that networks intentionally destroyed. 😏
Loved this dark hero movie when it came out. II and III were sleepers and belonged in the direct to video market. Without Raimi directing the effect was absent.
I never made the super hero connection. I will rewatch soon. Thanks.
The face changing aspect always reminded me of another pulp character called The Avenger.He could alter his facial features and fought crime. He was supposedly created by the fictitious Kenneth Robeson who created Doc Savage.
I saw the original in first run , and loved it. The video sequels were OK, but the low budget really held them back, as did the need to use clips from the original to fill the run time out. A modern day sequel could take advantage of of the time that's gone by , and have Peyton Westlake, older and retired from being Darkman, teaching in a medical school by day , with his hideous scars hidden by advanced artificial skin that can handle extended sunlight exposure. A student of his, a possible inheritor of the Westlake modern day science, is ruined by a lab accident Peyton caused...and so , like Zorro, the legend is passed on to a new DARKMAN, and Peyton teaches his student how to be what he once was.
Lian Neeson was outstanding in this one.
Jenny Agutter wasn't credited in Darkman and her character didn't have a name.
Would be cool if she was Nurse Alex Price from An American Werewolf in London.
Bruce Campbell is reported to have in fact played Darkman in some scenes, mostly longshots, particularly the scene with Durant chasing Darkman in the helicopter.
Darkman stunt work trivia. The scene at 7:28 was done using a cool trick. The explosion is real and done using a miniature set. The actress was actually in the shot in real time by placing a mirror at the bottom of the set and having her stand far enough away that her reflection was at the correct size and scale while she was also at a safe distance. This saved time and money by being an in camera effect done in real time.
you gotta love real special effects
The sequels were okay, but suffer from just not being as good as the first movie. Each of them has parts that I really enjoyed personally. Part 2 comes off more as a standard superhero movie from that time period well the third movie has some great character work especially in the scenes where dark man is disguising himself as the film's big bad, and has to interact with the Man's family
Boy, the director, Sam Raimi, really seemed to hold a different point of view than either the critics, the executives, or the audience. BALLSY move by Robert Tapert! This was interesting, as usual. I really appreciate all the work you do on these videos. It shows in the final product. If these were for a class, you'd be getting a 4.0. Thanks again, Dan.
Just watched the movie Saturday to be up on the information you covered. Had no idea on the miniatures.
Love your videos, Dan. Also love Darkman.
One small quibble: Larry Drake played Benny on L.A. Law, not Law & Order. 😊
You are right. He did a great role, dignifying people with mental disabilities.
I was always confused about why The Shadow was now Darkman. Now I know!
This movie seemed so much like the DC comic character "Unknown Soldier" except set in modern times.
If the original concept was to have a person who can change his face, well there was a Twilight Zone episode with that premise. A two-bit hood had the ability to change his face as long as he found a photo of a face he can morph into. Unfortunately, the hood gets his just desserts at the end.
I'm assuming the 2-hour version doesn't exist or at least the original negative will never see the light of day. Of course, the cut scenes may have been thrown away and all we have is the 96-98 minute version.
What a great episode! Darkman is a hidden gem. Thanks Dan.
I watched DM on Amazon Prime around 4 weeks ago. The plot, action are good. The CGI SFX are decent but some scenes are 🤷🏽♂️ ...
Dan there was also a Darkman Vs. Army of Darkness comic book published by Dynamite Comics.
Ohhhhh yesssss. The manhole scene. Locked in my mind forever. Sam Rami really has a way of navigating and tweaking the subconscious mind. Great storytelling. Worth an anniversary view.
I have all 3 movies. The 2 direct to video are OK. But the first is so exciting. Thanks for showcasing it.
The music 🎶, score was well done.
Bad guy: I told you everything I know!
Dark man: I know you did. I know. But let's pretend you didn't!!
The Shadow was not a dark character. Read the novels by Walton Gibson. I believe the phase "Who knows the evil that lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows" came from the radio show.
“The Shadow was not a dark character.”?!? I read those pulp novels. And I’d say he’s a pretty dark character. He uses both fear and his semi-auto pistols to wreak justice on his enemies. It’s pretty dark. He owns his team of allies, often saving them from suicide attempts and then controls their lives.
Hey Dan did you mean Larry Drake, who played Benny, was on L.A. Law, not Law & Order? Always enjoy your videos!
I am very thankful a new Movies, Music and Monsters tonight.
Thanks Joey!
I'm not normally a fan of years later sequels, but take my money, please!
Dan, yet another great video! I have the comic, had a "Who is Darkman?" t-shirt, and a 1/6 scale Darkman resin model kit produced by the long since defunct garage model kit company Classic Plastic. It comes with two heads, giving the modeller the option to complete bandaged and unbandaged versions. I still have it, but haven't built it up yet . . .
Darkman was fun! Have you seen Lair of the White Worm?
That was a fun and rollicking good movie! Really loved the folk song. 😊
Dan, just want to suggest the series The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. Short-lived but absolutely brilliant - and of course Bruce Campbell. Whatever happened to the glowing orb?🤔
Hey, thanks so much for the suggestions! I will add both to my extremely long list of future videos :) Cheers, Dan
Wow Dan those miniature sets are amazing,it goes to show the bigger the miniature the better the effect.thanks a lot
I'd love an animated Darkman Sequel with Raimi and Neeson.
The character would be around 75! It would be Dark OLD Man! 🎬
I preffered Arnold Vosloo as Darkman. He is an unfortunately unappreciated actor. Great as "The Mummy" vs. Brendan Fraser. 😎👍
oh I loved seeing him going up against Jean Claude Van Damme in 'Hard Target' :)
"Darkman: If The Shadow had Leprosy"?
8:38 Law & Order? Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Dude, your research took longer than usual but I can definitely see it on the screen. Cameos I was unaware of, miniatures I hadn't realized were there and casting choices that didn't happen. How cool was this?
Dan the man
so much information on these movies. thank you. I'll have to look up that TV pilot. thanks Dan! awesome once again.
When this came out, I felt this is what a comic book movie should be. I wasn’t a fan of Tim Burton’s Batman but this film really felt like a comic book come to life.
Great topic, Dan! i had the pleasure of seeing 'Darkman' at the theater when it was new and fell in love with it. One year for a Halloween party, i actually dressed up as Darkman. [Not a lot of people got the costume, they thought i was the Invisible Man] until i explained. It's one of my favorite movies and occupies a proud spot in my movie collection. I'm glad to hear Neeson loved the character, instead of regretting the role like so many other celebs do. The two sequels starring Arnold Vosloo are ok, with the 3rd one being the best of the two. [And actually that one was made first and was supposed to be '2', but they were released in backwards order] The 2 sequels are also in my collection. Vosloo makes the role his own and does a good job with it, but it misses Neeson's spark. They're both worth checking out.
Yes, it was awesome to see it in the theater!
Well done movie, but kinda overlooked.
It was different and pretty cool.
Jenny Agutter was so hot in Logan’s Run. ❤
Jenny Agutter was hot in everything. Even in The Railway Children.
I just got a copy of the old Marvel Comic Adaption for this for 2 bucks, great video, thanks
16:15 I take it by the Universal studio executive's response that's why there wasn't a Dark Man Ride as part of the Studio Backlot Tour? And no, HHN doesn't count.
I saw Darkman in the theater when it came out. I really enjoyed it. I liked that it upset your expectations and didn't follow any of the tired formulas we'd seen too many times in movies.
On another note, hey Dan--have you ever thought about a piece on The Outer Limits? I loved that show as a kid and I think it still holds up. It's arguable that the first season episode "The Architects of Fear" was an inspiration for Watchmen.
Hey there, The Outer Limits is part of my extremely long list of future videos :) Cheers, Dan
In 1990 there was a similar made for TV movie that was also quite good entitled The Dark Avenger. An acid-scarred judge (Leigh Lawson) turns masked avenger, backed by an electronics expert (Maggie Han) and her crime lab.
Last year I bought the three DVD set, having watched them in TV back in the 90s. Then I did not rate them highly, but this time, I watched all three, in just one day, and find them quite entertaining.
Darkman is right in there with Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins. Liam Neeson, Frances McDonald and Larry Drake as the villian! Sam Raimi and cast bring much to the material. Special effects and makeup pretty cool for the era. Music score is pretty good! Yeah...and Bruce Campbell...as the final "Shemp".
The gift is crazy awesome!!! Great work as always!!! I love this movie! The actors brought it on this one. Darkman is Amazing! I freakin love your channel.
Whoohoo! Thanks again, Dan! Keep up the awesome work! :D
Yikes. The forgotten Raimi flick with a script that was never worked out.
Thank you Dan Monroe for another great video ❤
I just checked out the Elfman score and whilst I agree the tone is similar to Batman, I must add consideration for the overtones of Bernard Herrmann in the arrangements. Dark, growly brass very reminiscent of some Hitchcock and Day the Earth Stood still.
"I've got 7 more points." Love this movie and the channel.
I think both sequels are worth a watch so you make your own mind up because I think both are ok with the budget they had and the story they trying to tell in them.
Keep Dropp 'in them BANGERS Brother Dan
I love this movie... Awesome video, Dan!
Loved that movie. I was about 20. Laughed my tail off in the theater. My girlfriend at the time began to question my humor...
Wait! There were wrong places to laugh in this movie?
I love love your channel.i love how explain stuff.so relaxing.theres nothing on tv anymore.id rather watch you talk about what I love.old movies, music monsters 😊
Darkman is my 2nd all-time superhero character after Batman. I'm Bipolar and I love having a superhero that's the same way.
I remember seeing this in the 90s and then also seeing the premier of the 90s flash and thinking they were a bit similar. Don't know if I would think the same thing if I rewatched them both now, but that's what my teenager mind perched on.
Neeson was the bomb in Darkman!
Snoogans!
I love this movie. It was the first time I saw Liam in anything. Keep em coming Dan, you are a bright light in a weary world. Your fan, Mike Zinza
It's also worth adding that the look of Darkman in bandages also subliminally references 1933's Invisible Man, another character who struggled with his identity/sanity due to what happened to him. :-)
love this buddy, thanksalso guys, the more comments left, the more it helps dan grow the show, it deserves to get the gold button
Liam Neeson's superhero/action movie persona's first tentative steps before he was Taken and became a Jedi. Awesome insight, cheers Dan.
Love Darkman. Great movie. You can really feel the influence of Tim Burton's Batman on loads of these early 90s comic-book/superhero movies, like The Shadow, The Phantom, and Darkman. But you can also see the familiar style of Raimi, particularly in scenes where Peyton is halucinating after his ordeal with shots of howling, flying skulls, or Darkman busting out of surgery - both things Raimi would revisit with his signature style in Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2.
As for the two sequels... they're ok. Not a patch on the original. But oddly enough, they swapped them around. Darkman II was supposed to be Darkman III and vice-versa.
Darkman 2 and 3 were ok. they had a different actor to play darkman. he wasn't bad but wasn't great either. it worth giving a chance.
also dan, lmk, do you collect anything comic book related? im a movie prop super collector, amoung many other vices, would like to send a gift , to show how much i love the show buddy
Nice video I saw all of them that was a good series.
Excellent review of Darkman, hey Dan speaking of 90's films; have U ever seen "Frankenstein Unbound" with one of my favorite actors John Hurt (r.i.p.) 🖖
I remember seeing Darkman in the theater. I really didn't know what to make of it. Many scenes were so bizarre (the funeral transition, the part when the protagonist "loses it" mentally, and the sped up shot during the helicopter sequence) that I couldn't tell if Raimi was going for the darkness of Tim Burton, or the humor and bloodshed of Paul Verhoeven, but it didn't strike me as a hero, or horror movie and I was honestly a little disappointed by how discombobulated it all felt. Good dive-in though.
Considering the other actresses possibly slated for the part of Julie, I think it was miscast with McDormand. She's a great actress, but she doesn't evoke the visceral sense of loss that the audience would have felt if someone like Julia Roberts or Melanie Griffith were tragically taken away from Darkman instead of her. And if she didn't like her part to boot, then she really shouldn't have played it.
2:25 *takes the elephant*
Dear Mr.Monroe,
You want over the top with this 1 the little tidbits like connecting Larry Drake to LA Law which was one of the reasons I watched the show thank you for such an in-depth and fascinating video
LD was in the 1990s cult hit Dr Giggles...
@@DavidLLambertmobile Mr. Drake appears in numerous shows. Pity he died in 2016 he will and is sadly missed R.I.P.
Darkman 2 and 3 are pretty good.
I loved this movie back then but haven't seen it for a while and when Robby the Robot said "Take the fing elephant!" I almost spit soda out of my nose laughing! I knew Bruce Campbell was in the very end of the movie but not that Sam wanted him to play the lead. I guess I should have guessed that though Haha!
Haven't watched this one in years. But glad you reached it❤😂
Would it be gauche to watch 3M with a bucket of fresh popcorn? Asking for a friend....oh, my friend said Francis was not only nominated but has won 4 Academy awards. 3 for acting and 1 for producing.
Darkman comes to Fargo :) "so yah, there's quite a bit of malfeasance goin on- this guy is runnin around town doncha know- and we can't identify him because.. he doesn't have a FACE! Waddya know!"
I saw it when it came out and while I enjoyed it, I found it to be rather forgettable. But I really appreciate your retrospective on it and your channel as a whole.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Sir, you have exellent taste in movies and TV. Every one a winner.
Call me weird, but I love this film *_BECAUSE_* it's slightly campy. Liam Neeson's over the top acting in certain scenes was a joy to watch.
Darkman 2,3 are worth watching dan so we can get your take on them
Agreed. Just wish Liam was on the sequels.
@@R8DRBeagle with you there can only hope he returns for the fourth instalment
@@rosiegary poor Liam, they keep taking thinsg from him- his face, his daughter, his wife, his luggage... *snickers*
I like this movie n I always seen it as an action flick. Btw awesome video Dan n thanks
Yeah, you should definitely watch the 2 sequels. Even though Liam Neesom didn't return, they are worth watching.
Saw Darkman when it came out & Really liked it. I remember seeing 2 Reviews-one 4 Stars, one 0 Stars(???). Polarizing-Talk about a Point of View ! Haven’t Really seen it since(completely) & I think it’s Well-Worth a Revisit. Thanks Again Dan The Man for another Uplifting Excellent Vid !
I've just watched this as you were asking if anyone as watched darkman 2 and 3 .I own both on DVD . It's ashamed that they changed Liam neeson in the run ups.
Excellent Episode!
I loved and still do love Darkman.
Fantastic story and the movie was very well done with cutting edge effects for the time.
Only disappointed that there wasn't a good sequel film but it's probably best, seeing how that very rarely works out...
...even thought there have been a couple.
I've only seen this once, and then without the recognition of the talents and style of either Sam Raimi or the Cohen Brothers, so I'm going to have to revisit it again soon.
And Francis McDorman end up in the movie Burn After Read, and she was amazing in both of them.