Alec Baldwin,
John Lone,
Penelope Ann Miller,
Peter Boyle,
Ian McKellen
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A crime fighter created in the 1930s and popularized in movies, pulp novels, and a radio show starring a young Orson Welles, The Shadow came back to life in 1994 in this slick, well-cast production. A... read more
Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
Release Date: July 1, 1994
Keywords:
new york,
comic book,
tim curry,
alec baldwin,
radio show,
lamont cranston,
New York ,
Tim Curry ,
Penelope Ann Miller,
Alec Baldwin ,
Lamont Cranston
DVD Release Date: November 1, 1998
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September 2, 2011This is actually a pretty good movie. Could stand up and surpass many of the Superhero movie's released in past 3 years. Alec Baldwin does an excellent job as in the role of the Shadow. Surprised to see Peter Boyle, Ian McKellen and Jonathan Winters in this one. Shiwan Khan has ... read more
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August 16, 2011In a true 30's period style this comicbook/pulp adaptation visually looks really nice and captures the atmosphere of the time perfectly, if you think along the lines of 'Dick Tracy' and 'The Rocketeer' then you will get an idea of the feel.
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June 1, 2011This was one of the weakest exploits to monopolize on the superhero franchise that I have ever seen. Making no attempt to make this film cohesive with the serialized comics or the radio program, The Shadow didn't need to be made. It would have been cool back in the 30's and 40's ... read more
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December 23, 2008"Only the shadow knows...muahahaha" LOL! Wow, I was about 10 when I saw this.
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March 29, 2008Tulku: 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.
Lamont Cranston: I'm not lookin' for redemption!
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February 6, 2008This was a pretty good flick and I liked the time period it was set in. The casting was spot on and in the end we were left with a pretty fun flick that will be able to hold up over the years.
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August 17, 2007Fun comic-book hero movie. Better than the non-visual radio shows. I liked the depression-era setting with detailed oriental villains. The invisible skyscraper was great fun. There's an action-packed climax. Impressive stuff.
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February 11, 2007An extroadinary action-packed adventure. A pure piece of fantacy, excitment and high-octane fun. Thrilling, spellbinding, funny and explosive. A real knockout.
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December 28, 2006A little known character is given the big screen treatment in a very Indiana Jones-ish action adventure. I rather enjoyed it's irreverant humour and saturday morning serial feel...and Russel (Highlander) Mulcahy keeps everything cracking along at a fair pace. Some marvellous prod... read more
Critic Reviews
July 6, 2010
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
April 25, 2007
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
It has enough of the innocent exoticism and splendor of silent thrillers to suggest a continuity with the past missing from most other movies; all that's required is a capacity to sit back and dream. Full Review
April 25, 2007
Brian Lowry, Variety
Despite similarities as a vigilante creature of the night, however, the Shadow -- a character that enjoyed its greatest success in radio after being created in pulp novels -- lacks the visceral appeal... Full Review
August 30, 2004
Caryn James, New York Times
It offers a diverting, nostalgic retreat to the innocent days when crime fighting was a pleasant, rich man's hobby. Full Review
April 12, 2002
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
This thing is all packaging and no content, or, dare I say it, all shadow and no substance. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
If you respond to film noir, if you like dark streets and women with scarlet lips and big fast cars with running boards, the look of this movie will work some kind of magic. Full Review
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
The setup promises something more invigorating than it delivers. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Most of the time, you won't be chuckling, so much as contemplating the emptiness that lies in the brains of all too many production executives. Full Review
July 16, 2010
Film4
It's an entertainment that deserved to have become the first of a series. Full Review
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