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Punisher: War Zone

Name: Punisher: War Zone
Genre: Action, Crime
Released: 2008-12-05
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 5.879

★ 5,9 /10 (1,354 Votes)

2008 EN 102 min

Overview

Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias: Jigsaw. With the "Punisher Task Force" hot on his trail and the FBI unable to take Jigsaw in, Frank must stand up to the formidable army that Jigsaw has recruited before more of his evil deeds go unpunished.

Stream

Rent

Buy

Release date

05/12/2008

Votes

1,354

Popularity

12.6

Vengeance has a name.

Genres

Action Crime

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

102 min

Budget

$20,500,000

Revenue

$10,089,373

Website

www.lionsgate.com

Ray Stevenson

Frank Castle / The Punisher

Dominic West

Billy "The Beaut" Russoti / Jigsaw

Julie Benz

Angela Donatelli

Colin Salmon

Paul Budiansky

Doug Hutchison

James Russoti / "Loony Bin Jim" / "LBJ"

Dash Mihok

Martin Soap

Wayne Knight

Linus Lieberman / Micro

Stephanie Janusauskas

Grace Donatelli

Mark Camacho

Carmine "Pittsy" Gazzera

Keram Malicki-Sánchez

"Ink" Gazzera

Romano Orzari

Nicky Donatelli

Carlos Gonzalez-Vio

Carlos

T.J. Storm

Maginty

David Vadim

Cristu Bulat

Aubert Pallascio

Tiberiu

Edward Yankie

Father Mike

Larry Day

Agent Miller

Ron Lea

Captain Ross

Tony Calabretta

Saffiotti

Niko Nikolov

Pompiliu

John Dunn-Hill

Cesare

Linda E. Smith

Mrs. Cesare

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Bjanka Murgel

Arm Candy

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Francis B. Goldberg

Mrs. Gordlock

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Lynne De Bel

Micro's Mother

Cas Anvar

Plastic Surgeon

Mike Paterson

Motel Manager

Jon Barton

Ice Team Leader

Matt Holland

EMT

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Pat Fry

Asylum Orderly

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Robert Godley-Harrod

Priest

James Murray

Bodyguard #2

Brent Skagford

Waiter

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Tracy Jerome Phillips

Harlem Gangleader

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Miro Bedard

Frank's Son

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Bill Hall

TV News Reporter

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Marco Desjean

Alpha Dog

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Nick Sita

Nicki's Dad

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Lise Sita

Nicki's Mom

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Giovanni Cipolla

Wiseguy

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Eric Dauphin

Cesare Wiseguy

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Stéphane Byl

FBI Van Agent

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Gerardo Lo Dico

NYPD Officer (uncredited)

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Jean-Loup Yale

Mugger

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Kane Chan

Banger #1

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Steven P. Park

Banger #2

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Matthew Chan

Banger #3 (uncredited)

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Ethan Gold

Schoolboy

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Oleg Popkov

Old Man

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Eduardo Keller

Thug

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Andrew Charlton Farmer

Guard

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***The best of the Punisher movies with a weak last act*** The Punisher first appeared in the Spider-Man comic in February, 1974, and became a semi-regular foe/ally in that mag, but was more apt to appear in Daredevil in the 80s until the character got his own mini-series in 1986 and then his ongoing titles: The Punisher (1987), The Punisher War Journal (1988) and The Punisher War Zone (1992). The character was so popular at the time that he inspired a black & white magazine as well (1989). The reason The Punisher was and continues to be so popular is because he's essentially an over-the…

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To be fair, Punisher: War Zone is the most accurate representation of the comic we've had to date. The gore, extreme violence, and borderline sadism is very much a part of the comic. Ray Stevenson is spot on as Frank Castle. Dominic West is not so good as Jigsaw but at least his gang is more competent than Travolta's. Given that this came out in the same year as two other big comic book movies, there is one big thing that Punisher: War Zone contributes: proof that a female director can make an unforgivingly cruel but kick ass action flick, so I don't understand how more of them aren't being…

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