The Punisher walks through the same world we all know, a world darkened by war, by crime, by cruelty, and by injustice. He has no superpowers to battle the evil he sees all around him. He only has his fierce intelligence, his years of combat experience and, above all, his ironclad determination to avenge those wronged by society's villains, including those who killed his family.
MPAA rating: R; for pervasive brutal violence, language and brief nudity.|||adult
Lions Gate Entertainment presents in association with Marvel Enterprises ; a Valhalla Motion Pictures production ; a VIP2/VIP3/Artisan co-production ; a Jonathan Hensleigh film ; produced by Avi Arad, Gale Anne Hurd ; written by Jonathan Hensleigh and Michael France ; directed by Jonathan Hensleigh.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004.
Based on the Marvel Comic Book character.
Aspect ratio 2.35:1.
Special features: Keepin' it Real: an in-depth look at death-defying stunts; Army of One: The Punisher Origins--Background on the evolution of The Punisher comic book, featuring an exclusive interview with the comic book writer Garth Ennis; War journal: On the set of The Punisher--A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film; Music video--"Step Up" performed by Drowning Pool; Sneak peek trailer of The Punisher video game; Drawing Blood: Bradstreet style--an interview with the cover artist of The Punisher; Audio commentary with director Jonathan Hensleigh; Deleted scenes.
Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Will Patton, Roy Scheider, Laura Harring, Ben Foster, Samatha Mathis, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos.
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround EX, Dolby digital 2.0.
English dialouge with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Director of photography, Conrad W. Hall ; editors, Steven Kemper, Jeff Gullo ; music, Carlo Siliotto ; costume designer, Lisa Tomczeszyn ; production designer, Michael Z. Hanan.
Taurus Award (World Stunt Awards), 2005: Best Fire Stunt.
