Spawn [Director's Cut]

Director: Mark A.Z. Dippe

Overview

"Mark Dippe's visually impressive big-screen adaptation of Spawn comes to DVD with this impressive package from New Line. The disc boasts a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. A closed-captioned En

Product Details

Release Date:	11/13/2007
UPC:	0794043461026
Original Release:	1997
Rating:	R
Source:	NEW LINE HOME VIDEO
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:34:00
Sales rank:	18,948

Special Features

R-rated widescreen version converted from the high-definition transfer of the film; Commentary featuring creator Todd McFarlane, director Mark A.Z. Dipp?, producer Clint Goldman, and visual effects supervisor Steve "Spaz" Williams; Interview with Todd McFarlane; A behind-the-scenes "Making of Spawn" featurette; "Spawn" sketch gallery with over 200 original concept illustrations; Scene-to-storyboard comparisons; Original never-before-seen Todd McFarlane sketches; Filter and Crystal Method music video; Original theatrical trailer; Cast biographies, filmographies, and fully animated menus

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Michael Jai White	Al Simmons/Spawn
John Leguizamo	Clown/Violator
Martin Sheen	Jason Wynn
Theresa Randle	Wanda Blake
Nicol Williamson	Cogliostro
D.B. Sweeney	Terry Fitzgerald
Melinda Clarke	Jessica Priest
Miko Hughes	Zack
Sydni Beaudoin	Cyan
Michael Papajohn	Glen, Zack's Dad
Robia LaMorte	XNN Reporter(as Robia La Morte)
John Cothran	African Liaison(as John Cothran Jr.)
Caroline Gibson	News Anchor
Marc Robinson	Punk #1
Chris Coppola	Punk #2
Tony Haney	African Liaison
Darryl Warren	Security Guard
Jay Caputo	Punk #3
Mike Akrawi	Foreign Dignitary #1,Foreign Dignitary #2
Jack Coleman	Doctor
Laura Interval	Angela(as Laura Stepp)
Garrison Singer	Anesthesiologist
Todd McFarlane	Bum
Frank Welker	The Devil Malebolgia
Graeme Revell	Composer

Technical Credits

Todd McFarlane

Alan B. McElroy

Mark A.Z. Dippe

Todd McFarlane	Screenwriter,Executive Producer,Producer
Alan B. McElroy	Screenwriter
Mark A.Z. Dippe	Screenwriter
Alan C. Blomquist	Executive Producer,Producer
Clint Goldman	Producer
Adrianna Cohen	Executive Producer,Producer
Banned From The Ranch Entertainment	Special Effects
Western Images	Special Effects
Santa Barbara Studios	Special Effects
Habib Zargapour	Special Effects
Dennis Turner	Special Effects
Brian Witten	Executive Producer,Producer
Industrial Light & Magic	Special Effects
Christophe Hery	Special Effects
Christian Kubsch	Special Effects
Jim Thornton	Sound/Sound Designer
Terry Fitzgerald	Producer
Industrial Light and Magic	Special Effects

Scene Index

Side #1 -- Widescreen
0. Scene Selections
1. Prologue [3:22]
2. Main Titles [2:56]
3. A Deal Is Struck [1:41]
4. Calling It Quits [3:25]
5. Double-Crossed [3:09]
6. Reawakening [3:55]
7. Returning Home [3:53]
8. Clown Explains It All [4:21]
9. "I Dub Thee Spawn!" [4:34]
10. Cogliostro [1:39]
11. Heat 16 [4:36]
12. Crashing the Party [7:42]
13. "Does This Look Like Funland to You?!" [2:36]
14. Clown Is Warned [4:19]
15. Wynn Wired for Destruction [3:44]
16. Violated! [8:15]
17. Choices [3:29]
18. Learning to Control [2:01]
19. Road Rage [2:45]
20. Unwelcome House Guests [4:07]
21. Nothing to Lose [5:57]
22. Into the Inferno [3:32]
23. Last Laugh for Clown? [5:41]
24. End Credits [6:35]
Side #2 -- Special Features
0. Todd McFarlane Chapter & Verse
1. Todd McFarlane: Chapter & Verse [2:15]
2. Spawn Empire [2:16]
3. Like Father, Like Son [2:30]
4. The Real Kook (a.k.a. Spawn v. Batman) [3:46]
5. Darkness & Light [3:46]
6. Psycho/Genius/Suicide [3:55]
7. Now It's Time to Say Goodbye [1:03]

Menu

Side #1 -- Widescreen
Play Movie
Language Selections
Spoken Language
English
French
Subtitles Language
English
French
Subtitles Off
Special Features
Commentary Featuring Todd McFarlane, Director Mark Dippé, Producer Clint Goldman, Visual Effects Supervisor Steve "Spaz" William
The Cast
John Leguizamo
Michael Jai White
Martin Sheen
D. B. Sweeney
Theresa Randle
Created by Todd McFarlane
Side #2 -- Special Features
The Making of Spawn Featurette
Scene to Storyboard Comparisons
Clown to Violator
Violator to Clown
Cape
Mask
Violator From Bookcase
Original Todd McFarlane Sketches
Spawn Soundtrack
Trip Like We Do - View Music Video
Soundtrack
Door 1
Door 2 (Marilyn Manson Music Video)
Door 3
Theatrical Trailer
Spawn Concept/Sketch Gallery
Character Development: Spawn
Character Development: Clown and Violator
Character Development: Melabogia
Character Development: Jessica Priest
Costume Design
Set Decoration
Special Effects
Preview Todd McFarlane's Spawn: The Animated Movie
Preview

Editorial Reviews

Many action movies resemble filmed comic books anyway, so it's nice to see one in which the cartoonish violence and silly characters are intentional. The audacious big-screen debut of flaky comic book artist Todd McFarlane's most popular creation is not for all audiences, however. Far from a corporate Batman clone, Spawn is daring, edgy, and wears its counterculture heart on its sleeve, making it a sure bet to enthrall some viewers and alienate others. With its horribly burnt, vengeful antihero (Michael Jai White); its perverse, villainous Clown (John Leguizamo, in a show-stealing turn); and its frequent trips down a fiery tunnel to the pits of Hell, it may appeal more to young horror fans than the traditionally mainstream superhero set. Hardcore fans of the comic book may quibble with some of the toned-down intensity, however, and will want to seek out the darker, more violent animated Spawn films which McFarlane made for HBO.