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The Spirit (2008) -- A rookie cop named Denny Colt returns from the beyond to fight evil in director Frank Miller's new film, "The Spirit."
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Director:
Frank Miller
Writers (WGA):
Frank Miller (screenplay)
Will Eisner (comic book series)
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Release Date:
25 December 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller more
Tagline:
Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again. more
Plot:
Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City. full summary | full synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Jaime King ... Lorelei Rox

Gabriel Macht ... The Spirit / Denny Colt

Dan Gerrity ... Det. Sussman
Arthur the Cat ... Himself

Kimberly Cox ... Damsel in Distress

Brian Lucero ... Thug #1

David Brian Martin ... Thug #2 (as David B. Martin)
Larry Reinhardt-Meyer ... Officer MacReady
Frank Miller ... Liebowitz

Eva Mendes ... Sand Saref
Eric Balfour ... Mahmoud

Samuel L. Jackson ... The Octopus

Louis Lombardi ... Pathos / Ethos / Logos

Scarlett Johansson ... Silken Floss

Sarah Paulson ... Ellen Dolan

Dan Lauria ... Dolan

Daniel Hubbert ... Medic

Johnny Simmons ... Young Spirit

Seychelle Gabriel ... Young Sand

Michael Milhoan ... Uncle Pete
John Cade ... Mafioso
David Wiegand ... Officer Saref

Chad Brummett ... Reporter

Richard Portnow ... Donenfeld

Mark Delgallo ... Seth

Stana Katic ... Morgenstern

Aaron Toney ... Handbag Thief
Dean Squibb ... Handbag Man (as Dean Eldon Squibb)

Meeghan Holaway ... Female Reporter

Al Goto ... Poker Player
Roman Tissera ... Doorman #1

Frank Bond ... Doorman #2
Hugh Elliot ... Doorman #3

Robert Douglas Washington ... Onlooker #1
Bill Pope ... Onlooker #2

Benjamin Petry ... Son

Marina Lyon ... Young Mother
Paul Levitz ... Onlooker #3
Emily Cheung ... Onlooker #4
Keith Kuhl ... Onlooker #5
Cayley Bell ... Onlooker #6
Jasmine Mohamed ... Onlooker #7

Paz Vega ... Plaster of Paris
T. Jay O'Brien ... Wino
Rio Alexander ... Creep
Drew Pollock ... Officer Klink
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Michael-David Aragon ... Paramedic (uncredited)

William Arute ... Forensic Officer (uncredited)

Robert Anthony Brass ... Metro City Police Officer Oneil (uncredited)

Burly Cain ... SWAT Officer (uncredited)

Pamela Finley ... Mourning Woman (uncredited)

Genia Michaela ... Floss Reader (uncredited)

TJ Williams ... Gym Rat (uncredited)

Foued Zayani ... Gangster (uncredited)
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Directed by
Frank Miller 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Frank Miller (screenplay)

Will Eisner (comic book series)

Produced by
Jeff Andrick .... co-executive producer
Michael Burns .... executive producer
Deborah Del Prete .... producer
F.J. DeSanto .... co-producer
Bill Lischak .... executive producer
Steven Maier .... executive producer
Linda McDonough .... co-producer
Benjamin Melniker .... executive producer
Gigi Pritzker .... producer
Marc Sadeghi .... associate producer
Michael E. Uslan .... producer
Alton Walpole .... line producer
 
Original Music by
David Newman 
 
Cinematography by
Bill Pope (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Gregory Nussbaum 
 
Casting by
Deborah Aquila 
Jennifer L. Smith  (as Jennifer Smith)
Mary Tricia Wood  (as Tricia Wood)
 
Art Direction by
Rosario Provenza 
 
Set Decoration by
Gabrielle Petrissans 
 
Costume Design by
Michael Dennison 
 
Makeup Department
Art Anthony .... assistant makeup department head
Allan A. Apone .... makeup artist: Mr. Jackson (as Allan Apone)
Gabriel Bartalos .... lifecasts (as Gabe Bartalo)
Garnet Burke .... hair stylist (as Garnett Burk)
Cydney Cornell .... hair stylist: Ms. Mendes
Gino Crognale .... key sculptor: P13
Camille Friend .... hair stylist department head
Isabel Harkins .... makeup department head
John Holland .... additional hair stylist
Anne Kurtzman .... project coordinator: P13
Bonnie Masoner .... additional makeup artist
Elaine L. Offers .... makeup artist: Ms. Mendes (as Elaine Offers)
Barbara Olvera .... hair stylist: Ms. Johansson
Robert L. Stevenson .... hair stylist: Mr. Jackson (as Robert Stevenson)
Heba Thorisdottir .... makeup artist: Ms. Johansson
Melanie Tooker .... key prosthetics applicator: P13
Melanie Tooker .... makeup artist: Mr. Macht
Alan Tuskes .... shop supervisor: P13
Adam Brandy .... special makeup effects laboratory technician: lace hair piece prep (uncredited)
Sheila Trujillo .... additional makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Marny Nahrwold .... digital production manager
Dawn Todd .... production supervisor
Alton Walpole .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Benita Allen .... first assistant director
Brad Arnold .... second second assistant director
Dennis Crow .... first assistant director: second unit
Dennis Crow .... second assistant director (as Dennis M. Crow)
Stuart T. Maschwitz .... second unit director (as Stu Maschwitz)
Frederic Roth .... second assistant director
Marcia Woske .... second second assistant director (as Marcia A. Woske)
 
Art Department
Brett Andrews .... prop assistant (as Brett 'Khan' Andrews)
Arthur Arndt .... prop maker
Pierre Barrera .... set dresser (as Pierre L. Barrera)
Robin Blagg .... construction coordinator
Jeff Bolen .... prop maker
Phillip Brown .... set painter
Alan Chao .... art department production assistant
J. Christie .... prop maker
Brett Cole .... prop maker/welder
Dennis Collins .... on-set painter
Nigel Conway .... paint foreman (as Nigel Paul Conway)
Kenneth Cook .... prop maker
Santino Davenport .... prop maker
Nick Davis .... utility tech
Brian DeLara .... on-set dresser (as Bryan DeLara)
T. Scott Elliott .... set dresser
Randy Eriksen .... property master
Brooke Fair .... assistant greens
Brooke Fair .... utility tech
Michael Flowers .... buyer
Javier Fuentes .... plasterer
Joel Goodell .... lead man
Miguel Gurule .... key scenic (as Miguel E. Gurulé)
Mark Gutierrez .... prop maker
James Herman .... prop maker
Daniel Herrera Arau .... set painter (as Daniel Herrera)
A. Todd Holland .... assistant art director
Steve Kahn .... gang boss
Ester Kim .... on-set dresser: second unit
Sara M. Lewis .... construction auditor (as Sara Morgan Lewis)
Andy Linderkamp .... prop maker
Christopher Martin .... key greens
Tim McCulloch .... set painter (as Tim McCullough)
Jesse McNamara .... prop maker
Chuck McSorley .... assistant property master
Dana J. Mestas .... plasterer
Tony Milhaupt .... prop maker
Curtis D. Mott .... prop maker
Kirk Newren .... construction foreman
William S. Patterson .... prop maker
Albert Rivera .... labor foreman
Sebastian Rutkowsky Ruiz .... set painter (as Sebastian R. Ruiz)
Aaron Sims .... matte painter
Barton Slade .... welder
Jimmy Stephens .... prop maker
Joshua Viers .... lead concept artist
Benjamin M. Walsh .... set dresser
John N. Ward .... art department coordinator
Katie Wertz .... set painter (as Katherine Wertz)
Andy Linderkamp .... on-set stand-by carpenter (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Steve Baine .... foley artist
Wade Barnett .... adr recordist
David Brownlow .... production sound mixer
Paula Fairfield .... sound effects designer
Paula Fairfield .... sound effects editor
David Giammarco .... sound re-recording mixer
Tim Gomillion .... sound recordist
Gina Gyles .... foley assistant
Warren Hendriks .... sound designer
Craig Henighan .... sound re-recording mixer
Craig Henighan .... supervising sound editor
Helen Luttrell .... dialogue supervisor
Travis MacKay .... adr recordist
Paul Massey .... sound re-recording mixer
Carla Murray .... sound effects designer
Carla Murray .... sound effects editor
Chris Navarro .... adr mixer
Peter Persaud .... foley recordist
Jill Purdy .... supervising adr editor
Dennis Rogers .... sound recordist
William Stein .... re-recording engineer
Eric Thompson .... adr mixer
Derek Vanderhorst .... sound designer
 
Special Effects by
Donald Frazee .... special effects coordinator
Scott Hastings .... special effects technician
Scott Lingard .... special effects foreman (as C. Scott Lingard)
Danny Maldanado .... special effects technician (as Danny Maldonado)
Jonathan Delaney Marsh .... special effects technician
Andy Linderkamp .... puppeteer (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Heather Abels .... matte painter: The Orphanage
Robert Adams .... compositor: R!OT
Robert Adams .... matchmover
Robert Adams .... texture artist
Alexandra Altrocchi .... visual effects producer
Michael Angelo .... Inferno artist: R!OT
Katrin Arndt .... visual effects production manager: Rising Sun Pictures
Jennifer Avery .... visual effects coordinator: R!OT
Florian Bailleul .... main title designer
Tony Barger .... visual effects coordinator: Riot
Suzette Barnett .... compositor
Pharoah Barrett .... 3D artist
Andy Barrios .... sequence supervisor: R!OT ) (as Andy Rafael Barrios)
Jenny Basen .... visual effects coordinator
Mat Beck .... senior visual effects supervisor
Didier Bertrand .... compositor: Digital Dimension
Dan Blank .... digital compositor
Christopher Blazick .... technical support
Siksit Boonyodom .... roto/paint artist
Kirstin Bradfield .... digital compositor: The Orphanage
Kirstin Bradfield .... previz artist: The Orphange (as Kirsten Bradfield)
Jessica Braun .... lighting technical director
Eloi Brunelle .... compositor: Digital Dimension
Chad Buehler .... digital compositor
Romain Buignet .... digital effects artist: FUEL VFX
Kelly Bumbarger .... digital effects supervisor: Riot
Lindsay Burnett .... visual effects executive producer: R!OT
Julie Cardinal .... visual effects producer: Digital Dimension
Christian Cardona .... digital effects artist
Ean Carr .... compositor
Can Chang .... compositor: The Orphanage
Sébastien Chartier .... visual effects artist: Digital Dimension
Matthieu Chatelier .... compositor: Digital Dimension
Michael Clemens .... visual effects artist
Sarah Coatts .... visual effects producer: main & end title sequences: PIC
Webster Colcord .... previsualization animator
Luke Cole .... pipeline engineer: FUEL International
Sam Cole .... lead compositor: FUEL International
Matthew Collorafice .... digital compositor
Tim 'Timco' Conway .... visual effects: R!OT
Robert Coquia Jr. .... i/o vfx
Felix Crawshaw .... visual effects producer
Erin M. Cullen .... rotoscope artist: Furious FX
Robin L. D'Arcy .... visual effects producer: Ollin Studio
Todd Daugherty .... head of technology: Entity FX
Chris Davies .... digital compositor: Fuel VFX
Ante Dekovic .... digital compositor
Robert De La Cruz .... modeler: Digital Dimension
Natalia de la Garza .... lead compositor: Ollin Studio
Stephen DeLuca .... compositing supervisor: The Orphanage
Del DePierro .... lighter
Gregg Domain .... digital effects artist
Matthew G. Donnan .... paint/roto artist
Scott Dougherty .... visual effects executive producer: Furious FX
Kim Doyle .... visual effects producer
Stéphanie Dubé .... texture painter
Laura Dubsky .... compositor
Grégory Ducatel .... technical director: Digital Dimension
Jason Dunn .... lead matte painter
Mark Edwards .... digital production manager: R!OT
Kane Elferink .... lighting technical director: Fuel VFX
Nino Ellington .... technical assistant: The Orphange
Thomas Esmeralda .... senior matte painter: The Orphanage
Matt Farell .... previs artist
Anouchka Farrenc .... creature animator: Rising Sun Pictures
Jean-François Ferland .... compositor: Digital Dimension
David Fine .... visual effects assistant editor: The Orphanage
Brad Floyd .... compositor: Fuel VFX
Nicolas Fortin .... lead textures: Digital Dimension
Dustin Foster .... visual effects coordinator
Sébastien Gagné .... compositor: Digital Dimension
Christian Garcia .... CG supervisor: Digital Dimension
Gabriela García .... digital compositor
Diego Garzon .... shader technical director
Daniel Gaudreau .... compositor: Digital Dimension
Jonathan Germain .... lighting artist: Digital Dimension
Buddy Gheen .... digital compositor
Benoit Girard .... visual effects executive producer: Digital Dimension
Kyle Goodsell .... digital compositor
Virginie Goulet .... compositor: Digital Dimension
Rich Grande .... digital compositor: The Orphange
Jon Green .... matte painter: The Orphanage
Sarah Grossmann .... digital compositor
Timothy Gross .... systems engineer
John Grower .... visual effects supervisor: Cinesoup
Heather Han .... digital artist: The Orphanage
Brian Harding .... visual effects supervisor: Entity FX
Jonathan Harman .... cg supervisor
Jonathan Harman .... computer graphics supervisor
David Harrisson .... compositor: Digital Dimension
Nathan Helm .... additional visual effects production assistant
Keith Herft .... compositing lead
Junji Hirano .... visual effects artist
Sunghwan Hong .... visual effects artist
Jocelyn Hudon .... lead animator: Digital Dimension
Danny Huerta .... visual effects coordinator
Nathan Ilejay .... I/O coordinator: Entity FX
Brad Isdrab .... render wrangler
Charlie Iturriaga .... visual effects supervisor: Ollin Studio
Gael Jacques .... lead modeler: Digital Dimension
Bruce Jones .... visual effects consultant
David Jones .... visual effects supervisor: Riot
Les G. Jones .... digital producer
Brad Kalinoski .... digital supervisor: LOOKFX
Danny S. Kim .... visual effects
David King .... digital artist
Armando Kirwin .... visual effects coordinator
Dan Knight .... compositor
Paul Kolsanoff .... digital production manager
Carsten Kolve .... cg supervisor: RSP
Anthony Kramer .... digital compositor: R!OT
Roger Kupelian .... lead matte painter
Ivan Landau .... visual effects editor
Catherine Langevin .... texture artist: Digital Dimension
Philippe Langlois .... lead matte painter: Digital Dimension
Ivan La Rosa .... effects technical director: Fuel VFX
Martin Larrivée .... compositor: Digital Dimension
Chris LeDoux .... sequence supervisor: R!OT
Soyoun Lee .... compositor
Simon Legrand .... digital artist: FUEL International
Aaron N. Leichter .... I/O coordinator: Entity FX
Andrew Lema .... digital effects artist
Patrick Lemay .... tracking artist: Digital Dimension
Andrew H. Leung .... visual effects artist
Kymber Lim .... Visual Effects Executive Producer (Entity FX )
David Lingenfelser .... executive visual effects supervisor: Furious FX
Kevin Lingenfelser .... visual effects supervisor
Jarrod Linton .... previsualization lead: Rising Sun Pictures
Shawn Lipowski .... 3D artist
Raymond K.L. Liu .... visual effects
Sean Looper .... pipeline architect: R!OT
Matthias Lowry .... digital compositor
Zachary Lo .... digital compositor
Anthony Lucero .... visual effects editor
Brian Lutge .... digital artist: R!OT
Demis Lyall-Wilson .... digital compositor: Fuel VFX
Patrick Martel .... digital lighting artist: Digital Dimension
Krista Maryanski .... visual effects coordinator
Stuart T. Maschwitz .... senior visual effects supervisor (as Stu Maschwitz)
Elizabeth Matthews .... compositor: Digital Dimension
Richard McBride .... visual effects supervisor
Claire McLachlan .... compositor: Digital Dimension
Steve J. McLeod .... digital compositor
Genevieve McMahon .... facility manager: visual effects
Vinay Mehta .... digital compositor
Patrick Ménard .... modeler: Digital Dimension
Jorge Mendoza .... digital compositor
Alison Middaugh .... CG supervisor: R!ot
Luke Millar .... lead lighting technical director
Carlo Monaghan .... digital compositor: Fuel VFX
Tena Montoya .... visual effects producer
Mark Moore .... matte painter
Dominic Morin .... software developer: Digital Dimension
Marc Morissette .... compositing supervisor: Digital Dimension
Dave Morley .... visual effects supervisor: FUEL International
Nick Murphy .... visual effects editor: Rising Sun Pictures
Sean Murphy .... visual effects artist
Cyntia Navarro .... visual effects coordinator: Ollin Studio
Marla Neto .... visual effects production assistant: R!OT
Liam Neville .... compositor
Vissal Ong Nguon .... compositor: Digital Dimension
An Nguyen .... system administrator/pipeline engineer: FUEL International
Viet Nguyen .... systems engineer
Jaime Norman .... junior digital production manager
Jonathan O'Brien .... visual effects coordinator
Jean-Sebastien Ouellet .... lighting artist: Digital Dimension
Premamurti Paetsch .... effects technical director: Rising Sun Pictures
Eugene Paluso .... digital effects artist
Rik Panero .... digital effects artist
Stéphane Paradis .... compositor: Digital Dimension
Edgar Patron .... digital compositor
Benoit Pelchat .... matte painter: The Orphanage
Dylan Penhale .... IT manager: Fuel International
Arthur Phelan .... visual effects gaffer: The Orphanage
Nick Pitt-Owen .... visual effects artist
Thomas Proctor .... visual effects supervisor: Rising Sun Pictures
Sébastien Proulx .... technical animator: Digital Dimension
Michael Ralla .... digital compositor: Fuel VFX
Dane Rapaport .... digital compositor
Rob Reinhart .... lead digital compositor: Entity FX
Jeremy Renteria .... rotoscope artist
Anthony Reyna .... visual effects assistant editor
Aaron Rhodes .... associate visual effects supervisor: The Orphanage
Aaron Rhodes .... lead colorist: The Orphanage
Kim Richardson .... animation supervisor: Digital Dimension
Kurtis Richmond .... lead matte artist: FUEL International
Stéphane Rioux .... compositor: Digital Dimension
Loren Robinson .... digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures
Agustin Robles Villegas .... set modeling
Dan Rucinski .... producer
Mevlana Rumi .... digital compositor: Ollin Studio
Migs Rustia .... visual effects editor
Johannes Saam .... effects technical director: Rising Sun Pictures
Martin Sabran .... matte painter: Digital Dimension
Emily Sage .... visual effects
Jason Sanford .... visual effects producer
Chad Schott .... digital compositor
Bryan Shepperd .... digital artist
Greg Shimp .... paint/roto lead: Rising Sun Pictures
Mark Shoaf .... CG supervisor: Furious FX
Fred Sicotte .... business process specialist: Digital Dimension
Dax Siplin .... rotoscope artist: Entity FX
Nate Smalley .... video I/O
Brian Smallwood .... compositor: R!OT
Tiffany Smith .... visual effects producer: Furious FX
Trent Smith .... senior visual effects producer
Robert Snyder .... compositor
Robert Snyder .... technical coordinator
Martha Soehendra .... digital compositor
Eric So .... digital compositor
Christina Spring .... digital compositor
Mike Spring .... digital compositor
Nancy St. John .... senior effects producer
Max Stummer .... digital compositor: Fuel VFX
Shuichi Suzuki .... lead modeler
Takashi Takeoka .... lead digital compositor: Entity FX
Andranik Taranyan .... digital compositor
Michael Taylor .... production executive: RIOT
Cecile Tecson .... digital paint artist
Mathieu Tétrault .... lighting artist: Digital Dimension
Melinka Thompson-Godoy .... visual effects producer: LOOK! Effects, Inc.
Scot D. Thomson .... tracking artist: Digital Dimension
Alexander Tirasongkran .... integration
Alexander Tirasongkran .... matchmove technical director
Salvador Tovar .... digital compositor: Ollin studio
Alexandre Tremblay .... compositor: Digital Dimension
Andrew Ryan Turner .... visual effects editor
Les Turner .... tracking
Carlos Valcarcel .... character technical director: Digital Dimension
Leslie Valentino .... post production supervisor
Gerard Van Ommen Kloeke .... technical director
Noah Vice .... lighting technical director: The Orphanage
Tim Walker .... compositor: Fuel VFX
James Whitlam .... visual effects executive producer: Rising Sun Pictures
Shane Christopher Wicklund .... digital compositor: R!OT Pictures
Ruth Wiegand .... character rigging artist: Rising Sun Pictures
Ian Wilson .... visual effects
Martin Wiseman .... visual effects producer
Doug Witsken .... digital compositor
David Woodland .... matte painter
Matthew Wynne .... lead compositor
Jason Yanofsky .... lead 3D artist
Kaz Yoshida .... lead cgi artist: Entity FX
Rodrigo Armendariz .... digital compositor (uncredited)
Eric Guaglione .... visual development artist (uncredited)
Rudi Holzapfel .... visual effects: Rising Sun Pictures (uncredited)
Michelle Kater .... roto/paint artist: The Orphanage (uncredited)
Jack Noriaki Matsumoto .... visual effects artist (uncredited)
Evan Ryan .... visual effects artist (uncredited)
Pete Wheelan .... roto/paint artist: The Orphanage (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Melissa Barker .... additional stunts
Cayley Bell .... additional stunts
John Cade .... additional stunts
Thomas Dewier .... additional stunts (as Thomas DeWier)
Kiante Elam .... stunt double: Octopus
Tad Griffith .... stunt double: Os
Michael Hansen .... additional stunts
Lisa Hoyle .... additional stunts
David Hugghins .... assistant stunt coordinator
Anthony Kramme .... additional stunts
David Brian Martin .... additional stunts (as David Martin)
John Medlen .... stunt coordinator
Ronn Surels .... stunt double: Spirit
Aaron Toney .... additional stunts
Aaron Walters .... additional stunts
Boni Yanagisawa .... stunt double: Sand Serif
Melissa Barker .... stunt double: Paz Veja (uncredited)
Chad Dashnaw .... stunt double (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Greg Argarin .... set lighting technician
Charles F. Arnold III .... grip (as Charlie Arnold)
Adam Barth .... video assist
Brannon D. Brown .... digital imaging technician (as Brannon Brown)
Chip Byrd .... first assistant camera
Jon Caradies .... set lighting technician
James F. Cornick .... assistant chief lighting technician (as Jim 'Jimmy C.' Cornick)
William Coss .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jacob Cottrell .... electrician
Matthew P. Debevec .... grip (as Matt Debevec)
Ryan Eustis .... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Bob Finley III .... director of photography: second unit
Frank Garcia .... rigging electrician
Alexander Griffiths .... best boy grip
David Hammer .... technocrane operator
Hank Herrera .... key grip: second unit
Hank Herrera .... key rigging grip
Trevor Howe .... best boy grip: second unit
Trevor Howe .... best boy rigging grip (as Trevor 'Zeke' Howe)
Lewis Jacobs .... still photographer
Paul Judges .... rigging grip
Gary Kangrga .... key rigging grip
Bret Latter .... digital loader
Lucas P. Leggio .... rigging electrician
Jason Linebaugh .... best boy rigging electrician
Michael J. Lucero .... rigging grip
Gregory Lundsgaard .... Steadicam operator
Greg Luntzel .... first assistant camera
Otis Mannick .... additional dolly grip
Luis Martinez .... rigging electrician (as Louie Martinez)
Tony Mazzucchi .... key grip (as Anthony T. Mazzucchi)
Louis Nelson .... set lighting technician (as Lou Nelson)
Charlie Newberry .... second assistant camera
Paul Nordin .... Red One camera additional VFX cinematographer
Ray Ortega .... rigging gaffer
Alexander J. Perez .... rigging electrician
Daniel Pershing .... dolly grip
Chad Rivetti .... digital imaging technician
George Rizzo .... set lighting technician (as George Rizzo Jr.)
Ronald Romero .... grip (as Ronald 'Pablo' Romero)
Terry J. Sanchez .... grip
John 'Fest' Sandau .... chief lighting technician
Christopher H. Sipes .... rigging electrician
Bryan Smith .... rigging grip (as Bryan J. Smith)
John Stearns .... set lighting technician
Jennifer Tanksley .... second assistant camera
Georgia Tays .... dimmer board operator
Vali Valus .... camera operator
Lance Jay Velazco .... digital video assist operator: second unit
Peter Weidenfeller .... dolly grip
Brannon D. Brown .... Phantom HD camera technician (uncredited)
 
Animation Department
Christian Liliedahl .... animator
 
Casting Department
Samantha Finkler .... casting associate
Gwyn Savage .... location casting
Erin Toner .... casting associate
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bradford Booth .... key set costumer
Barbara Lee Brice .... seamstress
Bren Cook .... ager/dyer/costumer
Michael Crow .... assistant costume designer
Kathryn J. Czark .... key set costumer (as Kathryn Czark)
Lynda Foote .... costume supervisor: Los Angeles
Julia Gombert .... ager/dyer: Los Angeles
Jorge J. González .... costumer: Los Angeles (as Jorge Gonzalez)
Askia Won-Ling Jacob .... costumer: Mr. Jackson
Olivia Ludi .... seamstress
Virginia Lise Melin .... costume production assistant: Los Angeles
Nancy Molleur .... seamstress
Melissa Moody .... tailor
Maureen O'Heron .... costume buyer
Lora Rael .... costumer
Richard Schoen .... costume supervisor
Lane Stewart .... costume production assistant
Fran Vega-Buck .... key costumer (as Frances Vega)
 
Editorial Department
Stacey S. Clipp .... first assistant editor
Skip Kimball .... digital intermediate colorist
Brad McLaughlin .... apprentice editor
Keto Shimizu .... post-production assistant
 
Music Department
Brian Byrne .... soloist: piano
Jeff Carson .... supervising music editor
Jay Faires .... music executive
Marty Frasu .... scoring sound supervisor
Daniel Hubbert .... music supervisor
Gregory Jamrok .... orchestrator
Peter Rotter .... orchestra contractor
Fred Vogler .... music scoring mixer
 
Transportation Department
Jason Anderson .... driver (as Jason 'Jr.' Anderson)
Alan Berger .... driver: Mr. Macht (as Alan Mienkes Berger)
Thom Buckley .... driver: Ms. Mendes (as Thomas R. Buckley)
Steve Butler .... driver
Amber Dawn Cummings .... driver
Wilson Hayes .... driver
Kenny Heath .... driver: Mr. Jackson
Gene Hubert .... driver
Melissa Malcom .... driver: Ms. Johansson (as Melissa A. Malcom)
Robert Molitor .... transportation captain (as Robert 'Bear' Molitor)
Marty Radcliff .... transportation captain (as N. Marty Radcliff)
Michael J. Roybal .... driver
Gary Shuckahosee .... driver
Steve Vandiver .... driver
 
Other crew
Nick Irving Allen .... set production assistant (as Nick I. Allen)
Cayley Bell .... assistant: Mr. Walpole
David Bethel .... set medic
Marco Blanco .... chef assistant (as Marco A. Blanco)
Sherrie Bradshaw .... first assistant accountant
Ursula Brauner .... head animal trainer
Kathleen Breton-Collier .... set teacher
Robert Brual .... chef
Stephan Burle .... titles
Sean Cardinalli .... production secretary
Nick Cessac .... second assistant accountant
Emily Cheung .... assistant: Mr. Miller
Ami Cohen .... production department coordinator
S. Reuban Cook .... assistant location manager
Taryn Cox .... assistant: Ms. Johansson
Armando M. Cruz III .... key office production assistant
Jose Cruz Tejeda .... chef assistant
J.J. Dalton .... set production assistant
Mark Del Gallo .... assistant: Mr. Miller (as Mark DelGallo)
Dustin DellaVecchia .... office production assistant
Seri DeYoung .... stand-in (as Seraphine DeYoung)
Ryder Doty .... stage manager
Jason Doutree .... office production assistant (as Jason R. Doutree)
Julian Duran .... set production assistant
Amy Eldridge .... additional accountant
Meredith Engelstein .... assistant: Mr. Macht
Julio Ferrario .... creative director: main titles
Joe Fiske .... craft service: JF Craft & Catering
Pam Fuller .... script supervisor
Manny Gonzalez .... chef assistant
Pamela B. Green .... main title producer
Rowie Green .... assistant: Ms. Mendes
Jason Hariton .... studio stage manager
Allison Hensel .... utility technician
Mandi Hicks .... assistant: Ms. Del Prete
Mandi Hicks .... assistant: producer
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen .... choreographer
Beverly Jusi .... first assistant accountant (as Beverly L. Jusi)
Wendy R. Kennedy .... office production assistant
Brady Kephart .... office production assistant
Shirley Kim .... manager: International Affairs
Ryan Lacen .... set production assistant
Kim Larrichio .... stand-in: Eva Mendes
Maeve Mannion .... production accountant
Crystal McAlerney .... assistant production coordinator
Matt Mcalister .... set production assistant
Megan McClelland .... assistant: producer
Volney McFarlin .... assistant: Mr. Jackson (as Volney Edward McFarlin III)
Harris M. Miller II .... legal counsel: Frank Miller, Inc.
Jasmine Mohamed .... key office production assistant
Destino Marfil Montez .... office production assistant
Carlos A. Montoya .... set production assistant
John Montoya .... craft service assistant
Marciano Moreno .... chef assistant
Jonathan Page .... stage manager
Harley Pasternak .... fitness trainer
Carl Pedregal .... senior vice president: Feature Post Production.
Megan Rivera .... stage manager
Randy Rubin .... set production assistant
Nicholas Salinas .... set medic
Louise Spencer .... unit publicist
Colette Stevens .... assistant: Mr. Miller
Rich J. Tartaglia .... payroll accountant
Marcus Taylor .... set production assistant
Elaine K. Thompson .... production coordinator
Sam Tischler .... location manager
Brian Turi .... animal trainer
Jarik Van Sluijs .... creative director: main titles
Horacio Vasquez .... chef assistant
Robert Vertrees .... office production assistant
Edward Voccola .... production assistant
Steve Watson .... caterer: Reel Chefs Catering
Amber York .... studio teacher
Jasmine Mohamed .... assistant: Ms. Del Prete (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Neal Adams .... thanks
Michael J. Harker .... thanks
Robert Rodriguez .... thanks
Bill Sienkiewicz .... thanks
Silenn Thomas .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Will Eisner's The Spirit (USA) (poster title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of stylized violence and action, some sexual content and brief nudity.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS
Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #44585) | Norway:11 | UK:12A (cut) | Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-13 | Australia:M | Sweden:15 | Germany:16 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | South Africa:13V | New Zealand:M | Hong Kong:IIB | Taiwan:PG-12 | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | UK:15 (uncut) | Brazil:14 | Mexico:B | Iceland:12 | Iceland:16 (DVD rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:16
Filming Locations:
Albuquerque Studios - 5650 University Boulevard SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA more
Company:
Lionsgate more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
A few seconds after Octopus mentions "Star Trek," Silken Floss says the words "cling on," similar to the race "Klingon" in the Star Trek universe. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Denny Colt is on the table in the morgue, you can clearly see the outline of the makeup effects around his "wounds". more
Quotes:
Lorelei Rox: You're so close, you'll have me forever. more
Movie Connections:
References "Quick Draw McGraw" (1959) more
Soundtrack:
Falling in Love Again more

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249 out of 336 people found the following review useful.
A real review from someone who saw it - no spoilers - just my opinion, 21 December 2008
3/10
Author: crimsonica from United States

I must say that I was somewhat excited when my friend told me she got us tickets to the premiere of "The Spirit", especially since I've never been to a real premiere. It was an entertaining experience, all except for when the film was rolling.

I liked Sin City a lot, and I thought 300 was intriguingly well made and quite entertaining. Let's just say that compared to 300, "The Spirit" entertains more like Howard the Duck. The entire film seems like a total farce, an unfortunate mockery of Miller's unique style himself. It has been a very long time since I've seen a film with such little (to no) heart, and hardly any soul. I must say that Sarah Paulson gave the greatest performance by far of anyone else, as the Spirit's unconventional doctor. She is the sole source of any feeling or depth in the film. Macht was also at his best in the lead role when sharing scenes with Paulson, otherwise, he barely filled the part. I don't know if that was his fault however, given that the character himself was depicted with very little depth overall. I never read the graphic novel, but I'm going to go ahead and guess that this doesn't do it justice. How can I say that? Because novels build key characters into "people" that you care about, whether you hate them or love them, the characters stimulate your mind on some level or another. This is far from the case in this film. There is very poor development of the characters, which the majority of potential watchers are unfamiliar with. Sam Jackson has unfortunately chosen another terrible role, as the non-intriguing villain, the Octopus. Jackson however does give us some of his crazy wild eyed antics that we've grown to accustomed to, although his character falls flat for the most part, especially considering his opposite on the screen, Scarlett Johansen. It almost seems as if Miller was asleep on the set when her scenes were shot. She's THAT bad in this film, with a deeply sub par android-like performance. Eva Mendes did what she could to somewhat save the film from being a complete and total joke, although it's pretty close to being just that. She plays the bling digging female lead opposite Macht. Now quite possibly the most annoying character(s) ever portrayed on film are the Octopus's cloned henchmen, which were frighteningly reminiscent in annoyance levels of.......... dare i say it... Jar Jar Binks. My four year old nephew would surely find some entertainment value there.

This film ultimately succumbs to its poor writing and direction, which are almost cleverly masked by the signature visual style of Miller, which is hypnotizing at times. Unfortunately, it's hardly hypnotizing enough to mask the true, soulless identity of "The Sprit".

- Crimsonica

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