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Punisher: War Zone (2008)

R 103 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama  -   5 December 2008 (USA)
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After hunting down and killing hundreds of violent criminals, Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, faces his most deadly foe yet: Jigsaw.

Director:

Lexi Alexander
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Punisher: War Zone -- This is the first theatrical trailer for Punisher: War Zone, directed by Lexi Alexander. Punisher: War Zone -- Former FBI Agent Frank Castle travels to New York to fight the criminal underworld.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ray Stevenson ...
Dominic West ...
Doug Hutchison ...
Colin Salmon ...
Wayne Knight ...
Dash Mihok ...
Julie Benz ...
Stephanie Janusauskas Stephanie Janusauskas ...
Mark Camacho ...
Romano Orzari ...
Keram Malicki-Sánchez ...
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Larry Day ...
Ron Lea Ron Lea ...
Tony Calabretta Tony Calabretta ...
T.J. Storm ...
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Storyline

Frank Castle, the ex-military man whose family was killed by criminals, who became a vigilante known as the Punisher, goes after a whole mob family and gets everyone except enforcer Billy Russoti. He tracks Russoti down and chases him into a vat that is used for crushing bottles. Frank turns on the crusher hoping it would take care of him but it doesn't. He survives but sustains very severe injuries that even with plastic surgery his face looks like a jigsaw puzzle. So he decides to adopt the name Jigsaw. Frank who killed one of Russoti's people who unknown to him is an undercover Fed, decides to pack it in. But when he learns Russoti didn't die and is looking for the money he entrusted to the Fed and will go looking for it at his home which means his family is in danger. So Frank tries to save them. But Russoti wants revenge on Frank so he breaks out his brother who is so crazed that he is committed to an asylum... Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Vigilante | Wall Safe | Body Armor | Re Boot | Shotgun  | See more »

Taglines:

Vengeance has a name.

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong brutal violence, language and some drug use See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA | Canada | Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Каратель: Территория войны See more »

Filming Locations:

Brossard, Québec, Canada See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,271,451 (USA) (7 December 2008) (2508 Screens)

Gross:

$10,100,036 (worldwide) (15 March 2012)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Dominic West originally passed on the villain role of Jigsaw. Paddy Considine was in talks to play the role, when Dominic West came back and accepted to play the part. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: At one hour into the movie, Jigsaw is sitting on stairs firing a gun. When the gun is out of bullets, you hear him yell "fuck!" but if you look at his mouth, he is saying "shit!" See more »

Quotes

Angela: [after Frank has saved both their lives, at the cost of Micro's, he starts to walk away] Wait, wait! My husband, Nicky. We talked about you. Argued about you. He said you were one of the good guys.
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Connections

References The Punisher (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Bulletproof"
Written by Kerli and Thomas Who
Performed by Kerli
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »