Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?
Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "the power to cloud men's minds", The Shadow comes blazing to the rescue with explosive results.
- 6.1
- 1994
- Released
- 1h 48m
Alec Baldwin
Lamont Cranston / The Shadow
John Lone
Shiwan Khan
Penelope Ann Miller
Margo Lane
Peter Boyle
Moe Shrevnitz
Ian McKellen
Dr. Reinhardt Lane
Tim Curry
Farley Claymore
Jonathan Winters
Wainwright Barth
Sab Shimono
Dr. Roy Tam
Brady Tsurutani
Tulku
James Hong
Li Peng
Joseph Maher
Isaac Newboldt
John Kapelos
Duke Rollins
Max Wright
Berger
Aaron Lustig
Doctor
Ethan Phillips
Nelson
Larry Hankin
Taxi Driver
Larry Joshua
Maxie
Al Leong
Tibetan Driver
Gerald Okamura
Tibetan Passenger
Abraham Benrubi
Marine Guard
Steve Hytner
Marine Guard
Patrick Fischler
Sailor
Lily Mariye
Mrs. Tam
Garret Sato
Mongol
Andre Gregory
Burbank
Arsenio Trinidad
Wu
Kate McGregor-Stewart
Mrs. ShrevnitzJoe D'Angerio
English Johnny
Wesley Mann
Bellboy
Woon Young Park
Tibetan Kidnapper / Mongol
Frank Welker
Phurba (voice)
Darryl Chan
Mongol
James Lew
Mongol
Toshishiro Obata
Mongol
Bruce Locke
Cranston Guard
Leo Lee
Mongol
Nils Allen Stewart
Mongol
Jimmy Taenaka
Cranston Guard
Jen Sung
Mongol
Stuart Quan
Mongol
Nathan Jung
Tibetan Kidnapper
Robert Trebor
Harried Man in Taxi (uncredited)
Released
en
$25,000,000.00
$48,063,465.00
- #new york city
- #atomic bomb
- #superhero
- #ladykiller
- #hypnosis
- #based on comic
- #radio series
- #invisibility
- #the shadow
- #neo-noir
Reviews
A tongue-in-cheek nostalgic throwback to the thirties and forties. Love the style, the imagery and the period. Heaps of fun!
_**Genghis Khan’s descendant intrudes upon The Shadow’s urban world in 1930**_ After some kind of epiphany and receiving training in Tibet in the 20s, Lamont Cranston (Alec Baldwin) fights corruption in New York City in 1930-31 as the mysterious Shadow. When the last descendant of Genghis Khan comes to town (John Lone) Cranston sets out to stop his diabolic plans. Penelope Ann Miller plays a so
What's that in the shadow? The Shadow is directed by Russell Mulcahy and is based on the character of the same name created by Walter B. Gibson. It stars Alec Baldwin in the title role and support comes from John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Boyle, Ian McKellen & Tim Curry. It's written by David Koepp who was a fan of the radio show that was re-run when he was a child. The plot basically se