His true form is that of a demon, but he prefers the appearance of a morbidly obese clown. But somehow his constant string of bad jokes, farts, and just plain being disgusting was pretty funny when paired with the ultraseriousness of spawns origin. Spawn comics, a fictional character in the comic series of the same name and in the associated franchise spawn. Jan 29, 2014 the violators current disguise is that of the clown, a 56 overweight, balding man with menacing facepaint. Thats just your viral necroplasm going through its larval stage. John leguizamo on what went wrong with 1997s spawn movie. New spawn alley playset spawn the movie action figures mcfarlane toys 1997 mint. The movie starred michael jai white as al simmonsspawn, john leguizamo as als demonic guide and antagonist clownviolator, veteran.
Hey, wanda, how do you think of my little head, huh. With michael jai white, john leguizamo, martin sheen, theresa randle. Martin sheen and a fat sadistic clown join forces to try and convince a burn victim to fight for satans dog in the holy war. Spawn and the violator often clash due to the clown s persistent taunting of spawn. Mar 04, 2020 first look at art the clown in terrifier 2 revealed. Pretty soon youre going to get hair in funny places, and youre gonna start thinking about girls. Jamie foxx cast as spawn in new reboot consequence of sound. Sep 08, 2017 clown john leguizamo spawn 1997 this is what a dark superhero movie looked like in the days before blade and the matrix. The new spawn movie will be a rrated supernatural horror film. The film was directed and cowritten by mark dippe and executive produced by mcfarlane and alan blomquist. It was released in the united states on august 1, 1997. He is less powerful than his comic counterpart and is a lot more emotional and hottempered. He, along with his right hand jessica priest, killed al simmons in person, instead of having him killed.
Todd mcfarlane says new spawn movie will shoot this year. Spawn is also visited by the clown, an obese, disgusting beatrice, guiding our thirddegreeburned dante through this hellish, topside world. An elite mercenary is killed, but comes back from hell as a reluctant soldier of the devil. Shakes the clown is the depressed, alcoholic clown in a movie written and directed by bobcat goldthwait. Spawn is again the kind of film that feels like a cheap ps2 game, ok the story is pretty good even though its not told in great detail, the effects were pretty poor and the acting just as bad. The unofficial guide to spawn comic books and action figures. The 1997 film spawn is an interesting entry for the genre. The violator is the secondary antagonist alongside jason wynn in the image comics series spawn, and the titular characters archenemy as well as the most recurring villain in the franchise. Spawn the movie clown figure 1997 macfarlane toys complete. Mar 15, 2020 spawn was announced last may as part of the first kombat pack alongside such characters as shang tsung, nightwolf, sindel, the t800 terminator, and the joker of dc comics fame the latter of which draws spawns ire due to his clear similarity to clown. Nov 25, 2012 ever have it when you need to write skript for movie, but tings are. As mentioned earlier, blumhouses spawn movie isnt the first time the character has appeared outside of the comics.
Violator clown, appeared in the spawn animated series as one of the main villains taunting spawn at every turn. Clown claws spawn movie vintage 1997 mcfarlane 5 action. Unfollow spawn clown to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Violator finds an ally in jason wynn, the government agent who plotted simmons murder and together they plan to kill again simmonsspawn. He was spawn s master and one of the major lords of hell. The best part of the movie surprisingly is the clown. Spawn the movie clown figure 1997 macfarlane toys complete ebay. Jul 27, 2015 ever have it when you need to write skript for movie, but tings are going. The film costars john leguizamo as the violator, als demonic guide and nicol williamson as als mentor, cogliostro in his final film role. Its like all of your fears rolled into one grinning, maniacal.
Spawn was announced last may as part of the first kombat pack alongside such characters as shang tsung, nightwolf, sindel, the t800 terminator, and the joker of dc comics fame the latter of which draws spawns ire due to his clear similarity to clown. Todd mcfarlane toys spawn series 1 clown 1994 action figure vintage new nip. Spawn internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv. Creepy and scary, and that the tone of this spawn movie will be for a more older audience. He has been killed multiple times, each time to be returned to hell and reanimated by his master. Soon simmons encounters a clownlike demon named violator, sent by malebolgia, who acts as simmonss guide down the path to evil. Spawn is a 1997 american superhero film based on the comic book character of the same. Only five years after his printed page debut, spawn starred in his own. Wynn has made a deal with the clown too and is supposed to destroy the world with a deadly virus that will help start armageddon and allow hell to attack heaven. Because i read the book first, which is so much better than the movie, although the movie did it pretty darned well, i am now absolutely terrified of clowns or anything like them. Spawn brutally displays violator in new mortal kombat 11. Spawn is a film adaptation of todd mcfarlanes creatorowned image comic book of the same name. His true form is that of a demon, but he prefers the appearance of a morbidly obese.
Funnily enough i remembered not liking the clown very much when i first saw the movie. A government assassin is brought back to life as a black superhero with supernatural powers. Clown spawn clown parasite mask halloween masks the. Spawn was originally adapted into a 1997 feature film starring michael jai white as the title character, john leguizamo as the creepy villain clown violator, and martin sheen as the man who sent. Armageddon, a 2003 video game based on the comic series for sixth generation consoles. Clown tries hard to keep the spawns death a secret and kills anyone aware of the spawns demise. Leguizamo played him brilliantly swinging from reasonably placid too nasty, vicious and perverted in the bat of an eyelid. There are other nasty characters, but in this first segment a very gratuitous inclusion of a child murderer goes too far for even this mature fare. In the demons hand, a 1999 arcade game based on the comic series. First look at art the clown in terrifier 2 revealed.
Spawn internet movie firearms database guns in movies. Spawn was released in the united states on august 1, 1997. Martin sheen is actually an incredible actor under the right directorspecifically in films like apocalypse now and wall street. Spawn hands cogliostro nicol williamson his guns as he goes off to fight the clown. Spawn realizes too late that the deal is misleading and would like to give it up, but the devil opposes his decision and sends violator, an indestructible demon who reincarnates in the body of clown, a vagabond.
With his creation of venom hitting the silver screen recently and a new spawn movie finally happening just around the corner, todd mcfarlane is having one hell of a. He is ordered by the devils minion, the clown, to kill wynn. Dippe, the film stars michael jai white in the title role, and is one of the first films to feature an african american actor portraying a major comic book superhero. Violator also referred to at times as the violator is a fictional supervillain, who appears in the spawn comic books published by image comics. Today we can watch it with a sort of stunned disbelief, but to be. Cogliostro nicol williamson encourages spawn to fight the devil and reign as a true champion for humankind, while clown john leguizamo prods spawn to lead the armageddon. Classic white skin and clown makeup give this hapless fellow a realistic look, and the menacing eyes of his materializing parasite will send shivers down the spine of all. Spawn is a 1997 american superhero film based on the comic book character of the same name. It is clown who finds the decapitated body of spawn in the alleys, and it is he who tries to mask the dead zone created after spawns suicide. In the name of the people and things of hell, i dub thee. Featuring comic guides, character bios and toy guides devoted to todd mcfarlanes spawn. Spawn himself is an extraordinary superhero, with smoking green eyeballs and two looksscarred skin, or a uniform that makes batman look underdressed. Spawn was originally adapted into a 1997 feature film starring michael jai white as the title character, john leguizamo as the creepy villain clownviolator, and martin sheen as the man who sent.
Spawn image comics, spawn the movie, comic pictures. Spawn 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Everybody in hollywood wants an rrated, dark comic book movie, and spawn is at the top of their list. Al makes a deal with the devil and returns to earth as spawn to see his wife. Leguizamos features are buried in fat makeup and then transplanted by animation onto a grotesque clowns body. Malebolgia also referred to at times as the malebolgia is the name of a demon in the spawn universe, drawing its name from the term in dantes inferno used to describe malebolge, the ditches bolge in the eighth circle of hell where the evil male are punished. The violator personally feels that humans are unworthy of the hellspawn.
See more ideas about spawn, image comics and spawn comics. A great memorable quote from the spawn movie on clown. Violatorclown, appeared in the spawn animated series as one of the main villains taunting spawn at every turn. This one of a kind design features a petrified clown with an evil creature attempting to slide out of his mouth.
The scene in which the clown comes to life is about as scary a movie scene as a child can imagine. While the original 1997 film had a good use of its visual makeup, casting and the humor actor john leguizamo brought as clown and violator, it. The violator is the demonic form of the clown and spawns intended mentor on earth and one of. Oct 23, 2018 with his creation of venom hitting the silver screen recently and a new spawn movie finally happening just around the corner, todd mcfarlane is having one hell of a run with the comic book movie. Cobray m119 modified spawn michael jai white, jessica priest melinda clarke, jason wynn martin sheen and many of the a6 personnel are also seen using unusual silver machine. He was spawns master and one of the major lords of hell. Clown was voiced by michael nicolosio and violator was voiced by james hanes. The violator is in charge of personally mentoring all of the new hellspawn, and clashes with medieval spawn as well. Clown plans to put together his own army to bring down the kingdom of heaven against the wishes of the elders, supposedly, very powerful rulers of hell. Clown is a shapeshifter who can impersonate almost anyone else in the movie. Spawn is een amerikaanse superheldenfilm uit 1997, gebaseerd op het gelijknamige.
He is a demon under the service of malebolgia, mammon, and even satan himself. Clown from spawn image comics, comic book characters, comic book. Outside of john leguizamos slimy character of clownviolator, every villain in spawn felt like a cardboard cutout of a villain from a bad steven seagal movie. But the writing and directing were handled by mark a. The film itself tried to invoke the tone of thrillers like se7en with industrial style music throughout and defective framing and fonts during the credits.
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