---
title: 'Spawn (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mark A.Z. Dippé'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/spawn-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120177/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Spawn (1997)

1997 · 92 min · Fantasy, Action, Horror, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

Spawn is a 1997 American superhero film based on the Image Comics character of the same name. Directed by Mark A.Z. Dippé from a script by Alan B. McElroy, the film stars Michael Jai White as the titular character, alongside John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen, Theresa Randle, D. B. Sweeney and Nicol Williamson in his final film role. Spawn is one of the first films to feature an African-American actor portraying a major comic book superhero. The film depicts the character's origin story as a murdered US Marine who returns from Hell as its army's reluctant leader.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Todd McFarlane](https://cinepixo.com/people/todd-mcfarlane), [Alan B. McElroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-b-mcelroy)
- **Director:** [Mark A.Z. Dippé](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-a-z-dippe)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Graeme Revell](https://cinepixo.com/people/graeme-revell)
- **Producer:** [Jon Peters](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-peters)
- **Director of Photography:** [Guillermo Navarro](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillermo-navarro)

## Cast

- [Todd McFarlane](https://cinepixo.com/people/todd-mcfarlane)
- [Martin Sheen](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-sheen) as Jason Wynn
- [John Leguizamo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-leguizamo) as Violator
- [Theresa Randle](https://cinepixo.com/people/theresa-randle) as Wanda Blake
- [Robia LaMorte](https://cinepixo.com/people/robia-lamorte)
- [Melinda Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/melinda-clarke) as Jessica Priest
- [Jack Coleman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-coleman)
- [Michael Jai White](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-jai-white) as Spawn
- [Michael Papajohn](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-papajohn)
- [D. B. Sweeney](https://cinepixo.com/people/d-b-sweeney)
- [Miko Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/miko-hughes)
- [Frank Welker](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-welker) as Malebolgia
- [Nicol Williamson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicol-williamson) as Cogliostro

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/spawn-1997
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1474393); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.