The Shadow(1994) Movie Review 2/2
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Uploaded by OcpCommunications on Aug 9, 2011
Part two of my review of the underrated retro pulp action flick from the 90's, The Shadow(1994) starring Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Boyle, Ian McKellen, Tim Curry, Jonathan Winters, Sab Shimono, and Andre Gregory. Directed by Russell Mulchay.
Trivia
When Cranston appears in the window of the water tank, his lips read, "Open the door!"
The finale in which Cranston chases Shiwan Khan through a hall of mirrors was intended to be longer, with Khan taunting Cranston by displaying images from his violent past on the mirrors. An earthquake (Northridge, 17 January 1994 - 6.7 magnitude) destroyed the set and the filmmakers, out of time and money, were unable to complete the scene as originally envisioned.
The billboard of the 'Smoking man' is a parody of a real one that actually blew 'smoke' rings...the original was for 'Camel' cigarettes, whose motto was "I'd walk a mile for a 'Camel'!"; the 'Llama' cigarette motto parodies this with "I'd climb a mountain for a 'Llama'!"
The scenes towards the end with the multiple mirror may homage the cover to the Shadow novel 'Room of Doom'.
James Luceno wrote a novelization of this film. He references other adventures of the Shadow from the pulps. He also references the Shadow's true identity of Kent Allard from the pulps (in the pulps, the Shadow only impersonated Lamont Cranston). He also has scene where Shiwan Khan taunts the Shadow by pointing out that his apparatus for fighting crime came from his opium and heroin wealth.
What attracted Tim Curry to this project more then anything else, was the chance to work with Ian McKellen, an actor who before, he would have given his right arm to work with.
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great review man
that song Orginal Sin sounds badass
marioradium 6 months ago
Great review man, like I said, one of my personal favorites, and I still have a Invisible Shadow figure. LOL.
TheItalianStallion51 6 months ago
Great job on the review Mike. I'll give the film another look sometime.
ramboraph4life 6 months ago