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Spawn (1997)

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Spawn (1997)	label	Spawn (1997)
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Spawn (1997)	comment	Spawn is a 1997 American superhero film based on the Image Comics character of the same name. Directed by Mark A.Z. Dippé, the film stars Michael Jai White in the title role, alongside John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen, Theresa Randle, D.B. Sweeney, and Nicol Williamson in his final film role.Black Ops operative Al Simmons (Michael Jai White) is betrayed on his last job before retirement by his boss Jason Wynn (Martin Sheen). The life he lived has him sent straight to Hell, where he makes a deal with its master Malebolgia (Frank Welker) to return to the land of the living to see his family again. However, his side of the bargain involves him becoming Spawn, the leader for the eventual Armageddon, overseen by the demonic Clown (John Leguizamo). As Simmons adjusts to his resurrection while taking revenge on Wynn, he starts questioning his role in the machinations of Hell, and ultimately rebels.A reboot is, as of June 2023, close to entering production, with Jamie Foxx starring in the titular role.
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Spawn (1997) / int_15ce5a0c	type	You Taste Delicious
Spawn (1997) / int_15ce5a0c	comment	You Taste Delicious: Clown in his Violator-form licks Wanda's face with his demon tongue, exclaiming that she Tastes Like Chicken.
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Spawn (1997) / int_1825867d	type	Tastes Like Chicken
Spawn (1997) / int_1825867d	comment	Tastes Like Chicken: This is paired with You Taste Delicious as Clown/Violator licks Wanda's face.
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Spawn (1997) / int_1b65dfad	type	The Cameo
Spawn (1997) / int_1b65dfad	comment	The Cameo: The policemen arresting Wynn are supporting characters Sam and Twitch, who got their own spinoff book. In the party scene, eagle-eyed viewers can also spot Angela (in her iconic green dress and spawn earrings) as one of the party guests.
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Spawn (1997) / int_1fc8335e	type	Deal with the Devil
Spawn (1997) / int_1fc8335e	comment	Deal with the Devil: Al's bargain with Malebolgia, whose essentiall a standin for Satan.
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Spawn (1997) / int_21d93a09	type	I Love the Smell of X in the Morning
Spawn (1997) / int_21d93a09	comment	I Love the Smell of X in the Morning:
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Spawn (1997) / int_225527db	type	Cult Soundtrack
Spawn (1997) / int_225527db	comment	Cult Soundtrack: The soundtrack paired rock bands with electronica groups (Filter and The Crystal Method, Butthole Surfers and Moby, Korn and The Dust Brothers, etc.) and remained on the Billboard charts for 6 months, arguably having a longer appeal than the film itself.
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Spawn (1997) / int_26ac510e	type	Mythology Gag
Spawn (1997) / int_26ac510e	comment	Mythology Gag: The Smiley Face badge on Clown's jacket mirrors the viewing galleries of a mud-wrestling establishment where Spawn murders a drug-dealer in cold blood early on in the comics. The symbolism really kicks in when you realize that this killing was one of the first that showed Spawn that the world is not as simple as he initially believed and that letting his anger control him blinded him to the truth.
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Spawn (1997) / int_2d6f00e4	type	Psycho for Hire
Spawn (1997) / int_2d6f00e4	comment	Psycho for Hire: Jessica Priest is an even darker assassin than Al Simmons. She seems to be in it mainly for the joy of hurting people, as Simmons balks at how she always leaves a huge bodycount of innocent bystanders on her missions. Later, she sadistically burns Simmons to death on Wynn's orders. Clown/Violator is also this to Malebolgia as he's a blood-thirsty and sadistic demon with a sick love for carnage and mass murderers ("I always say destroy the cosmos ask questions later").
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Spawn (1997) / int_31f7c194	type	Super Window Jump
Spawn (1997) / int_31f7c194	comment	Super Window Jump: Done by Spawn, his costume and cape acting as armor and being undead and thus unharmed even by bullets.
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Spawn (1997) / int_33d5b7f2	type	Adapted Out
Spawn (1997) / int_33d5b7f2	comment	Adapted Out: In the comics, Al Simmons was killed by Chapel, a character from Rob Liefeld's Youngblood series. Rights issues made it impossible for Chapel to appear in the movie, so the character Jessica Priest was created as a replacement. McFarlane ended up replacing Chapel and inserting Priest into the comics.
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Spawn (1997) / int_34dcfc96	type	Kick the Dog
Spawn (1997) / int_34dcfc96	comment	Kick the Dog: Clown literally applies this trope when he attempts to eat Spawn's dog Spaz to get one back at him.
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Spawn (1997) / int_392372f9	type	Actor Allusion
Spawn (1997) / int_392372f9	comment	Actor Allusion: "...kickstart the Apocalypse Now!", said to Martin Sheen.
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Spawn (1997) / int_41914bb3	type	Blade Below the Shoulder
Spawn (1997) / int_41914bb3	comment	Blade Below the Shoulder: Cogliostro can turn his arm into a glowing sword.
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Spawn (1997) / int_43a46119	type	Surrounded by Idiots
Spawn (1997) / int_43a46119	comment	Surrounded by Idiots: Clown/Violator hates "weekend satanists".
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Spawn (1997) / int_46e53efd	type	Screams Like a Little Girl
Spawn (1997) / int_46e53efd	comment	Screams Like a Little Girl: Averted and then Invoked. After Al realizes that he's been dead for five years, he lets out a primal scream. Clown then says "Aww, c'mon! You scream like a little girl! Scream like a man! Here, like this!" and then lets out a very shrill, high-pitched, feminine shriek.
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Spawn (1997) / int_4ab9c868	type	Pretty Little Headshots
Spawn (1997) / int_4ab9c868	comment	Pretty Little Headshots: Spawn kills Jessica this way with just a single bullet.
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Spawn (1997) / int_4e34d653	type	See You in Hell
Spawn (1997) / int_4e34d653	comment	See You in Hell: As Wynn burns Simmons alive for trying to quit the agency, he proclaims that he'll see him in Hell. Whether or not Wynn knew that Spawn was literally going to hell to become a demonic super soldier is up in the air
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Spawn (1997) / int_50d71a78	type	Dual Wielding
Spawn (1997) / int_50d71a78	comment	Dual Wielding: All over the movie. Al likes to do this, and Priest saves Wynn from Spawn at the last second by opening fire on him with two automatic rifles.
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Spawn (1997) / int_548bd053	type	Guns Akimbo
Spawn (1997) / int_548bd053	comment	Guns Akimbo: Priest fights Spawn with a machine gun in each hand. Spawn then switches to this before killing her and fighting the police.
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Spawn (1997) / int_59fe174d	type	Devil, but No God
Spawn (1997) / int_59fe174d	comment	Devil, but No God: Downplayed. While the movie centers around a character who's been to Hell and several demons, and no angels or indicators of heaven appear in the movie. God and Heaven does exist, as evidenced by one character who is a literal demon lamenting that God gets all the capable dead and they had to "recruit" Al Simmons before the other side got to him. Spawn himself never discusses or even considers the possibility of trying the other side.
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Spawn (1997) / int_5a40d6a	type	Adaptation Distillation
Spawn (1997) / int_5a40d6a	comment	Adaptation Distillation: Besides cutting out the connections to the other Image Comics because that would take too long to explain, the movie cuts out a lot of pointless supporting villains and makes it all about Simmons versus Wynn, and gets rid of all the mystery surrounding Simmons and explains his history right away.
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Spawn (1997) / int_5af55436	type	Forced to Watch
Spawn (1997) / int_5af55436	comment	Forced to Watch: After Clown's plan is foiled in the climax, he prepares to rape Wanda in front of a beaten Spawn and forces him to watch. Cogliostro intervenes to prevent this, prompting Clown to retreat to Hell.
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Spawn (1997) / int_63d861f8	type	Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Spawn (1997) / int_63d861f8	comment	Even Evil Has Loved Ones: The First Act goes to great lengths to establish that Al Simmons is a cold blooded killer, but even he's noticeably disturbed by the idea of releasing dangerous chemicals onto a nearby village. He even tries to stop the disaster before he's betrayed. "Loved" may (or may not) be overstating, but Wynn is actually saddened when Priest's body is wheeled away after she's killed by Spawn.
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Spawn (1997) / int_64536542	type	[Verb] This!
Spawn (1997) / int_64536542	comment	[Verb] This!: "Eat THIS!" Also, "Bite THIS!"
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Spawn (1997) / int_66f69cd4	type	Invisibility Cloak
Spawn (1997) / int_66f69cd4	comment	Invisibility Cloak: Spawn's red cape is shown being capable of rendering him invisible. He then makes the mistake of turning it off while the cops are still looking for him, so recommence gunfight.
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Spawn (1997) / int_76a5eaf8	type	Spotlight-Stealing Squad
Spawn (1997) / int_76a5eaf8	comment	Spotlight-Stealing Squad: Clown, played with scenery-chewing gusto by John Leguizamo.
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Spawn (1997) / int_7c0bfb83	type	Obviously Evil
Spawn (1997) / int_7c0bfb83	comment	Obviously Evil: Wynn and Priest make no effort to hide that they're bad people, even from Al. This includes sitting in dark rooms, playing with tarantulas and scorpions, and doing an Evil Laugh after every unnecessary monologue.
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Spawn (1997) / int_7d36715f	type	Gasshole
Spawn (1997) / int_7d36715f	comment	Gasshole: Clown.
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Spawn (1997) / int_823c6e3e	type	Large Ham
Spawn (1997) / int_823c6e3e	comment	Large Ham: Clown, who could give Jack Nicholson's Joker a run for hammiest Monster Clown ever.
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Spawn (1997) / int_86af7ab0	type	Badass Biker
Spawn (1997) / int_86af7ab0	comment	Badass Biker: Spawn rides a bike, even though he really doesn't need to.
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Spawn (1997) / int_91672d3e	type	Children Are Innocent
Spawn (1997) / int_91672d3e	comment	Children Are Innocent: Spawn runs into his human daughter Cyan after secretly observing a lecture given by his former fiancé Wanda. The little girl isn't afraid of the imposing figure and innocently notes his weird (burned and scarred) face before exchanging names.
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Spawn (1997) / int_932da128	type	Monster Clown
Spawn (1997) / int_932da128	comment	Monster Clown: Clown, much to his chagrin. His real form is actually a towering, emaciated demon called Violator, but Malebolgia apparently didn't give him any options what his "human" disguise would look like.
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Spawn (1997) / int_957e5fc2	type	Villainous Breakdown
Spawn (1997) / int_957e5fc2	comment	Villainous Breakdown: Upset that Malebolgia chose Spawn to lead the armies of the damned instead of him, Violator throws a hissy fit, whining that it isn't fair. He catches himself in the middle of his rant, realizing that his whining really isn't making him look any better in front of his boss. This growing frustration with this apparent snub, his own hatred of the Clown guise, and Spawn's constant refusal to cooperate eventually drives Violator to ditch all subtlety and just beat Spawn into submission with his true power.
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Spawn (1997) / int_9657fe0f	type	Transformation Sequence
Spawn (1997) / int_9657fe0f	comment	Transformation Sequence: Clown turning himself into the Violator.
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Spawn (1997) / int_970c790a	type	Big Bad
Spawn (1997) / int_970c790a	comment	Big Bad: Malebolgia, while Clown aka Violator serves as The Heavy.
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Spawn (1997) / int_9ba281f0	type	Knighting
Spawn (1997) / int_9ba281f0	comment	Knighting: Clown does a comical, hellish version of this when Spawn gets his armor, striking him on the shoulders with a shovel and proclaiming:
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Spawn (1997) / int_a1b141f4	type	My God, What Have I Done?
Spawn (1997) / int_a1b141f4	comment	My God, What Have I Done?: Spawn pretty much says this when seeing the locket with the picture of him and Wanda.
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Spawn (1997) / int_a2bc0f45	type	Give My Regards in the Next World
Spawn (1997) / int_a2bc0f45	comment	Give My Regards in the Next World: Spawn says to Violator, just after decapitating him, "Give my regards to your boss. Tell him he's next."
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Spawn (1997) / int_a2cb509b	type	Tested on Humans
Spawn (1997) / int_a2cb509b	comment	Tested on Humans: Wynn, on Clown's orders, blows up a North Korean chemical plant to see how its experimental toxins will affect the nearby inhabitants. Several diseases that had been wiped out suddenly re-emerge in the world population.
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Spawn (1997) / int_a5fb0d24	type	Healing Factor
Spawn (1997) / int_a5fb0d24	comment	Healing Factor: Spawn got the ability to heal wounds as part of his deal with Hell. He notes this with satisfaction when Jessica pumps him full of lead.
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Spawn (1997) / int_a939a527	type	Red Eyes, Take Warning
Spawn (1997) / int_a939a527	comment	Red Eyes, Take Warning: Spawn's eyes usually glow green. They blaze red just as he's about to kill someone. The Violator also has a pair of these in his true demonic form.
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Spawn (1997) / int_ab1659d5	type	Hero Stole My Bike
Spawn (1997) / int_ab1659d5	comment	Hero Stole My Bike: Spawn rides off on a bike as the owner runs out of a bar angrily after him.
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Spawn (1997) / int_ab729e43	type	Disappointed in You
Spawn (1997) / int_ab729e43	comment	Disappointed in You: Wynn calls Al a disappointment for having a conscience as a professional killer.
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Spawn (1997) / int_b11ac9f5	type	Abusive Parents
Spawn (1997) / int_b11ac9f5	comment	Abusive Parents: Zack's father almost beats him for coughing back up the food he found in the dumpster because it was rotten. Spawn stops him before he could land a hit on the child.
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Spawn (1997) / int_b8198b96	type	Dead Man's Switch
Spawn (1997) / int_b8198b96	comment	Dead Man's Switch: CIA director Jason Wynn had a device installed near his heart that, if his heart ever stopped, would send a signal out to an automated system designed to release a devastating virus all over the earth. Oddly, even the "normal" members of the CIA are shown thinking that this was a good idea ("Now, no one will dare kill you, sir!). It apparently never occurred to anyone to think about what would happen if he got into a car crash or had a heart attack.
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Spawn (1997) / int_b9fa17b7	type	Pretender Diss
Spawn (1997) / int_b9fa17b7	comment	Pretender Diss: Clown isn't impressed by three moronic Satanists.
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Spawn (1997) / int_c2cedc1c	type	Big "NO!"
Spawn (1997) / int_c2cedc1c	comment	Big "NO!": Spawn gives one out after finding his locket, combined with Dramatic Thunder.
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Spawn (1997) / int_c75df49a	comment	Shout-Out: Clown spews out lot of references to pop culture, which include ER and The Wizard of Oz. In an allusion to Apocalypse Now, Clown mentions that he loves the smell of burning asphalt in the morning, plus the obvious — while looking directly at Wynn, played by Martin Sheen — "kickstart the Apocalypse now!" "See you in Hell, Jason!" In another scene Clown introduces himself by saying "Here's Clowny!" At the beginning of the film, as Al takes aim at his assassination target, his high-tech scan of the airport tarmac identifies one of the planes as Weyland-Yutani Flight 426.
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Spawn (1997) / int_c8a8c595	comment	Retirony: Al Simmons goes on one last mission before he can retire with his wife to start a family. Burned to death.
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Spawn (1997) / int_dd620f82	comment	Too Desperate to Be Picky: Zack's father has no issues eating food out of the garbage. Zack himself draws a line at eating rotten, maggot-infested food, however.
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Spawn (1997) / int_eaf5a1ac	comment	Groin Attack: Defied. Jessica Priest attempts a groin attack on Spawn, but his skull-shaped belt buckle stretches out and bites her leg hard◊.
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