PG-13
1994    1 t 48 mAction, Adventure
6.138%45%6.1
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En skygge blandt skyggerne, en isnende latter, en retfærdighedens hånd, der nådesløst strækker sig ud efter New Yorks gangstere. Den legendariske superhelt The Shadow har sluppet sine kræfter løs. Forbryderverdenen i New York skælver af frygt overfor denne magtfulde og næsten usynlige fjende. The Shadow skjuler sin identitet i skikkelse af den rige playboy Lamont, der nyder det søde liv blandt New Yorks elite. Han er hyppig gæst i de mest eksklusive klubber og restauranter, men er der forbrydelser i gang, er han altid på pletten. Snart møder han sin ligemand, Shiwan Khan, der er den sidste slægtning til erobreren Djengis Khan. Shiwan Khan vil følge i sin uhyggelige forfaders fodspor og erobre verdensherredømmet. Til sin overraskelse, og meget mod sin vilje, finder The Shadow en allieret i den smukke Margo Lane, og sammen tager de kampen op mod den stærke fjende.
Instrueret af Russell Mulcahy
  • Alec BaldwinLamont Cranston / The Shadow
  • John LoneShiwan Khan
  • Penelope Ann MillerMargo Lane
  • Peter BoyleMoe Shrevnitz
  • Ian McKellenDr. Reinhardt Lane
  • Tim CurryFarley Claymore
  • Jonathan WintersWainwright Barth
  • Sab ShimonoDr. Roy Tam
  • Brady TsurutaniTulku
  • James HongLi Peng
  • Joseph MaherIsaac Newboldt
  • John KapelosDuke Rollins
  • Max WrightBerger
  • Aaron LustigDoctor
  • Ethan PhillipsNelson
  • Larry HankinTaxi Driver
  • Larry JoshuaMaxie
  • Al LeongTibetan Driver
  • Gerald OkamuraTibetan Passenger
  • Abraham BenrubiMarine Guard
  • JM21. marts 2026
    This one has aged well. Takes me back to a simple time when it’s just a movie, not the next blockbuster… The Shadow know!
  • runinhot8. februar 2026
    The Shadow knows
  • CarbonDJ4. november 2025
    Hot garbage. Nothing really redeemable in this one.
  • Richard19. oktober 2025
    Caught this one on TV, probably late night, back when superhero movies were still rare and pulp adaptations were trying to find their footing. Alec Baldwin plays Lamont Cranston, aka The Shadow, a vigilante with psychic powers, a dark past and a cape that billows like it’s auditioning for Batman. The setup is pure pulp: 1930s New York, an atom bomb threat and an archenemy named Shiwan Khan who wants to hold the city hostage. The Shadow uses “the power to cloud men’s minds” and a lot of dramatic whispering to save the day. The production design is gorgeous Art Deco meets noir, with swirling fog and scarlet lips. The cast is stacked: Ian McKellen, Tim Curry, Penelope Ann Miller and Peter Boyle all show up to add texture. But the tone wobbles. It’s too campy to be serious, too serious to be camp. The pacing drags, the action feels restrained and the script never quite decides if it’s parody or homage. I liked the ambition, the aesthetic and the attempt to resurrect a radio-era hero. But it never quite clicked. It’s the kind of movie that made adult years feel visually rich, narratively confused, and just nostalgic enough to earn a shrug.

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