Where to Watch The Shadow
- Richard19 oktober 2025Caught 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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The Shadow was released on 1 juli 1994.
The Shadow was directed by Russell Mulcahy.
The Shadow has a runtime of 1h 48m.
The Shadow was produced by Willi Bär, Martin Bregman, Michael Bregman.
Vi ser Alec Baldwin som den brottsbekämpande superhjälten The Shadow.@@@Hjälten möter sin farligaste motståndare någonsin, den siste ättlingen till den till den mäktige Djingis Kahn som har bestämt sig för att ta New York i besittning med hjälp av masshypnos Genom att använda sina speciella krafter - att göra sig själv osynlig och manipulera andras tankar - försöker The Shadow rädda staden från att utplånas och hela världen från Shiwah Khans grymma diktatur.
The key characters in The Shadow are Lamont Cranston / The Shadow (Alec Baldwin), Shiwan Khan (John Lone), Margo Lane (Penelope Ann Miller).
The Shadow is rated 15.
The Shadow is an Action, Adventure, Fantasy film.
The Shadow has an audience rating of 4.5 out of 10.
The Shadow had a budget of 25 mn US$.
The Shadow has made 48,1 mn US$ at the box office.