The Spirit (1987)
- Director(s):
- Michael Schultz
Synopsis of The Spirit
The Spirit is a TV movie based on Will Eisner's celebrated comic-strip crimefighter. The title character's real name is Denny Colt (played by Sam Jones), a police officer who is believed to be have been killed by gangsters. Revived in a shack near the city graveyeard, Colt dons a domino mask and vows to fight crime as "The Spirit." His first job is to thwart the villainous vamp P'gell (McKinlay Robinson), who schemes to detonate a bomb during an important civic event. Intended as the pilot for a weekly series, The Spirit is a misshapen fiasco, bearing little resemblance to its excellent comic strip source material. Apparently the producers were appalled by the results, since the existing 78-minute version of The Spirit gives evidence of being hacked up in the editing room. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Spirit
- McKinlay Robinson - P'Gell
- Bobby Jacoby
- Bumper Robinson - Eubie
- John Allen - Bruno
- Sam Jones
- Philip Baker Hall
- Les Lannom
- Garry Walberg - Dolan
- Daniel Davis - Simon Teasdale
- Nana Visitor - Ellen Dolan
- Director(s):
- Michael Schultz
- Writer(s):
- Steven E. de Souza
- Producer(s):
- Paul Aratow
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