RIP legendary poster illustrator Renato Casaro #rip #renatocasaro

As shown as in this 2-page advert, New World Pictures was not shy about announcing the movie in trades such as Variety and Hollywood Reporter a couple of times during production. #dolphlundgren #punisher89 #newworldpictures #trade #advert #variety #thehollywoodreporter

Promotional still photographs by renowned Australian photographer Gary Heery @garyheery #punisher89 #dolphlundgren #stills #unitstills #garyheery #photographer #promo #photoshoot #harleydavidson #motorcycle

First look at ‘Dolph: Unbreakable’ at TIFF globalnews.ca/video/113947...

Mark Goldblatt discusses the deleted prologue in this clip from his director's commentary featured in several international Blu-ray editions (German, Australian, and Japanese)... #audiocommentary #markgoldblatt #prologue #workprint #dolphlundgren #maylloyd #brookeanderson #thepunisher1989

DOLPH: UNBREAKABLE new documentary screened at TIFF Toronto Film Festival! @tiffnet.bsky.social

20 years ago, the PUNISHER soundtrack was finally released after a 16-year wait. 📀 Label Perseverance Records even included a 23-minute bonus interview with composer Dennis Dreith and director Mark Goldblatt. In 2023 and 2024, the score was re-released on CD and LP through Notefornote Music...

#35thanniversary In June 1990, 8 months after the film opened in Europe, Marvel Comics unexpectedly published "The Punisher Movie Special" in the U.S. This official comics adaptation was issued in complete discrepancy with the not yet scheduled North American home video release...

#35Anniversary (US) On July 8, 1990 was held one of the few theatrical screenings in the US, 9 months before its official home video release.

Scott Adkins: “I loved it, it had ninjas in it so, gotta love the ninjas!”

Kyokushin karate legend Kenji Yamaki releases autobiography in Japan

🇫🇷 Le 28 juin, j'aurais le plaisir de présenter ROCKY IV au festival 1985 de Vidéorama / Sofilm au Paris Cinéma Club Ecoles

#35thAnniversary (UK) "Fantazia" magazine clipping

#35thAnniversary (UK)

Disney now owns the Dolph Lundgren Punisher film and it is on Disney +

#35thAnniversary (UK) "Destructive, reprehensible and marvellous fun" (Time Out) "Hugely entertaining, hilarious and totally unmissable" (Record Mirror) THE PUNISHER came out in British cinemas 35 years ago today.

#35thAnniversary Back in the day in France, movies came out for rental 1 year after the theatrical release (and another year later for retail), but THE PUNISHER was exceptionally released in video stores after 7 months only in late May 1990...

#35thAnniversary (UK) "Starts Friday June 1 in the West End"

The makeup on Dolph Lundgren's face suggests the outlines of a skull, which was supposed to look like dirt or grease and not beard stubble contrary to some beliefs.

I wrote an article about the genesis and the 35th anniversary for Spanish publisher @appleheadteam.bsky.social appleheadteam.com/algunos-deta...

Filming on ROCKY IV (or "the making of Dolph Lundgren") started 40 years ago this month... The Drago speech from the teaser trailer was used for Lundgren's final audition which was shot on 35mm film...

#35thAnniversary Spanish press brochure

#35thAnniversary Spanish press coverage and Dolph Lundgren interview

Just announced in 4K, Fritz Lang's THE BIG HEAT was one of Mark Goldblatt's references for THE PUNISHER...

#35thAnniversary Spanish lobby cards part 2 #dolphlundgren #markgoldblatt #louisgossettjr #lobbycard #comicbookfilm #flyer #presssheet #advert #Spain #filmrelease

#35thAnniversary Spanish lobby cards

#35thAnniversary Released in Spain on this day, April 4, 1990

Would Dolph Lundgren return as Punisher? (from Q&A at GalaxyCon)

1 year ago today...

THE PUNISHER '89 will be streaming on Tubi in April 😎 movieweb.com/the-punisher...

Released in Denmark on this day in 1990 #35thAnniversary

Very early morning training with Dolph's sensei Brian Fitkin (now 8th Dan in Kyokushin karate), who was brought up for THE PUNISHER and many Lundgren films afterwards. They're pictured here on location in Israel for COVER-UP (1990). #dolphlundgren #brianfitkin #karate

Mondo exclusive swirl variant of the 2-LP vinyl soundtrack mondoshop.com/products/the...

The Japanese programs sold in cinemas playing the film served both as souvenirs and press books

The Punisher by Moebius

10 years ago, I embarked on this project starting with 30-page liner notes, unaware that it would morph into something much bigger...

#35thAnniversary This is the ticket stub you would get when you saw the film in Japanese cinemas #パニッシャー #ドルフラングレン

The Japanese publicity material included large color lobby cards, as well as small postcard-sized b&w press photos #35thAnniversary #パニッシャー #ドルフラングレン

#35thAnniversary Japanese press article #パニッシャー #ドルフラングレン

#35thAnniversary With all the memorabilia items available, the Japanese release was likely the biggest with France... #パニッシャー #ドルフラングレン

#35thAnniversary On this day January 27th, 1990, THE PUNISHER opened in Japan. #パニッシャー #ドルフ・ラングレン

In the 2000s, the legal loophole regarding the rights allowed for some bootleg DVDs like this one to emerge... Fox got hold of the international rights in 2012 and soon Blu-ray editions came out in several territories except the US...

Happy belated birthday, Mark Goldblatt! PUNISHER director and editor extraordinaire, pictured here alongside Paul Verhoeven with whom he collaborated on ROBOCOP (1987), SHOWGIRLS (1995), STARSHIP TROOPERS (1997), and HOLLOW MAN (2000)...

ドルフ・ラングレン【パニッシャー(1989)】 🇯🇵 The Japanese actor who dubbed Dolph, Otsuka Akio, is the same actor who later dubbed Ray Stevenson in the role. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlfz...

Fun Fact: PUNISHER producer & rewriter Robert Mark Kamen (THE KARATE KID) helped Sylvester Stallone rewrite THE EXPENDABLES (uncredited).

My interview / featurette on the making of MEN OF WAR, originally made for the 2016 German edition, is now featured on the new US edition available tomorrow.

Happy 80th to Dutch actor Jeroen Krabbé. Krabbé had been one of Paul Verhoeven’s favorite actors in his early Dutch films...

The 2-LP #vinyl soundtrack is now available to order on label Notefornote's website notefornotemusic.com/products/the...