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The Shadow |  | Director: Russell Mulcahy
Actors: Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Boyle, Ian McKellen
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  152 reviews
Sales Rank: 6231
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 108 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD20012D
ISBN: 078321958X
UPC: 025192001222
EAN: 9780783219585
ASIN: 078321958X
Theatrical Release Date: July 1, 1994
Release Date: November 19, 1997
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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A mixed bag that received mixed reviews when released in 1994, this lavish film works overtime to honor the spirit and style of the vintage pulp novels and radio shows that made The Shadow a household name in the 1930s and '40s. Alec Baldwin plays the Shadow, a.k.a. Lamont Cranston, who arrives in New York from his decadent life in Tibet, fully reformed and disciplined in his ability "to cloud men's minds." A crime fighter who lurks in the dark recesses of the city, the Shadow faces his most deadly challenge when Shiwan Khan (John Lone), the last surviving descendant of Genghis Khan, hatches a plot to conquer the world. The scheme involves a madman (Tim Curry), a hapless scientist (Ian McKellen), and various traps designed to catch and kill the Shadow, who must also contend with his blossoming romance with Margo Lane (Penelope Ann Miller), a slender beauty capable of a little mind play of her own. The movie's art deco production design turns out to be a scene-stealer when the plot drags, and in the title role Baldwin is never given enough good material to create a compelling character. Still, The Shadow is true to the legacy that inspired it, admirably avoiding any conspicuous compromise of its 1930s style and setting. If you can't get into the story, you're sure to be hooked by the look of the production, which is never less than dazzling. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description
THE LEGENDARY CRIMEFIGHTING SUPERHERO IN THIS LAVISH 30S ACTION-ADVENTURE. DONNING HIS SWEEPING BLACK CAPE AND DISGUISE, THE SHADOW TAKES ON HIS MOST DANGEROUS NEMESIS YET IN THIS ENTERTAINING MIXTURE OF AWESOME SPECIAL EFFECTS, HUMOR AND A DOSE OF THE MACABRE THAT HOLDS YOU SPELLBOUND.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 152
 Widescreen please! September 1, 2010
Snow Tiger (Nebraska)
I love this movie! I saw it in the theater more than once. It's fun and doesn't take itself too seriously. But it needs to come out in widescreen format! I haven't bought it for that reason alone.
The Shadow August 7, 2010
Silverback
I am still waiting for the product to arrive in Australia as yet.
I bought this from Amazon because a company that i purcahse my DVD's from could not get a copy.
They recommended i try Amazon.
I am concerned that the postage is by sea mail and not air.
Four to eight weeks delivery is a long time.
Regards Silverback.
 Poor adaptation of classic pulp stories August 1, 2010
Parker (At Large)
As was typical of 1990s Hollywood movie adaptations of classic pulp fiction or comic book series, the rights to the Shadow were bought, then everything that made the character great was tossed in the trash so a campy mess could be made instead of a faithful adaptation which would satisfy long time fans amd show the average movie goer walking in to the theater with no foreknowledge what made the character worthy of appearing on the silver screen in the first place.
I don't understand the logic of this. If you don't want to make a faithful Shadow movie, then why bother buying the rights? Why not just create a Shadow-esque character and save the expense of buying the license? It's not like the fan base of the shadow is huge and will guarantee big box office returns, so the least they could do is make sure they catered to that small fan base.... made sure they wanted to go see this movie by doing it right, but lets see how they did it wrong;
What makes the Shadow (and most other pulp fiction characters) great is the element of mystery inherent in their tales, the origins of these character is never explained in the books, they simply do what they do for their own reasons and part of the fun is getting hints as to how they began.
Screen writer David Koepp destroys this element of mystery early on by telling everyone where the Shadow came from in the first 5 minutes of the film, and a revised origin at that. Another great aspect of the character is that we never find out who he really is. In the pulps he is not Lamont Cranston, but only pretends to be, but in the film, he is Lamont Cranston in order to better fill the Bruce Wayne mold. So, element of mystery; Gone!
The tone is considerably brighter than the pulps too, with Kooky scientists, comic book doomsday devises, silly henchmen and side kicks, and a Shadow who has two .45 automatics which he only fires at inanimate objects. So Dark tone and pulpy feel, Gone!
Finally, the film makers chose unwisely to base this movie on the radio version of the character, who has the superpower of invisiblity and is able to cloud men's mind, rather than adapting the much stronger pulp version of the character, who had no superpowers, relied on incredible deductive skills and his own private squad of agents, as well as multiple disguises to wreak havoc on the underworld. So great characters, also Gone!
What's left is some campy, uneven film with great actors, great production design, some very good action sequences, but not much in the way of content or depth. It's sad that many writers in the movies just can't get these genre films right. When done faithfully, they are wonderful, and when done badly, it's a long time before anyone hears from these characters again. I hope that the rumored the Sam (Spider Man, Evil Dead filmes) Raimi produced remake will get it right, we've only had to wait 16 years for another shot at this worthy character.
 Shadow June 1, 2010
Sylvia C. Jakuc (Kulpmont, PA)
As a child I listened to The Shadow on radio, then watched him on TV. Although the film was not a commrcial success, I thoroughly enjoyed it and was glad to see they kept the character true to the original.
Shadow way over due for Blu-ray March 3, 2010
Phil J. Luckett (brentwood, tn, US)
The time has come for Universal to put this out in the Blu-ray format. I would by this first day. This movie never got its due when it came out in 1994 in a crowded summer and made its money back and then some. Hope to see universal do it right and come out with a great transfer and a 5.1 master audio soundtrack
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