The Shadow
US Release Date: Jul 1, 1994
Cast:
Alec Baldwin......Lamont
Cranston/The Shadow
John Lone......Shiwan
Khan
Penelope Ann Miller......Margo Lane
Peter Boyle......Moe Shrevnitz
Ian McKellen......Dr
Reinhardt Lane
Tim
Curry......Farley Claymore
Jonathan Winters......Wainwright Barth
Sab Shimono......Dr Roy Tam
Andre Gregory......Burbank
Brady Tsurutani......Tulku
James Hong......Li Peng
Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad......Wu
Joseph Maher......Isaac Newboldt
John Kapelos......Duke Rollins
Max Wright......Berger
Ethan Phillips......Nelson, Museum Guard
Sinoa...... Cobalt Club Singer
Frank Welker......Voice of Phurba
Crew:
Director……Russel Mulcahy
Writer……David Koepp
Producers……Martin and Michael Scott Bregman
Cinematographer……Stephen H. Burum
Editor……Peter Honess
Casting......Mary Colquhoun
Production Design……Joseph C. Nemec III
Second Unit Director(s)……Louis D'Esposito, Tom Milo
Sound……John Benson
Soundtrack......Jerry Goldsmith
Costume Designer……Bob Ringwood
Production Company……Bregman/Baer Productions, Universal Pictures
Distributor……Universal Pictures
Tidbits:
- This movie combined elements from both the pulp and radio mediums.
- The Berylium Sphere in the movie was taken from the pulp novel The
Golden Master.
- The scene where Margo was hypnotized to shoot Lamont has its basis
in the pulp novel Shiwan Khan Returns.
- In the pulps, Margo was a brunette. In this film she's blonde.
- Both Alec Baldwin and Tim Curry starred in The Hunt for Red October,
though they never had a scene together.
- Did you know that "Original Sin" (the theme song from this movie) was
written back in 1989 for a group called "Pandora's Box"? Find
out more.
- During the fight scene in Dr. Lane's laboratory, The Shadow makes a
"chemical connection". Find
out more.
- What could have been...
One sad note is that the film's climax (the gun duel in
the chamber of mirrors) was one-tenth of what the producers had planned.
Why? Two days before shooting was to take place for the climax, that
big LA earthquake happened... and broke most of the mirrors! The production
team had NO money left in the budget to fix this and no time left in
the schedule to re-shoot a different ending battle, so they used what
they had and wrapped [filming]. One wonders how much more exciting the
struggle between the two rivals would have been if the earthquake had
come a week or so later.
(Thanks to Doug Rice for the information!)
- The mirror scene where The Shadow and Shiwan Khan do battle pays homage
to Orson Welles's movie, "Lady from Shanghai" — which featured "the
original room-with-mirrors-showdown/climax". And Mr. Welles, as we all
know, portrayed The Shadow on the radio show.
(Thanks to Doug Rice for the information!)
- The music video for "Original Sin" featured Taylor Dane performing
the song in a nightclub similar to the Cobalt Club, plus clips from the
movie.
- Music Video
- YouTube
- Official BMG version (Thanks to Antony for the
link!)
- Daily
Motion (Thanks to Clement for the link!)
- Music Video Screenshots: (Thanks to Bobby T. for
the pictures!)
-  You
can download the video for "Original Sin" in M4V format on iTunes
for $1.99. To find it, do a search for "Taylor
Dane" or "Original Sin" (then click on "Music Video" on the results page). It can be played on an iPod or while it's
loaded into your iTunes directory. (Thanks to Michael
M for the info!)
- "Back in 1994, Entertainment Tonight (an entertainment news
program on t.v.) did a feature on The Shadow movie and on Dane's song.
They even had a couple of behind-the-scenes clips of her filming the video,
intercut with a brief interview segment. Then, during the credits for
the show, they played a small portion of the video." (Thanks
to Michael M. for this information!)
- Articles and Interviews
- Astonishing Aventures Magazine # 1, August 2007 (Thanks
to Tim Gallagher for the information!)
Download
it here - the link is on the left of the page ("Click here
to start download..")
- "How The Shadow Movie went Wrong or How Alec Baldwin Stole my Comic
Books!" by Tim Gallagher on pages 36-43
- Vanity Fair 1994 - Page 1
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Brief interview with Penelope Ann Miller(Thanks to
Justynn for the scans!)
- Deleted scenes
- Mistakes
- Movie Reviews
- TV Guide (Jan 21, 1995)
(Thanks to Michael M. for this information!)
Behind the Scenes:
- The Shadow's .45s:
An Interview with Steve Karnes, Motion Picture Armorer
- Steve Karnes talks about the custom-made .45s, his work on the bridge
scene, and meeting Alec Baldwin.
- American Cinematographer (Thank you to Michael M.
for the pictures!)
- Sci-Fi
Entertainment Vol. 1, #2, Aug 1994
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(Note: These pictures are huge - over 100KB, so be patient while each
one loads.)
- Starburst
#195, Nov 1994
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one loads.)
- Starlog
#205, Aug 1994 (Thanks to William Hunt for the cover!)
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one loads.)
More behind the scenes on the Movie
Links Page
Screenshots and Movie Stills: (Thank
you to William Hunt and Barbara for the pictures and information!)
- The Shadow surrounded by mist - small
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- The Shadow with his .45 automatics - small
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- The Shadow on a deserted bridge - small
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- Margo Lane at the Cobalt Club - small
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- Margo Lane seated at the Cobalt Club - small
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- Margo Lane at the Cobalt Club holding a cigarette - small
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- Commissioner Barth and Lamont Cranston at the Cobalt Club -
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- Lamont Cranston clouding minds at the Cobalt Club - small
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- Hypnotic Glare - small
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- Lamont Cranston seated in the Sanctum - small
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- Lamont Cranston, Shiwan Khan, and the Phurba - small
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*Note: for more information about these screenshots or
other movie stills, contact either:
- Jerry Ohlinger's Movie Materials Store http://moviematerials.com/,
e-mail: JOMMS@aol.com
- Barbara Cyphrevoudou1@aol.com
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