Todd McFarlane's Spawn

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Todd McFarlane's Spawn ★★★ Spawn 1997

McFarlane's comic book creation makes his cable TV animated debut. Hellspawn was once human CIA assassin Al Simmons, murdered in the line of duty, who sold his soul to see his wife one last time. When he comes back from the grave with superhuman powers it's again as a killer with attitude, who leaves a high body count. A PG-13 version clocks in at 90 minutes. 147m/C VHS, DVD, UMD. D: Eric Radomski; W: Alan B. McElroy, Gary Hardwick; V: Keith David, Richard Dysart, Ronny Cox. CABLE

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