Daredevil (2003)

Director:

Mark Steven Johnson

Writer (WGA):

Mark Steven Johnson (screenplay)

Release Date:

14 February 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

A Guardian Devil.

Plot:

A man blinded by toxic waste which also enhanced his remaining senses fights crime as an acrobatic martial arts superhero.

Plot Keywords:

Spectacular | Daredevil | Kiss | Scene After End Credits | Death Of Loved One

Awards:

4 wins & 14 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 6	10:00 AM	FX
Mon. July 7	12:01 AM	FX

Cast

Ben Affleck	...	Matt Murdock / Daredevil
Jennifer Garner	...	Elektra Natchios
Colin Farrell	...	Bullseye
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Wilson Fisk / The Kingpin
Jon Favreau	...	Franklin 'Foggy' Nelson
Scott Terra	...	Young Matt
Ellen Pompeo	...	Karen Page
Joe Pantoliano	...	Ben Urich
Leland Orser	...	Wesley Owen Welch
Lennie Loftin	...	Nick Manolis
Erick Avari	...	Nikolas Natchios
Derrick O'Connor	...	Father Everett
Paul Ben-Victor	...	Jose Quesada
David Keith	...	Jack Murdock
Frankie J. Allison	...	Abusive Father (as Frankie Jay Allison)

Also Known As:

Daredevil: A Daring New Vision (USA) (director's cut (DVD title))

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action/violence and some sensuality.

Runtime:

103 min | USA:133 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Greek | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (theatrical rating) | Germany:16 (also director's cut) | Netherlands:12 | Malaysia:U (2008 director's cut DVD release) | India:UA | USA:R (director's cut) | Brazil:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39586) | USA:TV-14 (edited tv version) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (director's cut) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:12 (cut) | Hong Kong:IIB | Malaysia:(Banned) | Mexico:B | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 (director's cut) | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Greece:K-13

Filming Locations:

Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Marvel Enterprises

Trivia:

The core storyline was based on Frank Miller's story arcs. The introduction/flashback was taken from his graphic novel "Daredevil: Man Without Fear," and many of the sequences follow John Romita Jr.'s art work shot-for-shot. The later parts of the story cum Elektra Saga can be found in Miller's "Visionaries Volume 2".

Goofs:

Continuity: When Kingpin is talking with Bullseye, he has a cane in his hand as he walks over to his cabinet to get a drink. When he opens the cabinet, the cane is nowhere in sight. After Bullseye spears Kingpin's olive with a pencil, the cane is magically back in his hand.

Quotes:

Ben Urich: Go get 'em, Matt.
Daredevil: [nods] Hell's Kitchen is my neighborhood. I prowl the rooftops and alleyways in darkness. Forever in darkness... A guardian devil.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Annually Retentive: (#1.5)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

For You

Directors cut so much better.

When I heard about a directors cut to this movie I never imagined it would be so much better than the original release. Why must movie studios always feel they know better than the director. This film would have been much more successful had they left it alone, but by insisting on so many cuts and changes they shot themselves in the foot. All because they wanted a family friendly spider-man type film instead of the much more dark and violent world of daredevil. Every scene added to the film makes you wonder why they cut it in the first place. It isn't just about adding scenes though they have taken a couple out too. I can't imagine anyone who would miss the fireside love scene. I urge everyone who saw the theatrical cut to watch the directors cut. It isn't a perfect film but it's a more complete and enjoyable one. Also watch the documentary on the directors cut DVD and see one of the producers trying to defend the original release and then actually saying he thinks it is the better cut. I think he must be more blind than Matt Murdock!!!