Darkman


I've only seen the first ten minutes of this movie, but I noticed this.

The lab explodes, booby-trapped with gas, while Lizard is discussing Durant. In Darkman, Durant's goons rig Peyton's lab to explode in a similar manner.

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I noticed that too. I read an interview with the writer who said Durant was named after Durant from Darkman. I'm guessing the movie was originally supposed to be more comic book that they made it.

Also the main bad guy The Lizard and the line 'monkeyboy' turn up, I think that might be a reference to Buckaroo Bonzai where Dr. Lizardo says 'Laugh-a all-a you want-a, monkeyboy.' There are so many things in this movie, but I think you've got to be really movie-literate to notice and most critics aren't.

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