
The Punisher: Dirty Laundry
Phil Joanou, 2012
The Punisher
Gerry Conway, John Romita Sr., Ross Andru, 1974
The Punisher: Dirty Laundry is a movie directed by Phil Joanou in 2012 and based on the characters from the comic book The Punisher by Gerry Conway, John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru, first published in 1974. The movie features Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, Sammi Rotibi, Karlin Walker, Jack Goldenberg, Shannon Collis, and others.
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“The movie is better than the comic book”
But the comic book is worth reading.
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Storyline
In a run-down neighborhood, Frank Castle wakes up and exits his van to get his laundry done. Minutes later, a boy named DeShawn crosses through the neighborhood and is harassed by the gang while Goldtooth offers him an opportunity to sell drugs for them. When DeShawn refuses, the gang members begin to mug him.
Movie vs Book

Year
2012
Minutes
10
Movie Rate
8.10
Source: IMDb

Year
1974
Pages
568
Book Rate
7.34
S: Goodreads
Comic Book
The Punisher
Author: Gerry Conway, John Romita Sr., Ross Andru
Country: USA
First published in: 1974
Length: 568 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: The Punisher
Other screen adaptations of the comic book
Movie by Mark Goldblatt
Movie by Jonathan Hensleigh
Movie by Lexi Alexander
TV Series by Steve Lightfoot
User polls & recommendations
“A movie is not a book. If the source material is a book, you cannot be too respectful of the book. All you owe to the book is the spirit.”
GRAHAM GREENE (Writer)
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