Spawn

1997 film by Mark A.Z. Dippé
Movie film Q1474393
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Summary

Spawn is a film[1]. Spawn ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,767 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Mark A.Z. Dippé[3]
  • Screenwriter: Alan B. McElroy[4], Todd McFarlane[5]
  • Composer: Graeme Revell[6]
  • Genre: action film[7], fantasy film[8], superhero film[9], adventure film[10], horror film[11]
  • Based on: Spawn[12]
  • Followed by: King Spawn[13]
  • Cast member: Michael Jai White[14], John Leguizamo[15], Martin Sheen[16], Theresa Randle[17], Nicol Williamson[18], D. B. Sweeney[19], Melinda Clarke[20], Miko Hughes[21], Frank Welker[22], Jack Coleman[23], Michael Papajohn[24], Robia LaMorte[25], Todd McFarlane[26]
  • Producer: Jon Peters[27]
  • Production company: New Line Cinema[28]
  • Director of photography: Guillermo Navarro[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Soundtrack release: Spawn[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 17%[33], 3.9/10[34], 34/100[35]
  • Color: color[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37]
  • Publication date: October 30, 1997[38], January 1, 1997[39], August 1, 1997[40]
  • Distributed by: New Line Cinema[41], Netflix[42]
  • Narrative location: Hong Kong[43], New York City[44], North Korea[45]
  • Filming location: New York City[46], Los Angeles[47]
  • Main subject: revenge[48]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: Image Universe[49]
  • Title: Spawn[50]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[51]
  • Duration: 92[52]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[53]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[54]

  • First release date: 1997-07-29[55]

  • Genre(s): breakbeat, drum and bass, electronic, metal, nu metal, rock, techno[56]

  • Community tags: breakbeat, drum and bass, electronic, metal, nu metal, rock, soundtrack, stage screen, techno[57]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 984c7bd4-d94f-35f9-8bd6-3aab1a70d896[58]

Why It Matters

Spawn has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Spawn is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [53] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [56] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [57] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [58] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Musicbrainz release group id → —
    P14821 → 120177
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  2. 6w ago · Moebeus · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Soundtrack release → Spawn
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Soundtrack release: Spawn"
  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 20889
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Guillermo Navarro
    Publication date → +1997-10-30T00:00:00Z, +1997-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1997-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Alan B. McElroy, Todd McFarlane
    Duration → {'amount': '+92'}
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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