National Film Vault

FILM NOTES

Lionsgate's 2004 adaptation of Marvel's Punisher arrived during a transitional moment for comic-book cinema, positioned between the genre's early blockbuster experiments and its later dominance. Directed by Jonathan Hensleigh and starring Thomas Jane, the film leaned into gritty action and a hard-rock sensibility that distinguished it from contemporaries. Its accompanying soundtrack reflected the nu-metal and post-grunge landscape of the period.

This cell preserves three duplicate frames of the promotional title card for The Punisher: The Album, as confirmed by the operator. The card credits Drowning Pool, Seether featuring Amy Lee, and Edgewater among its twenty new tracks. Such interstitial promotional frames, embedded within release prints, offer a direct record of how studios marketed ancillary products to theater audiences in the early 2000s.