National Film Vault

FILM NOTES

Lionsgate released The Punisher in April 2004, adapting Marvel's long-running vigilante comic for a post-9/11 action landscape. Directed by Jonathan Hensleigh and starring Thomas Jane, the film found a devoted audience on home video and remains a touchstone for fans of grittier, pre-MCU Marvel adaptations. Its Tampa locations and practical stunt work give it a texture that distinguishes it from the era's emerging blockbuster formula.

This cell, titled Mickey Duka, captures the character in a single continuous shot across three frames, standing beside a yellow vehicle on a darkened street. The low camera angle looking upward lends the composition an unsettled, street-level tension. The near-identical framing across all three frames documents a sustained moment, offering collectors a rare sequential look at Mickey Duka within one unbroken scene.