I don't think this movie gets enough recognition. It was way ahead of its time.

One of my favorite childhood superhero movies.

Everyone here was probably born in the 80s and loved this movie when they were a kid!

I love how his cloak billows when he walks

In another universe, Alec Baldwin was Batman, Tim Curry was The Joker and John Lone was the Mandarin

I watch this movie first time and was suprised that some special effects are still so good.

Fantastic music and set designs in this flick!

This movie will never fail to be a fun time. Loved it as a kid on TV and still do

Oh my God I haven't seen this movie for a long time

I love this film. And I’ve loved it since I was a child

I love Ian mckellen putting on a SECOND pair of glasses

Best superhero costume.🏆

The Shadow fights Tim Curry and Magneto defuses an atomic bomb. Love this movie!!

Great Actors, great special effects and holyshit what a extremly good Score by Goldsmith

If they make another Shadow movie, David Dastmalchian would be a good star.

I love the shadow i wish he would get a new film or series on netflix or somthing

This would’ve made a nice 👍🏾 series either live or animated

Ah Tim Curry. You made an underrated classic so much better.

i had completely forgotten about this movie. so glad i found it again.

This movie is 1 of my favs.

I love this movie and still watch it often.

A brilliant movie. I remember the audience in the cinema all clapping at the end!!

This is a fan theory of mine. I think that the Shadow is not really Cranston but a weaponized version of Yingko. Not a multiple personality per se. But that the Tulku taught Cranston how to use the Yingko persona to hone his esper abilities. So, the phurba can symbolize his internal conflict. So when he is finally able to control the phurba he has found balance, because he has embraced the fact that the Shadow is apart of him. But again that is just me.

Love this movie, it should have return with a few sequels: "RETURN OF THE SHADOW," "REVENGE OF THE SHADOW," "THE SHADOW: BLACK DEATH," "THE SHADOW: STING OF THE SCORPION," "POWER OF THE SHADOW," "THE SHADOW: WRATH OF THE BLACK DRAGON," "THE SHADOW: THE FACE OF DEATH," "THE CURSE OF THE SHADOW," and "THE GHOST OF THE SHADOW."

I remember this dagger from my childhood but I thought it was a fever dream

This is my favorite superhero movie.

Ok this film, had the potential though to be so much better, the end fight I reckon should have been better and longer, and I think there should have been a sequel. Hope they make a remake sometime.

Sweet

I happen to like this movie it was great

Gandalf!!!

Freaking criminally underrated! Such terrific movie should be given more recognition and justice it deserves. The Shadow，better known as Lamont Cranston, was once a patriot who fought for his country, but deemed expendable like any other ordinary soldiers. Unwilling to resort to his faith being strung by his nation as a puppet, he decided to forge his own destiny, and that path led him to a lavishly dark and evil life he enjoyed most, by killing people and running his opium/drug empire in the abandoned territories of the East, thus self proclaimed himself as the de facto ruler of his kingdom (but deep down , there's still good left in him, he only turned evil because he despises the disgusting human nature, which hypocrisy and lies are cruel, pretending to be the brutal killer happy warlord to cover his inner hatred, confusion, sadness and extreme anguish within his poor soul). The High Monk - Reverend Tulku saw bits of light left in Cranston, and he was fortunately kidnapped and forced back into the road to redemption. In order to redeem his true soul, he suppresses his underlying evil and controls it, using it against greater evil for the good of mankind; thus, becoming his alter ego known sinisterly as The Shadow who strikes great fear in the hearts of crime and evil! The Shadow was no extremely, extraordinarily powerful hero/antihero, nor was he a terrifically modern one so to speak; but, characters, story, and settings, the soundtracks - like this one is simply one of th e best and in my vocabulary, easily tops most sky high budgeted superhero blockbusters we have nowadays. I personally prefer this kind of superhero genre and classic, without much exaggerating effects and powers, although The Shadow was no Superman, but Darkly and Sinisterly, he fights crime and evil with his own respective methods and ways, which is already enough to prove and justify the coolness and greater power one could have and possibly, achieve! Love the Shadow and other similarly related heroes (to all you heroes of such type out there! You're not alone, I'll always support you!)

I need the movie

I loved this movie so much. It's such a part of my childhood. Hot take, but I'll take The Shadow over Batman.

Shadow + Zorro = Batman :D

Clever move by The Shadow actually, injure the part of his brain that made him dangerous.

I don't understand how this movie got such a poor rating. The acting is great. The story is great. The effects are good. What is so bad that drags this movie down?

A remake or videogame about the shadow......shut up and take my money

3:13

The Shadow would kick batman's butt and Khan would make Jack Nicholson's Joker go more mad! LOL Love the Shadow!

Who else thought he looked like his brother when in disguise?

1:21

Who and where's the villain at?

Trust me 😊

The shadow knows it wish it didn't

Did Shiwan plan to stay in the building while the bomb detonated?

Can anyone tell me why Claymore was shooting at the ceiling?

So his power is like jean grey?

According to comic historians "The Shadow" is the Dark Knight before Batman was created and they also say Batman is a rip off of "The Shadow". In my useless opinion, "The Shadow" disappearing scene could work more than Batman . The only I hate in this movie is his nose changing.

I feel sorry for whatever Tim curry is dealing with

Why did his nose grow so big

I dunno what is happening to Hollywood. As late as 30 years ago, the big screen was graced by men, handsome or ugly, virile or cowardly, but... men. And women were women. Not now. Now, their topmost priority seems to cram some LGBT stuff into the films they make, no matter if it fits, well... like in Brokeback Mountain, for instance, it or doesn't. And what comes out of it is often a piece of lackluster, cookie-cutter, if not downright neasiating, shit!

How comedic and overdone movies were before…

Neat concept, poor execution. Also Margo’s acting is really terrible.