We came back, and the editor had cut [the film] down from two hours to 85 minutes.
Back then, Raimi was known as the wunderkind who had made Evil Dead, and for Darkman, he leaned heavily into his horror sensibilities.
Darkman was the first foray into the world of superhero movies for Sam Raimi, a decade before the filmmaker brought his iconic vision for a live-action Spider-Man onto the big screen.
We tested that, and it did not test as well as the longer version, which was Sam’s cut.