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Spawn is a 1997 American superhero film loosely based on the comic book of the same name, Todd McFarlane's creator-owned comic, published by Image Comics. It was released in the United States on August 1, 1997. The film was directed and co-written by Mark A.Z. Dippé (a former Industrial Light & Magic animator) and executive produced by McFarlane and Alan Blomquist. The movie starred Michael Jai White as Al Simmons/Spawn, John Leguizamo as Al's demonic guide and antagonist Clown/The Violator, Melinda Clarke as the assassin Jessica Priest, Nicol Williamson as Al's mentor Cogliostro, Theresa Randle as Al's widow Wanda Blake, D. B. Sweeney as Wanda's husband Terry Fitzgerald, Martin Sheen as Al's former government employer Jason Wynn, and voice actor Frank Welker as the voice of Malebolgia.