Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.

Special features of this DVD: Training to become the Punisher ; making of The Punisher: War Zone ; creating the look of Punisher: War Zone ; meet Jigsaw ; weapons of The Punisher ; audio commentary with director Lexi Alexander and director of photography Steve Gainer ; Dolby Digital ; scene selection ; widescreen presentation.

Director of photography, Steve Gainer ; editor, William Yeh ; music, Michael Wandmacher ; costume designer, Odette Gadoury ; production designer, Andrew Neskoromny.

Ray Stevenson, Julie Benz, Dominic West, Colin Salmon, Doug Hutchison, Wayne Knight.

Infamous vigilante, Frank Castle, known as the Punisher, has been on his vengeance driven zeal for the past six years. He brutally assaults a 'beat the rap' party for the notorious mob boss Gaitano Cesare. He hideously disfigures gangster Billy Russoti and murders a mafia lackey who turns out to be an undercover FBI agent. Agent Paul Budiansky is the ex-partner of the undercover agent who joins the NYPD's 'Punisher Task Force' to help bring Castle to justice. Russoti recovers from his run-in with the Punisher with revenge on his mind, recruiting an army of psychotic killers, gangbangers, and mobsters. Distraught that he has now become the very evil he swore to battle, Castle is content to hang up his guns and quit the justice business for good. Plans quickly change once he learns that the surviving wife and child of the agent is kidnapped. Forced back into the war, the Punisher now has to face the formidable army in order to save the lives of an innocent family his actions put on firing line.

MPAA rating: R : for pervasive strong brutal violence, language and some drug use.

DVD.

Audio track in English ; subtitled in English and Spanish ; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.