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Louis Strack Jr. is the arch-villain of Sam Raimi's comic book epic, Darkman.

Strack is the chief executive of Strack Industries. As such, he leads what one would presume to be a fairly lavish lifestyle. He is seen throughout the film drinking brandy from a small bar in his office, and attending the Strack Industries "City of the Future" Ball. He speaks in a very frank and disarming fashion, paying little heed to social notions of politeness or tact.

Louis Strack Jr. is a virtuoso of the villain world. During his final confrontation with Darkman, he uses the following tactics to attempt to assert his dominance.

• He claims that he sometimes misses "life on the edge."
• He insults Darkman, referring to him as "one ugly son of a bitch."
• He proclaims his superior status by bellowing, "Look. Look about you. It's all mine. Because I built it! I BUILT IT ALL!" He then tilts his head back and raises his hands to the heavens.
• He blurs the line between right and wrong, claiming that justice is "just another word for what I do."
• He claims that he and Darkman should be working together, and that he "could use a man like you."
• He offers Darkman money and his girlfriend Julie to take up a position as his underling.
• He implies that he slept with Julie and that "she doesn't date freaks."
• As he dangles precariously over the edge of the building, in Darkman's grasp, he implores Darkman to let him drop, then revels in his opinion that Darkman doesn't have the heart, because it would make him "as bad as me, worse even!"

As an inventive new promotional strategy, Universal Studios donated $5000 to Strack Middle School weeks prior to the theatrical release of the film, due to it sharing a name with its villain.^{[citation needed]}