Prison (1988 film)
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| Prison | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Renny Harlin |
| Produced by | Charles Band Irwin Yablans |
| Written by | Irwin Yablans C. Courtney Joyner |
| Starring | Viggo Mortensen Chelsea Field Lane Smith Lincoln Kilpatrick |
| Music by | Richard Band Christopher L. Stone |
| Cinematography | Mac Ahlberg |
| Editing by | Andy Horvitch |
| Distributed by | Empire Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1988 |
| Running time | 102 min |
| Country |  USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4,000,000 (estimated) |
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Prison is a 1988 horror film starring Viggo Mortensen. It was filmed at the Old State Prison in Rawlins, Wyoming with many of its residents on the cast and crew.
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[edit] Plot
In 1956, inmate Charlie Forsythe swallowed 60,000 volts of electricity for a murder he didn't commit.
When Creedmore Prison is reopened after thirty years, it has not been standing empty. Charlie Forsythe is back - still charged with electric heat. Waiting for Eaton Sharpe (Lane Smith) - the man who stood by as Forsythe rode the electric chair.
Forsythe quickly makes up for lost time as his vengeance rises to a fever pitch of violent fury. Burke (Viggo Mortensen) and the other inmates soon realize that they will all be slaughtered unless Forsythe is allowed to repay his long-standing debt. With the lives of Creedmore in the balance, Sharpe and Forsythe are finally brought face-to-rotting-face in a duel that will pit Forsythe's supernatural rage against Sharpe's blood-thirsty instinct for survival.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role (Prison Staff) |
|---|---|
| Chelsea Field | Katherine Walker |
| Lane Smith | Warden Eaton Sharpe |
| Arlen Dean Snyder | Captain Carl Horton |
| Hal Landon Jr. | Wallace |
| Matt Kanen | Johnson |
| Actor | Role (Prisoners) |
|---|---|
| Viggo Mortensen | Burke/Charlie Forsythe |
| Lincoln Kilpatrick | Cresus |
| Tom Everett | Rabbitt |
| Ivan Kane | Joe 'Lasagna' Lazano |
| André DeShields | Sandor |
| Tommy 'Tiny' Lister | Tiny |
| Stephen E. Little | 'Rhino' Reynolds |
| Mickey Yablans | Brian Young |
| Larry Flash Jenkins | Hershey |
| Kane Hodder | Charlie Forsythe |
[edit] Release
The film was released in 1988 on VHS by New World Pictures. This film has yet to be officially released on DVD, even though bootlegs are available.
[edit] External links
- Prison at the Internet Movie Database
- Prison at Allmovie
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