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Plot

Sylvester Stallone is a tough but essentially decent convict in a relatively humane prison. He's on such good terms with the authorities that he's occasionally allowed a weekend furlough. This idyllic situation ends abruptly when he's transferred to a nasty prison run by sadistic warden Donald Sutherland (remember way back when Sutherland played good guys and Stallone played secondary hoodlums?) Harboring a grudge against Sly over an unfortunate incident at another prison, Sutherland does everything he can to make Stallone's term a Hell on Earth. But in the end, it is Sutherland who is Stallone's prisoner--and, since Sly's name comes first on the credits, it is Sutherland who blubberingly confesses to a string of crimes perpetrated on the helpless inmates.
MPAA Rating:
R
Genre(s):
Action
Run Time:
115min.
Theatrical Release Date:
08/04/1989
DVD Release Date:
06/23/1998
Distributor(s):
TriStar Pictures
Director(s):
John Flynn
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone , Donald Sutherland , John Amos , Sonny Landham , Tom Sizemore
Themes:
Down on Their Luck
Tone:
Claustrophobic,Forceful,Gritty,Tense
Keywords:
assault,grudge,inmate,prison,revenge,sentence [penal system],warden
Country of Origin:
USA (08-04-1989)
Language:
English