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Plot

Prison guard Ethan Sharpe (Lane Smith) watched as Burke (Viggo Mortensen) dies in the electric chair in 1964. Over two decades later, Sharpe is the warden, and Burke returns from the dead to exact revenge on the wicked warden when the prison re-opens. Two victims drip blood while dangling in barbed wire in a macabre dance of death, and the guards and inmates suffer at the hands of the malevolent Burke as he seeks his supernatural vengeance. The film location was the Wyoming State Prison. Built at the turn of the century, the jail became a tourist attraction in 1981.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Horror,Thriller
Run Time:
102min.
Theatrical Release Date:
05/06/1988
Distributor(s):
Empire Pictures
Director(s):
Renny Harlin
Starring:
Lane Smith , Viggo Mortensen , Chelsea Field , Andre de Shields , Lincoln Kilpatrick
Themes:
Haunted By the Past,Death Row,Miscarriage of Justice
Tone:
Atmospheric,Creepy,Eerie,Gloomy,Grim
Keywords:
demon,demonic-possession,execution,ghost,haunted,inmate,investigation,murder,prison,revenge,warden
Country of Origin:
USA (05-06-1988)
Language:
English