This movie is about the truths of prison where guards and wardens turn their back to the prisoners needs and treat them like dirt and treat their fellow guards worse if they show pity. A riot breaks out and prisoners take over the yards holding the guards prisoner and they demand many changes and many rights in the prison system. Things like more than 1 shower a week, the right to wash clothes more, to have Spanish speaking guards and many other things. The outside world is taken in between wanting to kill the prisoners and the other half wanting to give them what they want because its fair.
This was a really intense movie. I loved it and agreed with the prisoners and their motives, and disagreed big time with how the authorities handled it. When you do something wrong you are punished, but there is a limit to the punishment and prison is the punishment, you don't deserve any more punishment than that. This film touched on many subjects that occur in prison and it was done very well.
John Frankenheimer is a great director and did so good here with this prison flick shot in Nashville. This movie was also chocked full of great actors Kyle Maclachlan, Samuel L. Jackson, Clarence Williams III, Danny Trejo, Tiny Lister, Harry Dean Staton, Peter Murnick, Anne Heche and so many more rounded out a great cast.
I thought it was a good movie and anyone that likes prison movies should love it and if you HATE prison movies you should know that this movie takes place mostly in the yard and is almost like a war movie in many aspects...great film 5/10 stars
This was a really intense movie. I loved it and agreed with the prisoners and their motives, and disagreed big time with how the authorities handled it. When you do something wrong you are punished, but there is a limit to the punishment and prison is the punishment, you don't deserve any more punishment than that. This film touched on many subjects that occur in prison and it was done very well.
John Frankenheimer is a great director and did so good here with this prison flick shot in Nashville. This movie was also chocked full of great actors Kyle Maclachlan, Samuel L. Jackson, Clarence Williams III, Danny Trejo, Tiny Lister, Harry Dean Staton, Peter Murnick, Anne Heche and so many more rounded out a great cast.
I thought it was a good movie and anyone that likes prison movies should love it and if you HATE prison movies you should know that this movie takes place mostly in the yard and is almost like a war movie in many aspects...great film 5/10 stars