With only six months left of his sentence, inmate Frank Leone is transferred from a minimum security prison to a maximum security prison by a vindictive warden.
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| Sylvester Stallone | ... |
Frank
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| Donald Sutherland | ... |
Warden Drumgoole
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| John Amos | ... |
Meissner
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| Sonny Landham | ... |
Chink
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| Tom Sizemore | ... |
Dallas
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| Frank McRae | ... |
Eclipse
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| Darlanne Fluegel | ... |
Melissa
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| William Allen Young | ... |
Braden
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| Larry Romano | ... |
First Base
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| Jordan Lund | ... |
Manly
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John Lilla | ... |
Wiley
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| Dean Rader-Duval | ... |
Ernie
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Jerry Strivelli | ... |
Louie Munafo
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| David Anthony Marshall | ... |
Mastrone
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Kurek Ashley | ... |
Chink's Gang
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Michael Petroni | ... |
Chink's Gang
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| Danny Trejo | ... |
Chink's Gang
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Frank D'Annibale | ... |
Guard
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Tony Lip | ... |
Guard
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Clarence Moore | ... |
Guard
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| Joe Pentangelo | ... |
Guard
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Eli Rich | ... |
Guard
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Bo Rucker | ... |
Guard
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Randy Sandkuhl | ... |
Guard
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Robert Vazquez | ... |
Officer Vasquez
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Tony Munafo | ... |
Prisoner
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| Frank Pesce | ... |
Johnson
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| Troy Curvey Jr. | ... |
Prison Receptionist
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| Anthony Crivello | ... |
Tozar (uncredited)
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Anthony Gray | ... |
Prison Mechanic (uncredited)
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Aytl Jensen | ... |
A child (uncredited)
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Mark A. Yajcaji | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| John Flynn | ||
Written by
| Richard Smith | ... | (written by) and |
| Jeb Stuart | ... | (written by) and |
| Henry Rosenbaum | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Michael S. Glick | ... | executive producer |
| Charles Gordon | ... | producer |
| Lawrence Gordon | ... | producer |
| Lloyd Levin | ... | co-producer |
| Tony Munafo | ... | associate producer |
| Adam Simon | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Bill Conti | ||
Cinematography by
| Donald E. Thorin | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Don Brochu | ... | (as Donald Brochu) |
| Robert A. Ferretti | ||
| Michael N. Knue | ||
| Barry B. Leirer | ||
Editorial Department
| Aubrey Head | ... | color timer |
| Brian Ralph | ... | negative cutter |
| Neil Eric Wenger | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Joy Todd | ||
Production Design by
| Bill Kenney | ||
Set Decoration by
| George DeTitta Sr. | ||
Costume Design by
| Bernie Pollack | ||
Makeup Department
| Ann Brodie | ... | makeup artist: Mr. Sutherland |
| Colleen Callaghan | ... | hair stylist |
| Dennis Liddiard | ... | makeup artist: Los Angeles |
| Gary Liddiard | ... | makeup supervisor |
| Bruce Wayne | ... | hair stylist |
| Allen Weisinger | ... | makeup artist: New York (as Alan Weisinger) |
Production Management
| Michael S. Glick | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Newt Arnold | ... | first assistant director |
| Nelson Cabrera | ... | second assistant director / second unit director |
| Frank Capra III | ... | second assistant director |
| Stephen A. Glanzrock | ... | second assistant director |
| David Lux | ... | second unit director |
| Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom | ... | second assistant director (as Tracy Rosenthal) |
| David Sosna | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Jerry Adams | ... | set decorator: Los Angeles |
| Clete Cetrone | ... | construction foreman |
| Gloria Ciraolo | ... | painter |
| Peachy Ciraolo | ... | paint crew |
| Gerald DeTitta | ... | leadman |
| Brian J. Geary | ... | propmaker |
| Bruce J. Gfeller | ... | construction coordinator |
| Bill Groom | ... | art director: New York |
| Rich Hobaica | ... | property assistant: second unit |
| Kurt V. Hulett | ... | set dresser |
| David L. McGuire | ... | set dresser |
| Sam Moore | ... | property master |
| Christopher Nelson | ... | set dresser |
| Lee N. Sforza | ... | propmaker foreman |
| William Ladd Skinner | ... | art director: Los Angeles (as Wm. Ladd Skinner) |
| Tom von Badinski | ... | welder |
| Renato Casaro | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Walter Baker | ... | sound re-recording engineer (as Walter L. Baker) |
| Rachel Bayon | ... | assistant sound editor (as Rachel Shaw-Bayon) |
| Bill W. Benton | ... | re-recording mixer |
| James Beshears | ... | supervising adr editor |
| John Brilhante | ... | sound re-recordist (as John W. Brilhante) |
| Allan Bromberg | ... | foley editor |
| David B. Cohn | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Carlos Delarios | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Michael J. Kohut | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Gary Mundheim | ... | sound editor |
| Bob Newlan | ... | sound editor |
| Alan L. Nineberg | ... | adr editor |
| Mark Ormandy | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Bill Rojas | ... | sound facility supervisor |
| Louis Sabat | ... | sound recordist |
| Dan Sharp | ... | sound re-recordist |
| John Sheridan | ... | boom operator |
| Gordon Webb | ... | boom operator |
| Charles M. Wilborn | ... | sound mixer (as Charlie Wilborn) |
| James Beshears | ... | adr supervisor (uncredited) |
| Ed Callahan | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| Jerry Jacobson | ... | adr editor (uncredited) |
| David Williams | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Joe Digaetano | ... | special effects coordinator |
| David Domeyer | ... | special effects: Los Angeles (as Dave Domeyer) |
| Edward Drohan | ... | special effects |
| Terry Erickson | ... | special effects |
| David Fletcher | ... | special effects foreman |
| R.J. Hohman | ... | special effects crew |
| Robert Wilson Jr. | ... | special effects: New York |
| Robert Wilson Sr. | ... | special effects: New York |
Visual Effects by
| Joneva Barry | ... | miniatures painter: Introvision |
| John Coats | ... | visual effects camera: Introvision |
| Tim Donahue | ... | visual effects art director: Introvision |
| Richard Kilroy | ... | miniatures painter: Introvision |
| John P. Mesa | ... | visual effects cameraman |
| William Mesa | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Issy Shabtay | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Marcus Tate | ... | visual effects cameraman: introvision system camera |
| Warren E. Riggs | ... | model maker (uncredited) |
| Rick Taylor | ... | visual effects cameraman (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Danny Aiello III | ... | stunts |
| Jay Boryea | ... | stunts |
| Paul Bucossi | ... | stunts |
| Peter Bucossi | ... | stunts |
| Carl Ciarfalio | ... | stunts |
| Gary Compton | ... | stunts (as Garry Campton) |
| Doc Duhame | ... | stunts (as Doc Duhane) |
| Andy Duppin | ... | stunts |
| Danny Epper | ... | stunts |
| Allan Graf | ... | stunts |
| Tommy J. Huff | ... | stunts (as Tom Huff) |
| Matt Johnston | ... | stunts |
| Gene LeBell | ... | stunts |
| Curtis Lupo | ... | stunts |
| Tom Lupo | ... | stunts |
| Reggie McElroy | ... | stunts |
| Bobby McLaughlin | ... | stunts (as Bobby Travis McLaughlin) |
| Bennie Moore | ... | stunts (as Benny Moore) |
| Phil Neilson | ... | stunts (as Phil Nielson) |
| Jeff O'Haco | ... | stunts |
| Frank Orsatti | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Manny Perry | ... | stunts |
| Rex Pierson | ... | stunts |
| Jeff Ward | ... | stunts |
| Richard Washington | ... | stunts |
| George P. Wilbur | ... | stunts (as George Wilbur) |
| Glenn R. Wilder | ... | stunts (as Glen Wilder) |
| Mark De Alessandro | ... | stunt double: Sylvester Stallone (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Robert Aguirre | ... | assistant camera |
| Lou Barlia | ... | camera operator: New Jersey |
| James F. Boyle | ... | gaffer |
| Bobby Brown | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Dave Friedman | ... | still photographer |
| Daniel C. Gold | ... | first assistant camera |
| Rob Hahn | ... | camera operator |
| Douglas C. Hart | ... | first assistant camera: New Jersey |
| Kerry Hayes | ... | still photographer |
| Chaim Kantor | ... | second assistant camera: New York |
| Eric Leigh | ... | electrician |
| Riggs Murdock | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| Paul Murphey | ... | video assist operator |
| Timothy Prince | ... | video engineer |
| John Seakwood | ... | still photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Marie Boller | ... | costume assistant (uncredited) |
| Juliet Polcsa | ... | costume assistant (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Lori A. Balton | ... | assistant location manager |
| Janice Polley | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Jack Eskew | ... | orchestrator |
| Stephen A. Hope | ... | music editor |
| Robert Adcock | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Diane Alancraig | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Dale Anderson | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
| Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Mark Baranov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Timothy Barr | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Margaret Batjer | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Arnold Belnick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Michael Boddicker | ... | musician: synthesizer (uncredited) |
| Bill Booth | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Bob Bornstein | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Jacqueline Brand | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Robert Brosseau | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Larry Bunker | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
| Ken Burwood-Hoy | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Darius Campo | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Stuart Canin | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Russell Cantor | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Norman Carr | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Herman Clebanoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Harry Cykman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Bonnie Jean Douglas | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Duke | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Lisa Edelstein | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Arni Egilsson | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Julie Eidsvoog | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Emmett Estren | ... | music librarian (uncredited) |
| Richard Feves | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Michael Fisher | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
| Jerry Folsom | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Ron Folsom | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| James Getzoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Harris Goldman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Pamela Goldsmith | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Steven Gordon | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| John Goux | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Clayton Haslop | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Gwenn Heller | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Donald Hermanns | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Paula Hochhalter | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Boyde Hood | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Judith Johnson | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Anatol Kaminsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Armand Kaproff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Nathan Kaproff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Leslie Katz | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Randy Kerber | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Janet Ketchum | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Michael Lang | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Ronald Langinger | ... | musician (uncredited) |
| Ron Leonard | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Charlie Loper | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Warren Luening | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Earl Madison | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Rene Mandel | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Michael Markman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Richard Marvin | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Harvey W. Mason | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
| Susan McLean | ... | score recordist (uncredited) |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Judd Miller | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Victoria Miskolczy | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Dan Neufeld | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Brian O'Connor | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Norman Pearson | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Richard Perissi | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Remsen | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| John Reynolds | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Emil Richards | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
| Peter Manning Robinson | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Jay Rosen | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Anatoly Rosinsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Geraldine Rotella | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| John Rotondi | ... | scoring engineer: Y4 (uncredited) |
| Meyer Rubin | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Vic Sagerquist | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Bob Sanders | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Sheldon Sanov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Schwartz | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| David Shamban | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Sid Sharp | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Harry Shirinian | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Haim Shtrum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Paul Shure | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Leland Sklar | ... | musician: electric bass (uncredited) |
| Tina Soule | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Tom Steel | ... | scoring stage manager (uncredited) |
| Sheridon Stokes | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Linn Subotnick | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Phillip A. Teele | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Tony Terran | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Alexander Treger | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Mari Tsumura | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Joann Turovsky | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| James Walker | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Dan Wallin | ... | score mixer (uncredited) |
| John Walz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Miwako Watanabe | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Celia Weiner | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
| Graham Young | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Bob Zimmitti | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
| Mihail Zinovyev | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Kathryn Weygand | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Maxwell R. Johnson II | ... | transportation captain |
| Bobby Marsh | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Marcei A. Brown | ... | production assistant |
| Bill Johnson | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Richard McQuilkin | ... | production assistant |
| Christopher Mollo | ... | production assistant |
| Melissa Smith | ... | director of operations |
| Kellett Tighe | ... | assistant: Lawrence Gordon |
| Michael Vieira | ... | production assistant |
| Jeff Winn | ... | key craft service |
| Barry Fitzsimmons | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- TriStar Pictures (1989) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cineplex Odeon Films (1989) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films (1989) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Warner Filmes de Portugal (1989) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Fox Columbia TriStar Films (1989) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Guild Film Distribution (1989) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Solar Pictures (1989) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1989) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Syncron Film (1989) (Norway) (theatrical)
- International Video Entertainment (IVE) (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- MCA Home Video (1989) (Canada) (VHS)
- Finnkino (1990) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Scotia International Filmverleih (1990) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Cannon/VMP (1990) (Germany) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Video (1990) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Showtime Video (1990) (Finland) (VHS) (both releases cut 117 sec.)
- Carolco Pictures (1991) (India) (theatrical)
- Canal+ (1991) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1989) (Australia) (VHS)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1992) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- M6 (1992) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- RTL Entertainment (1992) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL4)
- RTL Plus (1992) (Germany) (tv)
- Worldvision Enterprises (1992) (United States) (tv)
- '84 Entertainment (2016) (Germany) (DVD) (and Blu-ray)
- 7Mate (2022) (Australia) (tv)
- Avid Home Entertainment (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Elokuvapalvelu J. Suomalainen (2020) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2009) (United Arab Emirates) (video) (Middle East)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Live Entertainment (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Live Home Video (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Panorama Distributions (2010) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Paramount Channel (2021) (France) (tv)
- Paramount Global Content Distribution (World-wide)
- Rete 4 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Spike (2015) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- StudioCanal (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- StudioCanal (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- StudioCanal (2019) (Germany) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- TV2 Norge (2009) (Norway) (tv)
- Tubi TV (United States) (video) (streaming)
- Universal Pictures Video (2010) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Video (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2014) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Visionary Thinking (2015) (Serbia) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cinema Variety Catering (catering)
- Inter Video (closed circuit video services provided by)
- Intrada (score album released by) (limited edition)
- Lorimar Studios (score recorded at)
- Mercer Titles & Optical Effects Ltd. (titles and opticals)
- New Jersey Department of Corrections (special thanks)
- New Jersey Film Commission (special thanks)
- The Staff & Inmates of East Jersey Prison (special thanks)
- The Staff & Inmates of Northern State Prison (thanks)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.
Written by Murray Chapman |
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| Taglines | How much can a man take...before he gives back? See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $24,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Director John Flynn has said of this movie, in a 2005 interview with Harvey F. Chartrand for Shock Cinema: "Lock Up (1989) is a strange lesson in how Hollywood movies are made. Stallone had a 'window' which means the guy was available for a certain window of time. Larry Gordon [Lawrence Gordon] had a terrible script set in a prison. Stallone calls James Woods and asks if I'm any good as a director. Woods says yeah, he's a good director and you ought to work with him. So we have a director and a star, but no script. All we have is a theme - a guy escaping from prison. So we hire Jeb Stuart, who was then one of the hottest writers in Hollywood, to rewrite the script and we go off looking for prison locations. Now we have a star, a theme, a shooting date, a budget, a studio, but we still have no script. So we all go back to New York City, and move into a hotel where Larry 'tortures' Jeb and Henry Rosenbaum into writing a script in record time. Meanwhile, I'm going around scouting prisons. We finally found one in Rahway, New Jersey. Jeb and Henry were writing the script as we were making the movie. New pages would come in every day. There was one day when I was on the third tier of a cell-block in Rahway Penitentiary and I had nothing to shoot. I had my movie star, all these extras and a great location - and the pages were on their way. So we sat around and bullshitted with the prisoners. Stallone is a smart guy and a very underrated actor. If I ever needed a better line, he'd come up with one. Stallone is a really hard worker. I had no problem whatsoever with him". See more » |
| Goofs | When Frank Leone is quickly forced out of his tiny jail cell his pants are not on, but as he appears out of the cell his pants are on. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Chuck Norris vs. Communism (2015). See more » |
| Soundtracks | VEHICLE See more » |
| Quotes |
Eclipse, Dallas, others:
[after the re-building of the Mustang]
When we're in a sober mood, we worry, work and think. When we're in a drunken mood, we gamble, play and drink. But when our moods are over, when our time is come to pass, we hope they bury us upside down, so the warden can kiss our ass! Dallas: Amen! See more » |