The Last Castle (2001)

Director:

Rod Lurie

Writers (WGA):

David Scarpa (story)
David Scarpa (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

19 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

A castle can only have one king

Plot:

A Court Martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.

Plot Keywords:

Father Daughter Relationship | Prison Yard | Informant | Box Office Flop | Sadistic Warden

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Robert Redford	...	Lt. Gen. Eugene Irwin
James Gandolfini	...	Col. Winter
Mark Ruffalo	...	Yates
Steve Burton	...	Capt. Peretz
Delroy Lindo	...	Gen. Wheeler
Paul Calderon	...	Dellwo
Samuel Ball	...	Duffy
Jeremy Childs	...	Cutbush
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Cpl. Ramon Aguilar
George W. Scott	...	Thumper
Brian Goodman	...	Beaupre
Michael Irby	...	Enriquez
Frank Military	...	Doc Lee Bernard
Maurice Bullard	...	Sgt. McLaren
Nick Kokich	...	Pvt. Niebolt

Also Known As:

The Castle (USA) (working title)
Untitled Rod Lurie Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and violence.

Runtime:

131 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | USA:R (certificate #38538) | South Korea:15 | Iceland:12 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Brazil:16 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

When Irwin tapes pictures of his grandchild on the wall of his cell, they are actually pictures of director Rod Lurie's son Hunter.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Aguilar is shot with the rubber slug, the slow motion shot shows him being struck on the right side of his head. However when he is lying on the ground, he is wounded on the left side.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Irwin: Take a look at a castle. Any castle. Now break down the key elements that make it a castle. They haven't changed in a thousand years. 1: Location. A site on high ground that commands the territory as far as the eye can see. 2: Protection. Big walls, walls strong enough to withstand a frontal attack...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Flushed Away (2006)

Soundtrack:

Ante Up (Robbing-Hoodz Theory)

Predictable ending.

This was a fairly solid seven pointer until the climax which was pretty weak and you saw everything coming before it happened. Good performances from Redford and Gandolfini in particular, rounding off a very good cast let down by the finale.