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14 April 1989 (Finland) moreTagline:
Horror Has A New Home. morePlot:
The spirit of a long-dead prisoner returns for revenge, haunting the prison's new governor. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Behind bars... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Viggo Mortensen | ... | Burke / Forsythe Electrocution | |
| Chelsea Field | ... | Katherine Walker | |
| Lane Smith | ... | Warden Eaton Sharpe | |
| Lincoln Kilpatrick | ... | Cresus | |
| Tom Everett | ... | Rabbitt | |
| Ivan Kane | ... | Lasagna | |
| André De Shields | ... | Sandor | |
| Tommy 'Tiny' Lister | ... | Tiny | |
| Stephen E. Little | ... | 'Rhino' Reynolds | |
| Mickey Yablans | ... | Brian Young | |
| Larry Flash Jenkins | ... | Hershey | |
| Arlen Dean Snyder | ... | Captain Horton | |
| Hal Landon Jr. | ... | Wallace | |
| Matt Kanen | ... | Johnson | |
| Rod Lockman | ... | Kramer |
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102 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Ultra StereoCertification:
Finland:K-16 (cut) (1990) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1988) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:R | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:(Banned) | West Germany:18 (re-rating) | Iceland:(Banned) | Argentina:18Filming Locations:
Rawlins, Wyoming, USAFun Stuff
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The high altitude sun in Wyoming caused shooting issues in the scene where the prisoners are stripped to their underwear and forced to stand outside all day. Due to technical issues, the scene was shot over and over and the prisoners in the background become sunburned on one side of their bodies only as extras were not provided sunblock. moreQuotes:
Burke: Let me tell you something. I was making it a real point to mind my own business. Maybe you oughta try that for a while. Start right now. You give me back my ball, I'll give you yours. moreSoundtrack:
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Viggo Mortensen stars as a new inmate of a haunted prison in which the warden (Played well by Lane Smith) has a grisly secret that could be the reason why various prison guards and inmates are being slaughtered by a supernatural presence. Lincoln Kilpatrick is the lifer who knows the secret and is scared for his life. When I think prison movies, I always think action movies starring Stallone or Van Damme or high caliber dramas such as Shawshank Redemption or The Green Mile. However I didn't expect a ghost story more along the lines of Exorcist III. Prison however is an atmospheric effort and it certainly remains the best movie of Renny Harlin's career. The movie is creepy and has some good acting from a cast of (at the time) unknowns. Lane Smith comes off the best because his warden isn't the usual cliché of evil personified but rather nervous and twitchy which adds some credibility to a movie that far exceeds expectations.
*** out of 4-(Good)