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5.8/10   1,034 votes
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Release Date:
14 April 1989 (Finland) more
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Horror Has A New Home. more
Plot:
The spirit of a long-dead prisoner returns for revenge, haunting the prison's new governor. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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(7 articles)
User Reviews:
Atmospheric more (24 total)

Cast

  (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 (as Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
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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Additional Details

Runtime:
102 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Warden's office set was built with windows from the real wardens office which could not be used, ironically, because of a hole in the floor. more
Quotes:
Lasagna: I hear you can take anything on four wheels, man, and fly it away to heaven.
Burke: Well don't believe everything you hear.
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Movie Connections:
References Rocky (1976) more
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3 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
Atmospheric, 17 September 2000
8/10
Author: termy-2 from Port Seton, Scotland

This is an excellent example of what can be done on a small budget movie. The acting is excellent considering the script & the whole atmosphere of the film is very foreboding. The gore is well done and used sparingly (look out for the excellent barbed-wire death) & the action is punchy when used. It's true that there are dodgy lines in the script at times, but compared to other movies on the same (or bigger!) budget, it's hardly noticeable at all. Overall, this is recommended. Trust me, it's better than it appears! 8/10

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