Lock Up (1989)

Director:

John Flynn

Writers (WGA):

Richard Smith (written by) and
Jeb Stuart (written by) ...
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Release Date:

4 August 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

How much can a man take. How far can he be pushed, before he fights back?

Plot:

Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled...

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Warden | Shank | Escape Attempt | Mustang

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Sylvester Stallone	...	Frank Leone
Donald Sutherland	...	Warden Drumgoole
John Amos	...	Captain Meissner
Sonny Landham	...	Chink Weber
Tom Sizemore	...	Dallas
Frank McRae	...	Eclipse
Darlanne Fluegel	...	Melissa
William Allen Young	...	Braden
Larry Romano	...	First Base
Jordan Lund	...	Manly
John Lilla	...	Wiley
Dean Rader-Duval	...	Ernie (as Dean Duval)
Jerry Strivelli	...	Louie Munafo
David Anthony Marshall	...	Mastrone
Kurek Ashley	...	Chink's Gang Member
Michael Petroni	...	Chink's Gang Member
Danny Trejo	...	Chink's Gang Member
Frank D'Annibale	...	Guard
Tony Lip	...	Guard
Clarence Moore	...	Guard
Joe Pentangelo	...	Guard (as Joe Pentangello)
Eli Rich	...	Guard
Bo Rucker	...	Guard
Randy Sandkuhl	...	Guard
Robert Vazquez	...	Officer Vasquez
Tony Munafo	...	Prisoner
Frank Pesce	...	Johnson
Troy Curvey Jr.	...	Prison Receptionist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anthony Gray	...	Prison Mechanic (uncredited)

Directed by
John Flynn

Writing credits (WGA)
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

Original Music by
Bill Conti

Cinematography by
Donald E. Thorin

Film Editing by
Don Brochu		(as Donald Brochu)
Robert A. Ferretti
Michael N. Knue
Barry B. Leirer

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
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
Gerald DeTitta	....	leadman
Bruce J. Gfeller	....	construction coordinator
Bill Groom	....	art director: New York
Kurt V. Hulett	....	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)

Sound Department
James Beshears	....	adr supervisor
Ed Callahan	....	sound editor
Jerry Jacobson	....	adr editor
Bob Newlan	....	sound editor
Mark Ormandy	....	assistant sound editor
Dan Sharp	....	sound re-recordist
Gordon Webb	....	boom operator
David Williams	....	sound editor

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
Marcus Tate	....	visual effects cameraman: introvision system camera
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
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
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
Riggs Murdock	....	additional first assistant camera
Paul Murphey	....	video assist operator
John Seakwood	....	still photographer

Editorial Department
Brian Ralph	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Jack Eskew	....	orchestrator
Stephen A. Hope	....	music editor
John Rotondi	....	scoring engineer: Y4
Dan Wallin	....	score mixer
Celia Weiner	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Maxwell R. Johnson II	....	transportation captain
Bobby Marsh	....	driver

Other crew
Richard McQuilkin	....	production assistant
Christopher Mollo	....	production assistant
Janice Polley	....	location manager
Kellett Tighe	....	assistant: Lawrence Gordon
Michael Vieira	....	production assistant
Kathryn Weygand	....	script supervisor
Jeff Winn	....	key craft service
Barry Fitzsimmons	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Carolco Pictures
• Gordon Company
• White Eagle

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (1989) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1992) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Cineplex-Odeon Films (1989) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Scotia International Filmverleih (1990) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Solar Films (1989) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Syncron Film (1989) (Norway) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• International Video Entertainment (IVE) (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Live Entertainment (1993) (USA) (VHS)
• Live Entertainment (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• TV2 Norge (2009) (Norway) (TV)

Special Effects

• Introvision International

Other Companies

• Cinema Variety Catering  catering
• Inter Video  closed circuit video services provided by
• Intrada  score album released by (limited edition)
• Mercer Titles & Optical Effects Ltd.  titles and opticals
• New Jersey Department of Corrections  special thanks
• New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission  special thanks
• Staff & Inmates of East Jersey Prison, The  special thanks
• The Staff & Inmates of Northern State Prison  thanks

Runtime:

115 min | Norway:104 min (approx.)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Brazil:16 | Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:12 | France:-12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #29891) | West Germany:16 (cut) | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

East Jersey State Prison, Avenel, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Carolco Pictures

Trivia:

The brief dance done by Eclipse when he scores the touchdown during the football game resembles the "Ickey Shuffle" made famous by Elbert "Ickey" Woods who played fullback for the Cincinnati Bengals in the late 1980s.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

Quotes:

Warden Drumgoole: I'll have your ass for this. I'll have your ass.

Movie Connections:

References "Hogan's Heroes" (1965)

Soundtrack:

VEHICLE

One of the most thrilling prison movies ever. Stallone rules !!

The movie starts off pretty slow. But the pace picks up. I enjoyed every minute of it. It shows the tortures and wars that go on in prison. Sutherland (drumcoole) plays the bad warden. Stallone (leone) plays the role of an an escaped convict who is in a good low-security prison having just 6 weeks to finish his term. Drumcoole gets him transferred to one of the worst prisons ever for taking his past vengeance.Drumcoole wants to take him in for life. And Leone has got to resist this and has to submit to his torture. But when it starts getting personal,Leone can't take it any more and wants to break out.But he breaks his golden rule " D.T.A "(Don't trust anyone). Stallone is in great shape and there are excellent realistic fight sequences in the movie. The last 15 minutes are the movie's best. A must-see for all Stallone fans as well as for the ppl who like thrillers or prison movies. Its a bomb-ass movie !!!