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Director:
Mika Kaurismäki
Writer:
Andre Degas (writer)
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Release Date:
8 December 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
Prison guard falls in love with inmate. She wants him to let her escape. | add synopsis
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Mediocre yet endearing. more (6 total)

Cast

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James Russo ... Dan Cappelli
Cynda Williams ... Gidell Ryan
Paul Calderon ... Angel Delgado
Victor Argo ... Victor Klein
Jonathan Shaw ... Tatooed Inmate
Verrone Romeoletti ... Malone
Cedric Turner ... Inmate
Matthew Styles ... Effeminate Inmate
Richard Boes ... Boyce
Andre Degas ... Bishop
John Ashton ... Deputy Warden
Ana Ortiz ... C Block Inmate

Amanda Foster ... Blondie
Donna Ryan ... Bully Inmate
Monique Cintron ... Melita
Shelita Birchett ... Radical Inmate
Leslie Arnette ... Rapper
Jann Ellis ... Captain Arnitha
Leonora Veterano ... Muslim Inmate
Dierdre Lewis ... Rose

Joey Perillo ... D.A. #1

Arthur Louis Fuller ... D.A. #2
Tom Teti ... Gidell's Lawyer
Charley Scalies ... Angel's Bodyguard
Nell Johnson ... Gidell's Mother
Kristin Moreu ... Shirley
William Rothlein ... Henry
Patricia Walker ... Female Guard
Anna Minot ... Ethel Mae Cappelli (Dan's Mother)
Charles Techman ... Bartender
Tim Moyer ... Guard at door

Jon Curry ... New Guard

Elizabeth Roby ... Ticket Agent

J.R. Ashton ... Warden

Patrick McDade ... Federal Agent
Patricia A. Meck ... Federal Correctional Officer

Brooke Stacy Mills ... T.V. Reporter
Matt Myers ... Cop
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Paul L. Nolan ... Bartender (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mika Kaurismäki 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Andre Degas  writer

Produced by
Hank Blumenthal .... line producer
Andre Degas .... producer
Klaus Heydemann .... associate producer
Mika Kaurismäki .... executive producer (as Michael Bambihill)
Ken Schwenker .... producer
 
Original Music by
Mauri Sumén 
 
Cinematography by
Ken Kelsch 
 
Film Editing by
Mika Kaurismäki 
Suzanne Pillsbury 
 
Casting by
Mike Lemon 
Jeffery Passero 
 
Production Design by
Stacey Tanner 
 
Art Direction by
Jeff Cox 
Ondine Karady 
 
Costume Design by
Frances Hurley 
 
Makeup Department
Kat Robertson .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
Matt Janes .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gretel Enck .... first assistant director
Chris Sills .... second second assistant director
Jeffery Stupak .... second second assistant director
Rick Walls .... second assistant director (as Richard Mercer Walls II)
 
Art Department
Stephen Ball .... property master
 
Sound Department
Coll Anderson .... production sound mixer
Brad Bergbom .... boom operator
Ryan Webb .... boom operator
 
Special Effects by
Drew Jiritano .... special effects
Jan-Eric Nyström .... special photographic effects
 
Stunts
Peter Bucossi .... stunts
Verrone Romeoletti .... stunt coordinator
Jeff Ward .... stunt driver
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Steven Brouwer .... grip
Dave Fortino .... best boy
Alpesh Patel .... grip truck
Phil Testa .... gaffer
Stephen Treadway .... second assistant camera
Justin Vanson .... key grip
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nancy Collini .... wardrobe supervisor
Karin Leonard .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Tom San Martin .... negative matcher
Arnold Shuster .... negative matcher
Patricia Sztaba .... negative matcher
Stan Sztaba .... negative matcher
 
Other crew
Tim Downs .... location manager
Steven Killian .... production coordinator
Michael LaCorte .... assistant production office coordinator
Adam Middleton .... production assistant
Nichelle Pace .... production assistant
Pia Tikka .... script supervisor
Michael Wakely .... location manager
Donn Warr Lewis .... production assistant
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Beyond the Law (International: English title) (working title)
Condition Red - hälytystila (Finland)
Draußen lauert der Tod (Germany)
Lain tavoittamattomissa (Finland) (working title)
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Runtime:
83 min
Country:
Finland | USA | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Company:
Marianna Films more

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4 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Mediocre yet endearing., 24 June 2003
Author: chthon2 from Orlando, USA

Dan Capelli (James Russo) is a prison guard with a major attitude problem. After repeatedly getting too violent with inmates, he is temporarily transferred to duty in a women's prison. There, he meets Gidell (Cynda Williams), a stressed out inmate who initially just tries to make small talk with him. Dan tries to maintain detached from Gidell despite how he may really feel, but when Gidell's boyfriend Angel (James Calderon) comes into the picture, things seem to change.

This is a strange movie. Independent films have this strange effect on me - even if they aren't too good, if they're character driven little plots, I get sucked in no matter what. From a technical sense, this film isn't that great. It's a character driven story with underdeveloped characters, and a movie with no plot that still manages to have plot holes. But, I couldn't help it. There was something about it's low budget-ness that I liked. Maybe it was knowing that this was such a small film that I was seeing something perhaps only a handful of other people had ever seen.

James Calderon really changed for this role. I'm pretty sure he's Puerto Rican, but he looked African-American in this film. Strange what makeup can do. He and Victor Argo are too good actors who were underused in this movie. Cynda Williams is also good when she has stuff to work with, but like Kris Kristofferson, she's a performer who has had her fair share of characters that you just can't go anywhere with. But, James Russo's monologue at the end of this film makes up for all of that. Strange, how a good monologue can greatly improve a movie's quality.

This one is good to watch on the movie channels if you're up after midnight and no one else is home.

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