Plato's Run (1997)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

James Becket

Writer:

James Becket (writer)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

Sometimes you have to take the law into your own hands.

Plot:

Hired to rescue escaped inmates, a Florida man is framed for a Cuban gangster's assassination.

Plot Keywords:

Assassination | Frame Up | Kidnapping | Escape | Mine

Cast

Gary Busey	...	Plato Smith
Roy Scheider	...	Alexander Senarkian
Steven Bauer	...	Sam
Jeff Speakman	...	Dominick
Tiani Warden	...	Marta
Maggie Myatt	...	Kathy
Horacio Le Don	...	Felix
Doug DeLuca	...	Buddy
Deborah Magdalena	...	Constancia
Melanie Chartoff	...	Stephanie
Salvador Levy	...	Gomez
Marc Macaulay	...	Baker
Julie Upton	...	Julie
Chris Hinton	...	Cueball
Mario Ernesto Sánchez	...	Flaco

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and brief language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Germany:16 | UK:18 | USA:R | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Company:

Minefield Productions Inc.

Soundtrack:

Hot Sauce

Why do they keep making these movies!?! And why do I keep watching them!?!

'Plato's Run' isn't just bad, it's disgustingly awful. Not disgusting, but disgustingly awful. That's right folks, this movie sucked. OK, think for a minute here, why does these independent video labels keep making movie after movie, with the same cast, same plot, same twists, same everything. I know, I know, they're B movies that aren't meant to be taken seriously, but why oh why are there so many of them? They really can't make that much money, and are hardly much fun to watch. Well, I suppose that's kind of a lie there, they're a ton of fun to make fun of, but... it's two hours of my life which I'll never get back again.

And the sad thing is that there are these actors, many of them good actors, that will probably be stuck doing these low budget actioners forever. Roy Scheider for instance... he was nominated for a couple of Academy Awards way back when, had a series of high profile hits (2010, Jaws), then made a wrong turn somewhere along, and got stuck doing movies like this. Same with Gary Busey. Steven Bauer looks like he's found a way out if he can hold onto roles like the one he has in 'Traffic', but Jeff Speakman and the rest probably don't have a lot on their side.

First let's start with the plot. Actually, let's not. There isn't much of one, and you already know it by now, even if you've never heard of this movie. The technical values are pretty lackluster, even for a B flick like this one, the direction is really sub standard and the cinematography is nothing to write home about.

Unless you're a die hard Busey fan, this shouldn't be watched by anyone

1/10