"Prison Break" Pilot (2005)

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers:

Paul Scheuring (creator)
Paul Scheuring (written by)

TV Series:

"Prison Break" (2005)

Original Air Date:

29 August 2005 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Michael Scofield is imprisoned in Fox River State Penitentiary. He finds his brother, Lincoln Burrows, who is a death row prisoner, and tells him that he is going to break them both out of the prison.

Plot Keywords:

Brother | Origami | Tattooed Map | Reference To Gandhi | Prison

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Dominic Purcell	...	Lincoln Burrows
Wentworth Miller	...	Michael Scofield
Robin Tunney	...	Veronica Donovan
Amaury Nolasco	...	Fernando Sucre
Marshall Allman	...	LJ Burrows
Peter Stormare	...	John Abruzzi
Wade Williams	...	Brad Bellick
Sarah Wayne Callies	...	Dr. Sara Tancredi
Rockmond Dunbar	...	Benjamin Miles 'C-Note' Franklin
Jessalyn Gilsig	...	Lisa Rix
Muse Watson	...	Charles Westmoreland
Paul Adelstein	...	Paul Kellerman
Camille Guaty	...	Maricruz Delgado
Chelcie Ross	...	Bishop McMorrow
Laura Wade	...	Syd, Tattoo Artist (as Laura Scott Wade)

Runtime:

Germany:42 min

Country:

USA | Brazil

Language:

English | Portuguese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Goofs:

Continuity: When Sucre is waiting for Maricruz, he checks the clock which is at 10:15. But when Maricruz enters the room, the time is now a few minutes before 10:15.

Quotes:

Michael Scofield: Someone wants him dead, Veronica. Something more is going on here.
Veronica Donovan: This is desperation, Michael. You're grabbing at straws. You're in denial.
Michael Scofield: Maybe. But I can't watch him die. I won't do that.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Prison Break: VS. (#4.18)" (2009)

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In Illinois, the structural engineer Michael Scofield tattoos his body, gets rid of papers in his office and botches a bank heist. Later he does not defend himself in the trial and is sentenced to the Fox River State Penitentiary, in Joliet. He befriends his cell mate Fernando Sucre and discloses that he is the brother of Lincoln Burrows, a man in the death row for murdering the president's brother but that swore to him that is innocent. Meanwhile, Bishop McMorrow that is a close friend of the governor and intends to claim for Lincoln's life is murdered in his bed during the night, indicating that political conspiracy is in course.

This pilot episode of "Prison Break" is engaging, showing an innocent man imprisoned and his young brother plotting a scheme to release him. I am not sure whether his theme can stand a whole TV series, but I liked this first show. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Piloto – Em Busca da Verdade" ("Pilot – Seeking for the Truth")