Prison (1988)

The spirit of a long-dead prisoner returns for revenge, haunting the prison's new governor.

Director:

Renny Harlin

Writers:

Irwin Yablans (story), C. Courtney Joyner (screenplay),

Stars:

Viggo Mortensen, Chelsea Field, Lane Smith

1 nomination.

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

Storyline

After Charles Forsyth was sent to the electric chair for a crime he didn't commit, he forever haunts the prison where he was executed. Flash forward several years when the prison is reopened, under the control of its new warden Eaton Sharpe, a former security guard who framed Charlie. When prisoners are ordered to break down the wall to the execution room, they unknowingly release the angry spirit of Charles Forsyth, a powerful being distributing his murderous rage to all, leading up to the Warden himself.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | prisoner | electric chair | haunting | revenge | 

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Taglines:

In 1956, Charles Forsyth was sent to the electric chair. Now he's back...

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 April 1989 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Börtönhalál

Filming Locations:

Rawlins, Wyoming, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,300,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$354,704 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Empire Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in 1986 but not released until 1988 due to Empire Pictures bankruptcy.

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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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Connections

Featured in Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Choas"
Written by Ron Jankowski and Sunny Hilder

User Reviews

It was a blast to work on.

I was living Rawlins when this movie was made and I got lucky enough to be able to work on it. Both as an extra and with Eddie Surkin on special effects. It was fun to see all the behind the scene workings, from the Barbedwire coming alive to the Electric chair up through the wardens office floor. Also it was a lot of fun getting to meet all the actors, from Viggo to Tiny. Also the gate that was cut into the prison wall for the movie was and still is called "Disney Gate" by locals. If anybody is interested and is ever in Rawlins, most of the movies sets are still in place and can be seen during the self guided tour. It was a lot of fun working for and with R. Harlin and wished I had a chance to do it again.