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Prison (1988)

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

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Burke / Forsythe Electrocution
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Katherine Walker
Lane Smith ...
Warden Eaton Sharpe
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Cresus
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Rabbitt
Ivan Kane ...
Lasagna
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Sandor
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Tiny (as Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
Stephen E. Little ...
'Rhino' Reynolds
Mickey Yablans ...
Brian Young
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Hershey
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Captain Horton
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Wallace
Matt Kanen ...
Johnson
Rod Lockman ...
Kramer
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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. Written by Wallace Entertainment

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


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14 April 1989 (Finland)  »

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Börtönhalál  »

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$1,300,000 (estimated)

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$354,704 (USA)
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The posters on some of the prison cells, are from movies made by Irwin Yablans, Charles Band, and in one case - Linda Blair, that poster is really autographed by her, as she was on set from time to time visiting a friend who worked on the crew. See more »

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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References Rocky (1976) See more »

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"Love will be Hurrying to You"
Written by Margaret Connell and Melissa Connell
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Easily rises above expectations ...........
10 January 2013 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

As prison movies go, "Prison" easily rises above expectations. Competent acting by Lane Smith, Viggo Mortensen, and a cast of prison stereotypical character actors carries the movie into above average territory. The abandoned Wyoming prison where it was filmed is interesting, and lends authenticity. Although the horror prison aspect has been done more recently, there is a certain quality to "Prison" that has not been replicated. I'm not sure what it is, but the combination of likable characters that have some development fighting an unleashed spirit is depicted quite well, in the tradition of great films like "The Keep". - MERK


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