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Director:
Renny Harlin
Writers:
Irwin Yablans (story)
C. Courtney Joyner (writer)
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Release Date:
14 April 1989 (Finland) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
Horror Has A New Home. more
Plot:
The spirit of a long-dead prisoner returns for revenge, haunting the prison's new governor. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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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
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Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
Finland:K-16 (cut) (1990) | Finland:K-18 (heavily cut) (1988) | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (2009) | Australia:R | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:(Banned) | West Germany:18 (re-rating) | Iceland:(Banned) | Argentina:18
Filming Locations:
Rawlins, Wyoming, USA
Company:
Empire Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Warden's office set was built with windows from the real wardens office which could not be used, ironically, because of a hole in the floor. more
Quotes:
Lasagna: I thought bustin' cars was your thing.
Burke: Well a car ain't nothing but a series of locks. Older the lock, easier it is. And this place... is old.
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Movie Connections:
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Soundtrack:
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Wot! No DVD?, 29 November 2002
Author: wikkidsmyle from London, England

Considering the amount of crap that Hollywood studios churn out onto DVD these days, it's simply amazing that this absolute gem of a horror movie is only available on video (and NTSC at that!). If you, like me, are a big fan of the multi-talented Viggo Mortensen and are lucky enough to come across a copy of this film on eBay or suchlike, then I suggest you buy it until someone comes to their senses and treats this film to the DVD transfer that it richly deserves.

This was Renny Harlin's fourth film (just before he came to fame with 'Die Hard 2') and stars Viggo, as the kind of prisoner that you'd want as your friend, along with Lane Smith (he of the 'Superman' TV series) as a deliciously sadistic warden. The story takes place in a prison (no surprise there, though it was filmed in a REAL prison which adds to the atmosphere) and concerns the unintentional release of the revenging spirit of a prisoner electrocuted 30 years earlier - nuff said. Fans of truly inventive and gory dispatches will love this film. The ending is a bit cheesy, but that's the only quibble I have.

9/10

PS - Viggo does look real good in his underwear.

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