Prison (1988)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Renny Harlin

Writers:

Irwin Yablans (story)
C. Courtney Joyner (writer)
(more)

Release Date:

14 April 1989 (Finland)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Horror Has A New Home.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Electric Chair | Haunting | Revenge | Supernatural

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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
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
Jeff L. Deist	...	Gate Guard
Kane Hodder	...	Forsythe / Gas Mask Guard
George Wallace	...	Joe Reese
Luciano Capozzoli	...	Claxton
Duke Spencer	...	Scully
Pat Noonan	...	Collins
Lyle D. Kelsey	...	Guard

Directed by
Renny Harlin

Writing credits
Irwin Yablans		(story)
C. Courtney Joyner		(writer)
Renny Harlin		uncredited

Produced by
Charles Band	....	executive producer
Irwin Yablans	....	producer

Original Music by
Richard Band
Christopher L. Stone

Cinematography by
Mac Ahlberg

Film Editing by
Andy Horvitch

Casting by
Anthony Barnao

Production Design by
Philip Duffin

Makeup Department
William Butler	....	makeup artist (as Bill Butler)
Gail O.	....	assistant makeup artist
Marge Oroz	....	assistant makeup artist
Suzanne Parker Sanders	....	makeup artist (as Suzanne Sanders)
Scott Wheeler	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Frank Hildebrand	....	executive in charge of production
Barin Kumar	....	production manager
Jack Reynolds	....	unit manager
Rick Reynolds	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matthew Carlisle	....	assistant director
Shiho Ito	....	assistant director
Caroline Pham	....	assistant director

Art Department
K. Scott Abbot	....	set dresser
Robert Adams	....	carpenter
Regina Argentine	....	scenic artist
Greg Brine	....	carpenter
Paul Byers	....	props
Rafe Cooper	....	painter
Lloyd Hansen	....	set dresser
David Hopkins	....	painter
Dee Hopkins	....	carpenter
Bob Jakobson	....	props
Brett Larsen	....	painter
John Larsen	....	carpenter
Arthur Martinez	....	set dresser
Aaron Mixolic	....	carpenter
Felix Najera	....	set dresser
Joseph Ressa	....	construction coordinator
Richard Salsbury	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Netaya Anbar	....	dialogue editor
Jan Brodin	....	sound mixer
Zack Davis	....	sound editor
Mark Ettel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Fitzgerald	....	sound editor
Allan Hartz	....	sound editor
Gordon Mac Rae	....	sound recordist
T.A. Moore Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas Needell	....	assistant sound editor trainee
Lorie O'Shatz	....	dialogue editor
Ken Pawlak	....	boom operator
Richard Portman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Hari Ryatt	....	sound editor
Bruce Stubblefield	....	adr editor
Barbara Vickers	....	assistant sound editor
Fred Wasser	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Michael Arbogast	....	special effects
John Carl Buechler	....	special makeup effects
Frank Ceglia	....	special effects
John Criswell	....	special makeup effects
Michael Deak	....	on-set effects supervisor
Jeffrey S. Farley	....	special effects
Jay Ford	....	special effects
John Foster	....	special makeup effects
Greg Johnson	....	special effects
Jeff Kennemore	....	special makeup effects
Hal Miles	....	animatronic technician
Richard Schnell	....	special effects
Neil Stockstill	....	special effects
Eddie Surkin	....	special effects
Scott Wheeler	....	special makeup effects

Stunts
Kane Hodder	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Dennis Bishop	....	gaffer
David Boyd	....	assistant camera
John Bramley	....	still photographer
Thomas Browne	....	grip
Peter Chrimes	....	best boy
Stephen Collins	....	assistant camera
Michael Conner	....	assistant camera
Mark DeGeorge	....	electrician
Robert Duffin	....	electrician
Owen Engelmann	....	grip
Kurt Fries	....	electrician
Robert W. McCarty	....	grip
Ron McCausland	....	key grip
Peter Mercurio	....	assistant camera
Tim Morton	....	best boy
Dave Reynolds	....	electrician
Robert F. Smith	....	assistant camera (as Robert Smith)

Animation Department
Allen Blyth	....	animator
Kevin Kutchaver	....	animator
Bob Sheridan	....	assistant animator

Casting Department
Rod Lockman	....	extras casting
Estelle Rodkoff	....	casting associate
Nathan Scott	....	casting coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Barbara Agte	....	wardrobe
Stephen M. Chudej	....	wardrobe
Marlyss Edwards	....	assistant wardrobe

Editorial Department
Brad Arensman	....	post-production
Juliet Avola	....	post-production
Lori Ball	....	assistant editor
Luis E. Bendezu	....	post-production
Donald Likovich	....	assistant editor
Martha Tilson	....	assistant editor trainee
Lauren Zuckerman	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Richard Band	....	conductor
Jonathan Bogner	....	music supervisor
Daniel J. Johnson	....	music editor
Cari Lutz	....	music coordinator

Transportation Department
Michael Rosser	....	transportation

Other crew
Lloyd Agte	....	production assistant
Julie Ahlberg	....	production coordinator
John Barron	....	production assistant
Bennah Burton-Burtt	....	assistant to producer
Michael Deak	....	location supervisor
Patrick Denver	....	production assistant
Tim Drnec	....	production assistant
Harry Durlin	....	caterer
Danny Fisher	....	production assistant
Iris Hedrick	....	production auditor
Thomas Johnston	....	script supervisor
Andrew Kenworthy	....	fabricator
Randy E. Moore	....	weapons master
Linda Oball	....	printer operator
Sirpa Pajune	....	assistant to director
Gil Pourier	....	production assistant
Ted Pryor	....	production assistant
Gail Rorabaugh	....	craft service
Dan Spaulding	....	production assistant
Jim Stewart	....	title designer
Maya Tabet	....	production assistant
Mike Waters	....	second unit leader
Marlene Weiss	....	direction secretary
Diane Yablans	....	assistant to producer

Production Companies

• Empire Pictures

Distributors

• New World Home Video (1988) (USA) (VHS)
• Eden Distributing Company (II) (1988) (USA) (theatrical)
• Empire Pictures

Other Companies

• Cine Audio Effects  foley effects

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-16 (cut) (1990) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1988) | Netherlands:16 | 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

Trivia:

The water that Viggo Mortensen runs through in his underwear was real. That part of the prison had been flooded for years, the temperature in the room was below 50F and the water temperature was 46F. Mortensen's shivering is real. He insisted on shooting the scenes without a double, and only at being forced to relented for some close up scenes.

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.

Movie Connections:

References Rocky (1976)

Soundtrack:

Love will be Hurrying to You

Excellent horror film!

Renny Harlin's first American film was one of the best of a slew of prison-set horror films(like "Death House" or "The Chair")in the late 80's.Twenty years before,guard Lane Smith had wrongfully executed a condemned man.Now,he is the warden of the newly re-opened prison,and the man's ghost is back for bloody revenge.This atmospheric and very moody film features lots of gruesome gore and violence.Viggo Mortensen,Tiny Lister,Tom Everett and Kane Hodder are onhand for the entertaining carnage.