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Fortress (1992)

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A futuristic prison movie. Protagonist and wife are nabbed at a future US emigration point with an illegal baby during population control. The resulting prison experience is the subject of ... See full summary »

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Nino Gomez (as Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez)
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Tom Towles ...
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Carolyn Purdy-Gordon ...
Zed-10 (voice)
Alan Zitner ...
Claustrophobic Prisoner
Denni Gordon ...
Karen's Cellmate
Eric Briant Wells ...
Border Guard
Dragicia Debert ...
Bio Scanner Guard
Heidi Stein ...
Pregnant Woman
Harry Nurmi ...
Guard #1
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Storyline

A futuristic prison movie. Protagonist and wife are nabbed at a future US emigration point with an illegal baby during population control. The resulting prison experience is the subject of the movie. The prison is a futuristic one run by a private corporation bent on mind control in various ways. Written by Mark Allyn <allyn@netcom.com>

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

escape | prisoner | laser | truck | battle | See more »

Taglines:

A Prison of the Future. A High-Tech Hell. Built to Hold Anything... Except an Innocent Man. See more »


Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language, and for sexuality | See all certifications »

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3 September 1993 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

La fortaleza  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$6,739,141 (USA)
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Richard E. Grant was considered for the role of Prison Director Poe, which ultimately went to Kurtwood Smith. See more »

Goofs

When Brennick uses the shovel to sever a drone's arm, the part of the shovel's blade that has been cut out to fit the stunt person's arm is visible. See more »

Quotes

John Henry Brennick: [plotting the escape] Going out won't be fun.
D-Day, the Computer Geek: No, but, man it's gonna be a trip!
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Connections

Referenced in The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"DIE KUNST DER FUGE BWV 1080"
Contrapunctus 3&11 a 4
Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Bell'Arte Ensemble
Courtesy of Koch Import Service
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It's great
29 April 2003 | by (england) – See all my reviews

The movie has it all blood and gore, romance, and a lot of butt kicking action. I like this movie because it not only has a great story line but also stars one of my favorite actors (Christopher Lambert). Fortress is a must-see movie.


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