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26 March 1994 (USA) moreAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Above Average prison thriller more (10 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kyle MacLachlan | ... | Michael Smith |
 | Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Jamaal |
 | Clarence Williams III | ... | Chaka |
 | Frederic Forrest | ... | Weisbad |
 | Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Hal |
| Philip Bosco | ... | Oswald |
 | Tom Bower | ... | Ed |
 | Anne Heche | ... | Sharon |
 | Carmen Argenziano | ... | Mancusi |
 | Peter Murnik | ... | Jess |
 | Steve Harris | ... | Cecil |
| David Ackroyd | ... | William Kuntsler |
| Mark Cabus | ... | Ken |
| Bruce Evers | ... | Yates |
| Joey Anderson | ... | Mrs. Willis |
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Australia:MA (TV rating) | UK:18 | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:16 | Spain:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16Fun Stuff
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Against the Wall is another one of those movies that just slipped away. Its about the true story of the take-over of Attica Prison by the in-mates in 1971 and is seen through the eyes of a novice prison warden (Kyle MacLachlan).
Although made for cable, what make this brilliant movie different from the others are the incredibly brutal prison scenes and unsettling violence (one scene has an unlucky wardens' head slammed between two iron doors) and the brutality of the film, along with the nudity, may turn off some viewers.
The acting is some of the best I've ever seen. The characters are not stereotyped and are actually quite believable. Samuel L Jackson, in particular is a highlight as a black inmate while Kyle MacLachlan is just as good as a sympathetic warden. These performances give the film a lot of depth and the bonding between these two is very powerful.
John Frankenheimer direction is incredibly good and that sets the mood for this powerful and sad movie. Check it out but be aware that this is not a happy movie. ***/****