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Overview

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Director:
Martin Campbell
Writers (WGA):
Richard Herley (novel)
Michael Gaylin (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
29 April 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
No guards. No walls. No escape. more
Plot:
Robbins is sent to prison for the assassination of his general officer, a prison you only get out of when you die... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
No Escape For Harry Houdini
 (From HollywoodNorthReport.com. 3 June 2009, 11:57 AM, PDT)

Five: Rutger Hauer Films Where He Is Not An Android
 (From LateFilmFull. 12 April 2009, 5:36 PM, PDT)

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weird vision of the future. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ray Liotta ... Capt. J.T. Robbins

Lance Henriksen ... The Father

Stuart Wilson ... Walter Marek

Kevin Dillon ... Casey
Kevin J. O'Connor ... Stephano
Don Henderson ... Killian

Ian McNeice ... King
Jack Shepherd ... Dysart

Michael Lerner ... The Warden

Ernie Hudson ... Hawkins
Russell Kiefel ... Iceman
Brian M. Logan ... Scab
Cheuk-Fai Chan ... Skull
Machs Colombani ... Ratman
David Argue ... Cellmate
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Escape from Absolom
The Penal Colony (USA) (working title)
The Prison Colony (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
118 min | South Korea:103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
New South Wales, Australia more

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Trivia:
There are strong similarities between the plot of this film and that Robert A. Heinlein's short story "Coventry". Both feature a protagonist who is a convict sent to a futuristic penal system which is actually a wilderness outland whose inhabitants have split off into two warring social factions. In the movie, the hero befriends a character known as The Father; in the short story, the protagonist befriends a man named Fader, which is Dutch for father. more
Quotes:
Marek: I have removed all the heads of state...
[Dumps out sack full of decapitated remains]
Marek: ...I really want to be in charge!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Kicking and Screaming (1995) more
Soundtrack:
BOOGIE SHOES more

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5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
weird vision of the future., 3 December 2001
Author: claude from Malta

Do not be misguided by the opening sequences of this one. The entire film is in fact set on a remote island which serves as a 'prison' so to speak (upon which men sentenced for life, are sent to by a lunatic) and not in the futuristic building we find Liotta at the beginning.

The movie reminds me very much of "Waterworld" in style of sets, costumes and character depiction but also of Golding's "Lord of the Flies" in theme. Liotta's character in my opinion takes to long to identify itself and by the time it does, too much action takes place to be able to diplomatically take sides.

Campbell however, ably blends mystery and suspense with action and a few twists, creating what I can only define as a weird 'Tim Burton-type' achievement.

Enjoy, but take it with a pinch of salt. Rating:*** (Good)

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