No Escape (1994)

Director:

Martin Campbell

Writers (WGA):

Richard Herley (novel)
Michael Gaylin (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

29 April 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

No guards. No walls. No escape.

Plot:

Robbins is sent to prison for the assassination of his general officer, a prison you only get out of when you die...

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Island | Escape | Imprisonment | Helicopter

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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
Stephen Shanahan	...	Screaming Inmate
Dominic Bianco	...	Ralph
Justin Monjo	...	Technician #1
Brandon Burke	...	Technician #2
Stan Kouros	...	NCO
Ron Vreeken	...	Biker (as Ron Vreekin)
Scott Lowe	...	Skinhead
Colin Moody	...	Outsider #2
Richard Carter	...	Sleeping Sentry
Boris Brkic	...	Hotel Guard #1
David Wenham	...	Hotel Guard #2
Vic Wilson	...	Military Officer
Chris Hargreaves	...	Prison Guard
James Richards	...	Executioner (as Jim Richards)
Wilfred Woodrow	...	Bola Thrower
Greg Robinson	...	Spiked Log Tree Man
Paul Witton	...	Knife Thrower
Steven Spinaze	...	Chopper Co-Pilot
Serge Dekin	...	Chopper Pilot
Ric Herbert	...	Insider
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Costas	...	Insider (uncredited)
Barry Duffield	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
Gordon Waddell	...	Weed (uncredited)

Directed by
Martin Campbell

Writing credits (WGA)
Richard Herley		(novel "The Penal Colony")
Michael Gaylin		(screenplay) and
Joel Gross		(screenplay)

Produced by
James Eastep	....	co-producer
Jake Eberts	....	executive producer
Gale Anne Hurd	....	producer
Michael R. Joyce	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Graeme Revell

Cinematography by
Phil Meheux		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Terry Rawlings

Casting by
Pam Dixon		(as Pam Dixon Mickelson)

Production Design by
Allan Cameron

Art Direction by
Ian Gracie

Set Decoration by
Lesley Crawford

Costume Design by
Norma Moriceau

Makeup Department
Jason Baird	....	hair assistant
Jason Baird	....	makeup assistant
Maggie Fung	....	hair assistant (as Margaret Rose Singh)
Maggie Fung	....	makeup assistant (as Margaret Rose Singh)
Cassie Hanlon	....	makeup artist
Bob McCarron	....	prosthetic makeup designer
Wizzy Molineaux	....	hair assistant (as Clea [Wizzy] Molineaux)
Wizzy Molineaux	....	makeup assistant (as Clea [Wizzy] Molineaux)
Sonja Smuk	....	makeup artist
Lesley Vanderwalt	....	hair designer
Lesley Vanderwalt	....	makeup designer
Paul Williams	....	hairdresser
Peter Woodward	....	hair assistant: second unit
Peter Woodward	....	makeup assistant: second unit
Jan Zeigenbein	....	hairdresser (as Jan Zeigenbein [Ziggy])

Production Management
Betsy Beers	....	executive in charge of production
Colleen Clarke	....	production supervisor
David Gale	....	executive in charge of production
Tony Winley	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Guy Campbell	....	third assistant director
Carolynne Cunningham	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Caro Cunningham)
Colin Fletcher	....	first assistant director
Nikki Long	....	second assistant director
John Martin	....	first assistant director: second unit
James McTeigue	....	second second assistant director
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	second unit director
Tom Read	....	second assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Garth Croft	....	set builder
Beverley Dunn	....	set dresser
Billy Malcolm	....	scenic artist
Ray Pedler	....	scenic artist
John Rann	....	construction manager
David Russell	....	sketch artist
Amanda Sallybanks	....	art department co-ordinator (as Amanda Selling)
Dennis Smith	....	construction supervisor
Gregg Thomas	....	greens supervisor

Sound Department
Roy Baker	....	foley artist
Ian Grant	....	sound recordist: second unit
Graham V. Hartstone	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Iles	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Jack T. Knight	....	foley artist
Peter Lacey	....	foley mixer
Nicolas Le Messurier	....	sound re-recording mixer
Beryl Mortimer	....	foley artist
Bob Risk	....	foley editor
Jim Shields	....	sound designer
Brian Williams	....	sound designer
Sandy Buchanan	....	post-production sound assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Steve Courtley	....	special effects
Brian Cox	....	special effects supervisor
Paul Gorrie	....	special effects
David Hardie	....	special effects coordinator
Brian Pearce	....	special effects
Roger Porteous	....	special effects assistant
Matt Sloan	....	special effects crew
Bruce Snape	....	special effects assistant
Walter Van Veenendaal	....	special effects
David Young	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Nicholas Brooks	....	visual effects artist
Paddy Eason	....	digital effects designer: CFC
Elaine Edford	....	visual effects
Jenny Fulle	....	visual effects producer
Brian Hanable	....	digital effects artist
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager: CFC
John Paszkiewicz	....	camera assistant
Amy Pawlowski	....	visual effects editor
Mark A. Shelton	....	visual effects director of photography
Dennis Skotak	....	visual effects director of photography
Robert Skotak	....	visual effects supervisor
Joel Steiner	....	miniature mechanical effects
Jim Towler	....	miniature supervisor
John N. Campbell	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Craig Chandler	....	optical camera (uncredited)

Stunts
Shea Adams	....	stunt performer
Ric Anderson	....	stunts
Kenny Bates	....	high fall stunt performer
Kenny Bates	....	technical stunt rigging (as Kenneth Bates)
Kerry Blakeman	....	stunts
Greg Blandy	....	stunt double: Ernie Hudson
Nick Brett	....	stunt rigging assistant
Phil Brook	....	stunts
Spike Cherrie	....	stunt double: Brian M. Logan
Lou Cifuentes	....	stunts
Michael Corrigan	....	stunts
Brett Craft	....	stunt double: Ray Liotta
Harry Dakanalis	....	stunts
Dar Davies	....	stunts
Mitch Deans	....	stunts
Collin Dragsbaek	....	stunts (as Colin Dragsbalk)
Chris Durand	....	stunt rigging assistant
Brian Ellison	....	stunts
Ray Jones	....	stunts
Bernard Ledger	....	stunt double: Michael Lerner (as Bernie Ledger)
Bernard Ledger	....	stunt supervisor
Phil Meacham	....	stunts
George Novak	....	stunt double: Stuart Wilson
Graeme O'Connell	....	stunt double: Kevin J. O'Connor
Grant Page	....	stunts
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	stunt coordinator
Paul Phillips	....	stunt performer
Brett Praed	....	stunts (as Brett Praid)
Greg Robinson	....	stunts
Josef Schwaiger	....	stunts
Greg Skipper	....	stunts
Glenn Suter	....	stunts
Darko Tuscan	....	stunts (as Darko Tuskan)
Mick Van Moorsel	....	stunt double: Kevin Dillon (as Michael Van Moorsel)
Mick Van Moorsel	....	stunt double: Lance Henriksen (as Michael Van Moorsel)
Don Vaughn	....	stunts (as Don Vaughan)
John Walton	....	stunts
Greg Blandy	....	stunts (uncredited)
Derek Brassell	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Nick Brett	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Bradd Buckley	....	stunts (uncredited)
George Novak	....	stunts (uncredited)
Graeme O'Connell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mick Van Moorsel	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gordon Waddell	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Bansgrove	....	gaffer
Steve Bruce	....	gaffer: Gold Coast second unit
Dean Bryan	....	best boy: second unit
Colin Chase	....	best boy
Toby Copping	....	best boy grip
Katrina Crook	....	focus puller: second unit
Simon Hammond	....	clapper loader: second unit
Greg Hunter	....	helicopter camera operator
Ian Jones	....	Steadicam operator
Leigh Mackenzie	....	focus puller
Peter McDougall	....	underwater camera operator
David Nichols	....	key grip
Matt Slattery	....	gaffer: second unit
Jim Townley	....	still photographer
David Wakeley	....	director of photography: second unit

Casting Department
Naomi Yoelin	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Meg Gordon	....	costume buyer
Paula Ryan	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Trevor Collins	....	negative cutter
Rick Greenhead	....	telecine colorist
Tim Grover	....	first assistant editor
Al Hansen	....	laboratory technical liaison
Bob Jeffery	....	color timer

Music Department
Dick Bernstein	....	music editor
Keith Grant	....	score engineer
Keith Grant	....	score mixer
Nat Peck	....	musician assembler
Tim Simonec	....	conductor
Tim Simonec	....	orchestrator
Philip Tallman	....	assistant music editor
Brian Williams	....	music designer

Transportation Department
Tic Carroll	....	transportation manager

Other crew
Peter Arena	....	stand-in
Murray Boyd	....	location manager
Sean Broughton	....	graphic effects
Geoff Butler	....	stand-in
David Chevalier	....	helicopter pilot: Hawaii
Dominique Cissie	....	stand-in
Tom Coltraine	....	safety supervisor: second unit
Jennie Crowley	....	production coordinator
Peter Culpan	....	safety supervisor
Napoleon Doolah	....	stand-in
Mark Gainford	....	animal handler
Pauline Hume	....	title designer
Steve Jenkins	....	stand-in
Brendon Kane	....	stand-in
Willy Karfna	....	stand-in
Alan Lasky	....	graphic effects
Terry Lee	....	helicopter pilot: Australia
John Plunkett	....	stand-in
Jenny Quigley	....	script supervisor: second unit
Graham Reimers	....	animal handler
Jacquie Robertson	....	unit nurse
Christine Robson	....	production accountant
Jennifer Scott	....	production coordinator: second unit
Fiona Searson	....	unit publicist
Garry Steinberger	....	stand-in
Paul van Arken	....	stand-in
Rik Walters	....	production assistant
Pamela Willis	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Pacific Western
• Platinum Pictures (III)
• Allied Filmmakers

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• Savoy Pictures (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cineplex-Odeon Films (1994) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (1994) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1995) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (1995) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (Australia) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (1999) (Australia) (DVD)

Special Effects

• 4-Ward Productions (visual effects)
• Praxis Digital Artists (digital compositing)
• Perpetual Motion Pictures (visual effects opticals)
• Computer Film Company, The (CFC) (digital special effects)
• Rushes Post Production (graphic effects)

Other Companies

• Albert G. Ruben and Company  insurance
• Alternative Innovations  technical stunt rigging
• Blue Hawaiian Helicopter  camera helicopters
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Cinesure Underwriting Agencies  insurance
• DDA Public Relations (DDA)  publicity
• General Screen Enterprises  titles and opticals
• Leed Helicopters  camera helicopters
• Picturegame Ltd.  loop group
• Pinewood Studios  sound re-recording
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Studios CTS  music recorded and mixed at

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for a considerable amount of strong violence, and for some language

Runtime:

118 min | South Korea:103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | South Korea:15 (cut) | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Norway:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (cut) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

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 resembles the Dutch word "vader", which means "father".

Goofs:

Continuity: When Robbins falls down the hill escaping from the Outsiders, he wounds his right thigh. But in Father's camp, the wound is always shown on his LEFT thigh.

Quotes:

Robbins:You want it? Come and get it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kicking and Screaming (1995)

Soundtrack:

SON OF A PREACHER MAN

This was actually a fairly decent movie

Very similiar plot structure as "The Shawshank Redemption". Only difference here is that it's far into the future, the protagonist did commit the crime, and he's an ex-soldier, not a banker.

The new society, on an island thousands of miles away, is inhabited by two groups of people, one a barbaric cult run by a sadist(Stuart Wilson, good as always, hilarious as the villain) and a peaceful society of people (run by Lance Henrikson, also good) who just want to live their lives in harmony. As the two groups butt heads, the main character (played by Ray Liotta, with better acting here than his usual films) just wants to get the heck out of there and battle the fascist society that got him in.

I don't dig the bad reviews. Personally I thought this was very well done. Some bad lines here and there, but not enough to distract attention from the plot. (Which was far superior compared to "Escape from New York")