Fortress 2 (1999)

Director:

Geoff Murphy

Writers (WGA):

Steven Feinberg (characters) &
Troy Neighbors (characters) ...

Release Date:

2 March 2000 (Australia)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Locked in a prison orbiting 26,000 miles above earth. Escape was never thought possible...until now.

Plot:

7 years on from the original Fortress movie, Brennick and his family are still on the run from the Men-tel corporation...

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Implant | Queen | Stethoscope | Future

Cast

Christopher Lambert	...	John Henry Brennick
Aidan Rea	...	Danny Brennick
David Roberson	...	Nestor Tubman
Liz May Brice	...	Elena Rivera
Beth Toussaint	...	Karen Brennick
Willie Garson	...	Stanley Nussbaum
Paul de Bourcy	...	Eagle Two
Bruce MacEwen	...	Mercenary Leader (as Bruce McEwen)
Stephen Shivers	...	Mercenary
Marius Speller	...	Eagle One
Mereta Mita	...	ZED (voice)
Patrick Malahide	...	Peter Teller
Thea Slikboer	...	Sally Ho
Carl Chase	...	Wells
Yuji Okumoto	...	Sato

Also Known As:

Fortress 2: Re-Entry (Philippines: English title) (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and nudity.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA | Luxembourg

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Iceland:12 | South Korea:18 | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:16 | Ireland:18 | Mexico:B | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #36458) | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Company:

Carousel Picture Company, The

Goofs:

Continuity: Christopher Lambert's character is billed as John Henry Brennick, however during the scene where ZED is processing Brennick into the fortress, he is referred to as "Brennick, John W.".

Quotes:

Peter Teller: ZED, behavioral modification. Highest level. John Brennick.
ZED: I'm sorry, but that file has been deleted from the system.
Peter Teller: By whom?
Sato: You said delete all casualties.
Peter Teller: Casualties means dead, you cretin!

Movie Connections:

References "Star Trek" (1966)

Not an utter disaster

I wouldn't say Fortress 2 was an utter disaster like many of you have pointed out.

I'm a big fan of the first Fortress movie, and recently while in my local Blockbuster store I spotted Fortress 2 sitting on the selves. So me being a massive Christopher Lambert & Fortress fan I jumped at the chance of renting it.

I don't like the idea of the new Fortress being located in space it doesn't work out right in the long run. Fortress 2 is pretty much the same. The intestinators from the first movie have been replaced by a sort of camera which is implanted into your brain there's the usual evil prison director controlling the Fortress and ZED the talking computer is back. Brennicks wife, Karen, is also back, but replaced with a different actor.

To cut a long story short. The Fortress has now been turned into a giant power station which is floating around in space and is owned by the Mentel co-oporation. Inmates are kept there to keep it in working order and to build new structures for the Fortress. John Brennick (Christopher Lambert) gets caught (again) and is thrown back into the Fortress. He then sets out struggling to find a way out.

Like most sequels Lambert has starred in. I feel that Fortress 2 was rushed, there's giant gaps in the movie which could of been filled in with maybe some clever dialogue or interesting scenes.

Overall, being a massive Lambert fan even I must agree that this movie is below average.

4/10