Con Games (Video 2001)

An ex-soldier is hired to infiltrate a corrupt jail.

Director:

Jefferson Edward Donald

Writers:

Jefferson Edward Donald, Tommy Lee Thomas

Stars:

Eric Roberts, Tommy Lee Thomas, Sheila Campbell

Cast

Credited cast:
Eric Roberts	...	Officer Hopkins
Tommy Lee Thomas	...	John Woodrow
Sheila Campbell	...	Jeanette
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matthew Ansara	...	Saul
Alex Ariza	...	Bravo Team Member #3
Patricia Bosse	...	Melanie Richards
Tiffany Brouwer	...	Britney Woodrow
James Carretta	...	Reporter #1
Dave Casper	...	Detective
Marc Chenail	...	Robinson
Chris Conlee	...	Prisoner #1
Michael Durack	...	Frank Nelson
Lisa Enochs	...	Medical Assistant
Amy Fadhli	...	Ashley Stephenson
Bill Fishback	...	Goetz

Storyline

Senator Whitmeyer, whose grandson was murdered while an inmate at California's infamous Doscher State Prison, arranges for Gulf War vet John Woodrow to investigate the case. Woodrow enters the prison in the guise of a convicted murderer named John Wilson. He quickly learns that the Senator's grandson was killed by a corrupt and sadistic prison guard named Lt. Hopkins. Hopkins discovers Woodrow's true identity and has him tortured with electric shocks but Woodrow manages to escape along with a few fellow inmates. A chase and a shootout ensues in the surrounding desert.

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Plot Keywords:

prison guard | prison labor | bare chested male bondage | gut punching | male rape | 

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Genres:

Action

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence including rape, language and some sexual content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 December 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fegyencjátszma

Company Credits

Production Co:

Soaring Eagle Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min 88 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the escapees abandon their car, they leave the car doors open, but when the prison guards arrive, the car doors are closed.

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Quotes

Officer Hopkins: Are you a Mel Gibson fan?
John Woodrow: Always liked Arnold more.
Officer Hopkins: I could never get past that accent.

User Reviews

It's the audience that's conned

It's hard to believe that at one point in the past, Eric Roberts was an A-list star in Hollywood. Nowadays he's starring in ultra cheap made for DVD product, like this movie. Actually, calling CON GAMES "ultra cheap" would be a kindness. Technically, this movie is amateur night, with poor sound and poor lighting. With sparse production values (like very few background extras), you never get the feeling you are in a real prison. The movie might have been saved with some good action and colorful performances, but there's none of that there. The first hour of the movie has almost no action except for a few people being punched in the face. Roberts seems both bored and embarrassed to be here, and as for lead actor Tommy Lee Thomas, it's no wonder that as of this date he hasn't appeared in another movie. While not one of the worst movies ever made, this movie is so forgettable that it will evaporate from your mind right after it ends.