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Ric Roman Waugh (written by)
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No Rules. No Hope. No Way Out.
Plot:
A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system. full summary | full synopsis
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Ric Roman Waugh Directing Atlas Entertainment's Rubicon
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Early Details on Rubicon from Relativity and Atlas
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Stephen Dorff | ... | Wade Porter |
 | Marisol Nichols | ... | Laura Porter |
 | Vincent Miller | ... | Michael Porter |
 | Anne Archer | ... | Maggie |
 | Larnell Stovall | ... | Viper |
 | Val Kilmer | ... | John Smith |
 | Sam Shepard | ... | Gordon |
| Johnny Lewis | ... | Snowman |
 | Harold Perrineau | ... | Lt. Jackson |
 | Shawn Prince | ... | Todd Jackson |
 | Chris Browning | ... | Danny Samson |
 | Nick Chinlund | ... | Sgt. Roberts |
 | Greg Serano | ... | Officer Diaz |
| Jake Walker | ... | Warden Harris |
 | Nate Parker | ... | Officer Collins |
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Rated R for brutal violence, pervasive language and brief nudity.
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104 min
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This production was funded in conjunction with New Mexico's Film Investment Program.
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Opposing prison gangs would never be allowed to share the same small recreation yard in an Administrative Segregation Unit. The only time this would even occur would be on the mainline population yard.
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John Smith:
What a piece of work is man. And there is no good or bad, but thinking makes it so. Human beings are perhaps never more dangerous than when they are convinced beyond a doubt that they are right. Patience. Penance.
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Most prison movies are essentially the same story told with different characters. Usually the protagonist is convicted of a crime (which he did or did not do), is sent to prison and finds that they have to either adapt to their brutal new surroundings or die. Allies are won, enemies are made, death lurks around the corner. "Felon" is no different but three things raise it above most others.
First is the setting. Filmed at the New Mexico State Penitentiary, the movie carries an air of authenticity and gritty realism that movie sets simply can't provide.
Next is the casting. Stephen Dorff has always been a very underrated actor and here he provides a wonderful portrayal of a man let down by the legal system and cast adrift in a living nightmare. His descent from upstanding family man to an enraged prison inmate with fire in his eyes and blood on his knuckles is perhaps predictable but Dorff sells the portrayal to the audience completely. However, Harold Perrineau and Val Kilmer are the real stars here. The first (whom avid fans of the television shows "Lost" and "Oz" will already be familiar with) offers a great performance as Lieutenant Jackson, a happy family orientated man outside of prison but a monster within its walls. Kilmer, meanwhile, is John Smith, the philosophical but potentially dangerous convict who comes to befriend Dorff's Wade during their time together.
The third and final ingredient that ensures "Felon" impresses, is the passionate directing by Ric Roman Waugh who also wrote the screenplay (based, apparently, on events at the notorious Californian State Prison). With the help of some incredible editing, the movie powers along at a frantic rate and rarely gives the audience time to breathe. If the ending is somewhat contrived, you can forgive it because the journey to reach the conclusion was so intense.
Highly recommended, especially for fans of "The Shawshank Redemption", "The Big House", "An Innocent Man" and "Lock Up".