Wedlock

19911991
RR
1h 41m

Rutger Hauer in Wedlock (1991)

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Action Crime Drama

A male prison escapee heads for his hidden loot electronically attached to a female prisoner.A male prison escapee heads for his hidden loot electronically attached to a female prisoner.A male prison escapee heads for his hidden loot electronically attached to a female prisoner.

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 nomination total

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Frank (Rutger Hauer) has been convicted of stealing millions of dollars in diamonds, which have not been recovered. In his unisex prison, each inmate has an unknown partner. When the two are separated by more than one hundred yards, an explosive collar kills both inmates. Frank and his female partner escape and head for the money, but they are hotly pursued by his double-crossing colleagues. —Rob Hartill

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Taglines
- In the prison of the future, criminal justice will have a deadly twist.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for some strong violence, and for language
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
The concept of convicts wearing explosive collars around their necks, which will explode if they get one hundred yards outside the prison, or separate from their "Wedlock" partner, was recycled from The Running Man (1987), in which Ben Richards (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and other convicts wore explosive collars around their necks, which would explode if they tried to escape, and if the perimeter was not deactivated.

Goofs
Warden Holliday says to the prisoners, "Stay within that blue line and you're always 100 yards from everyone else in the camp," when he really means those within the blue line are LESS than 100 yards from everyone else.

Quotes
[Frank is using Sam as a shield as Noelle aims a gun at him]
Frank: Did you do it for Noelle, or for the money?
Sam: She is cute, isn't she?
[Noelle shoots Sam]
Sam: Ahh! You hit me, you bitch!
Noelle: Sorry honey, but I did it for the money.
Frank: Looks like she fucked us both.
Sam: Yeah. Hey, you want her back?

Crazy credits
The closing credits end with the sounds of the wedlock collar's warning alarm and an explosion.

Alternate versions
In Germany only a cut version was released to avoid an FSK 18 rating

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movie Head Explosions (2015)

Soundtracks
All the Good Times Are Past and Gone
(uncredited)
Traditional
Performed by Bill Monroe

Top review

Don't lose your head; wiggy sci-fi actioner

DEADLOCK (1992 - MADE FOR CABLE TV) **1/2 Rutger Hauer, Mimi Rogers, Joan Chen, James Remar, Stephen Tobolosky.

Pretty good futuristic action/crime story with prisoners (Hauer and Rogers, make a fine couple) fitted with collars that can cause their heads to be blown off (a la Schwarzenegger's "The Running Man") as they pursue their double-partners in crime. Best scene : after days of solitude the greedy warden, wanting to know where Hauer has hidden some stolen loot, opens a door where Hauser - up to his neck in water - tells him: "North Pole...ask for Santa" and laughs maniacally.

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george.schmidt
Apr 24, 2003

Release date
- September 5, 1991 (Germany)
Countries of origin
- United States
- United Kingdom
Language
- English
Also known as
- Deadlock
Filming locations
- Santa Fe Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
1 hour 41 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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