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Title: Fortress (1992)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Christopher Lambert | ... | John Henry Brennick | |
| Kurtwood Smith | ... | Prison Director Poe | |
| Loryn Locklin | ... | Karen B. Brennick | |
| Clifton Collins Jr. | ... | Nino Gomez (as Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez) | |
| Lincoln Kilpatrick | ... | Abraham | |
| Jeffrey Combs | ... | D-Day | |
| Tom Towles | ... | Stiggs | |
| Vernon Wells | ... | Maddox | |
| Carolyn Purdy-Gordon | ... | Zed-10 (voice) | |
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Alan Zitner | ... | Claustrophobic Prisoner |
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Deni Gordon | ... | Karen's Cellmate |
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Eric Briant Wells | ... | Border Guard |
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Dragicia Debert | ... | Bio Scanner Guard |
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Heidi Stein | ... | Pregnant Woman |
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Harry Nurmi | ... | Guard #1 |
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In 2017, John Henry Brennick and his wife Karen are captured at a US immigration point with an illegal baby during population control. The resulting prison experience is the subject of the movie. The prison is run by a private corporation bent on mind control. Written by Mark Allyn <allyn@netcom.com>
Taglines:
A Prison of the Future. A High-Tech Hell. Built to Hold Anything... Except an Innocent Man. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence and language, and for sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
3 September 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Fortress See more »Filming Locations:
Queensland, AustraliaEdit
Box Office
Budget:
$8,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$6,739,141Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$40,000,000Company Credits
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Prison Director Poe: I am enhanced.
Karen B. Brennick: You're not human. You're...
Prison Director Poe: A monster? A freak? The Mentel Corporation has transformed me into a more efficient human being. Once a month, I absorb amino acids, wasting neither food nor fuel. When my kind are in the majority, there will be no more world hunger, no overpopulation.
Karen B. Brennick: You don't sleep, you don't eat... You can't make love, can you?
Prison Director Poe: But I can love.
Karen B. Brennick: Are there others like you?
Prison Director Poe: Not many as advanced, but yes. I was one of Mentel's first babies. It was very ...
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Contrapunctus 3&11 a 4
Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Bell'Arte Ensemble
Courtesy of Koch Import Service
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Vernon Wells (Maddox) had previously starred in a 1985 TV Movie also titled "Fortress". See more »Goofs
After Maddox's lower midsection is obliterated by the turret, he continues to stand upright for many moments before turning and falling off the duct pipe. But with no spine, that part of his torso could not have remained fully upright. See more »Quotes
Karen B. Brennick: What are you?Prison Director Poe: I am enhanced.
Karen B. Brennick: You're not human. You're...
Prison Director Poe: A monster? A freak? The Mentel Corporation has transformed me into a more efficient human being. Once a month, I absorb amino acids, wasting neither food nor fuel. When my kind are in the majority, there will be no more world hunger, no overpopulation.
Karen B. Brennick: You don't sleep, you don't eat... You can't make love, can you?
Prison Director Poe: But I can love.
Karen B. Brennick: Are there others like you?
Prison Director Poe: Not many as advanced, but yes. I was one of Mentel's first babies. It was very ...
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Its about a totalitarian society where people only have one chance at having a kid. They have this futuristic super max, with these ingestible detectors, and a computer mainframe warden. This film is great, watch for the scene with the d day computer virus, it is a classic. The character development, and acting is decent. Worth renting, I love this film.