No Escape

1994
R
1h 58m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

23K

YOUR RATING

Ray Liotta, Kevin Dillon, Ernie Hudson, and Stuart Wilson in No Escape (1994)

A soldier convicted for murdering his commanding officer is dumped and left to die on a prison island inhabited by two camps of convicts.

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A soldier convicted for murdering his commanding officer is dumped and left to die on a prison island inhabited by two camps of convicts.A soldier convicted for murdering his commanding officer is dumped and left to die on a prison island inhabited by two camps of convicts.A soldier convicted for murdering his commanding officer is dumped and left to die on a prison island inhabited by two camps of convicts.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

23K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

Trivia
Ernie Hudson said that he took the role of Hawkins because he wanted to get as far away from civilization as he could following the making of the film The Crow (1994) and the death of its star, Brandon Lee.

Goofs
When Dysart hands Robbins a pair of Molotov Cocktails, he says they were invented by a man named "Sergei Molotov". This is, in fact, incorrect. The Molotov Cocktail was first used in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) before actually gaining this name in the Winter War (1939) between Finland and the Soviet Union. The Finns used this incendiary weapon to great effect against the Soviets and gave it the name the "Molotov Cocktail" as an insult directed towards the Soviet foreign minister, Vyacheslav Molotov. No one named Sergei was involved in the making of the weapon.

Quotes
Warden: Was there something you wanted to add?
Robbins: Don't ever turn your back on me again.

Alternate versions
UK video version is cut by 1 second from the climactic impaling scene to secure a "15" rating. The DVD features the same cut print.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: When a Man Loves a Woman/PCU/With Honors/No Escape/The Favor (1994)

Soundtracks
Boogie Shoes
Written by Harry Wayne Casey (as Harry W. Casey) and Richard Finch
Published by Longitude Music Co.
Performed by KC & The Sunshine Band (as K.C. and the Sunshine Band)
Courtesy of Rhino Records, Inc.
By arrangement with Warner Special Products

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Featured review

8/10

A forgotten movie

I totally agree with the comment given by Slurpee 7. I first saw it as a young teen and thought it was OK, but every time I saw it afterwards it just kept getting better and better. I don't know why. The story is very simple, but Campbell's movies just make you forget about that(e.g. Vertical limit- with a rather stupid story). This is the first movie I ever saw Ray Liotta and the man just has such powerful and "vicious" eyes.Great for the part. And the villain(excellently portrayed by Wilson), referring to his "habitat" as a first class hotel and making constant jokes - gotta love it. A movie about survival, and what a man is actually prepared to do for it. 9/10