When Redwood Federal Penitentiary closes, there are going to be several hundred prisoners looking for a new home. Several of the most dangerous, all killers, will be transported by train to...
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| Dorian Harewood | ... | Luke Sinclair | |
| Ray Wise | ... | Sheriff Wes Blaidek | |
| Roy Scheider | ... | Enzo Marcelli | |
| DeLane Matthews | ... | Zoe Clark | |
| Ed O'Ross | ... | Warden Jack Kramer | |
| John Toles-Bey | ... | Tommy Zimmer | |
| Clint Howard | ... | Hector Miller | |
| Don Swayze | ... | Ian Kellen | |
| Richard Foronjy | ... | Vince | |
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Steven Barr | ... | Joe Manetti |
| Michael Tucci | ... | Judge | |
| Dick Van Patten | ... | Parole Officer | |
| Blake Gibbons | ... | Officer Ralph Kantor | |
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Mallory Farrow | ... | Alex Kittner |
| Chick Vennera | ... | Edward | |
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When Redwood Federal Penitentiary closes, there are going to be several hundred prisoners looking for a new home. Several of the most dangerous, all killers, will be transported by train to Santa Ana, a new high tech prison for the worst of the worst. Included in this transfer are: -Ian Kelly, explosions expert who has set off terrorist bombings worldwide. -Lorenzo "Enzo" Martini, a mafia kingpin who enjoyed nationwide fame before finally being put away. -Karl "The Killer" Miller, a serial killer with absolutely no conscience and an unquenchable thirst for blood. -Tommy "Zimm" Zimmer, a man who's serving life for killing his wife and her lover. -Luke Sinclair, who's finishing up the last nine months of a fifteen-year sentence for killing the man who murdered his wife. When the prisoners, under heavy security, board the last car of the train, it quickly becomes clear that an escape plan has been hatched... Written by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
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Ian Kellen: ... Hi... Wes!
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The model of the locomotive used at the end of the movie is the same model used at the end of "The Last Siege". See more »Goofs
When the train crashes into the station the train can be clearly seen on the rails inside the station (why there are tracks inside the station behind a wall not connected to the rails outside is strange enough) in one shot, when the characters leave the train the tracks can no longer be seen. See more »Quotes
Ian Kellen: [finding Wes has been burned by one of his bombs] So this is Wes...[sarcastically]
Ian Kellen: ... Hi... Wes!
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There are some familiar faces in this "Con Air" rip off. Dorian Harewood from Gothica and Full Metal Jacket is the lead actor who is 12 years into a 15 year sentence for shooting the guy who killed his wife. Ed O'Ross the villain from Red Heat who also had roles in Lethal Weapon and Universal Soldier has a role as the tough Warden of the prison. Clint Howard is a long way from his Gentle Ben days, but he has been turning up in small roles in movies for years. Waterboy, Austin Powers, Ed-TV, Tango & Cash and Backdraft. Don Swayze who has been in.....um.... err... We'll he's Patrick Swayze's brother. The star of the movie though is Roy Scheider who is a mob boss serving a life sentence. They are all prisoners on a train transferring The worst of the worst Prisoners to a new High-Tec prison. Scheiders character organises an escape with Harewood filling out the Nic Cage role from "Con Air" of trying to stop him, while remaining on his good side.
The end ridiculously takes stock footage from Silver Streak, and a lot of explosions and stunts happen off screen like Harewood jumping from a motorbike to the train, and a helicopter crashing.
I gave it 5/10 simply for Roy Scheider. There's a great scene early in the film where Scheider establishes his bad-ass credentials by brutally clubbing an uncredited Sam Jones (Flash Gordon) to death. Scheider was 66 when he made this, and he looks nails. I only watched this on TV because of Roy Scheider. Its sad that he had to took roles in movies like this to pay the bills, and its understandable that he did, we all have to make a living. I can forgive that rather than Sly Stallone starring in tripe because he was offered $15,000,000 to do so.