Fortress 2 (2000)

7 years after the original Fortress movie, Brennick along with the rebels are captured and sent to a new, more sophisticated fortress prison, in outer space.

Director:

Geoff Murphy

Writers:

Steven Feinberg (characters), Troy Neighbors (characters)

Stars:

Christopher Lambert, Beth Toussaint, Willie Garson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher Lambert	...	John Henry Brennick
Aidan Ostrogovich	...	Danny Brennick
David Roberson	...	Nestor Tubman
Liz May Brice	...	Elena Rivera
Beth Toussaint	...	Karen Brennick
Willie Garson	...	Stanley Nussbaum
Paul de Bourcy	...	Eagle Two
Bruce MacEwen	...	Mercenary Leader (as Bruce McEwen)
Stephen Shivers	...	Mercenary
Marius Speller	...	Eagle One
Mereta Mita	...	ZED (voice)
Patrick Malahide	...	Peter Teller
Thea Slikboer	...	Sally Ho
Carl Chase	...	Wells
Yuji Okumoto	...	Sato

Storyline

7 years after the original Fortress movie, Brennick and his family are still on the run from the Men-tel corporation. A group of rebels attempt to gain his support but he refuses, wanting to focus on his family. A raid follows and Brennick along with the rebels are captured and sent to a new, more sophisticated fortress prison in outer space. But Brennick's not a man to give in easily, and with a 10 year old son waiting for him back on earth, he's going to pack some serious assault on the evil corporation...

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Plot Keywords:

punishment | dome | breasts | buttocks | female frontal nudity | 

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Taglines:

Locked in a prison orbiting 26,000 miles above earth. Escape was never thought possible...until now.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and nudity

Details

Country:

Luxembourg USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 March 2000 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Fortress 2: Re-Entry

Filming Locations:

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gower Productions, John Flock Productions, The Carousel Picture Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Brennick meets Teller, Teller states that he was the prison director in charge of the original Fortress which Brennick and his wife escaped. In the original film, the prison director in charge of the Fortress was Poe.

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Goofs

Christopher Lambert's character is billed as John Henry Brennick, however during the scene where ZED is processing Brennick into the fortress, he is referred to as "Brennick, John W.".

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Quotes

Marcus: Girl, you better recognize my skills. I could build a radio station out of a milk carton and two condom wrappers.

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Connections

References Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

User Reviews

Fortress 2: Re-write

A sequel to cult director Stuart Gordan's fun and campy film from 1993. This time Brennick is once again caught by the super-evil Men-Tel corporation and locked in a facility orbiting the Earth. Naturally he soon begins planning an escape.

Aside from the opening action scene which is OK the film starts to sink pretty fast. Relying too much on computer effects that are really sub-par - the first film cleverly used set design more than computer effects - and then there are some glaring plot devices that pretty much overshadow parts of the plot that are enjoyable. Cheesy computer effects are forgivable and can easily be looked on as a new-age camp, but the silliness of the plot of is poor script writing and that is almost impossible to forgive. You need a tight script for a good movie. Period.

Also, if you thought the end to first film was cheesy then you'll like this film even less because the ending is even ridiculous by fairy tale standards. --- 4/10

Rated R: violence and profanity