In Hell (2003)

A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the wardens' entertainment.

Director:

Ringo Lam

Writers:

Eric James Virgets, Jorge Alvarez

Stars:

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lawrence Taylor, Lloyd Battista

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Kyle LeBlanc
Lawrence Taylor	...	451
Lloyd Battista	...	General Hruschov
Carlos Gómez	...	Tolik
Manol Manolov	...	Ivan (as Emanuil Manolov)
Chris Moir	...	Billy
Billy Rieck	...	Coolhand
Kaloian Vodenicharov	...	Dima (as Kaloyan Vodenicharov)
Alan Davidson	...	Malakai (as Malakai Davidson)
Veselin Kalanovski	...	Sasha
Ivo Tonchev	...	Marko
Juan Fernández	...	Shubka
Raicho Vasilev	...	Andrei
Milos Milicevic	...	Boo
Michael Bailey Smith	...	Valya

Storyline

Kyle LeBlanc is an American working overseas in Russia. When he hears his wife being attacked over the phone, Kyle rushes home to find that he's too late. The man who killed his wife is found not guilty on lack of evidence. So Kyle takes the law into his own hands, and kills the man to avenge his wife's death. He is sentenced to life in prison without parole. The Russian prison he is sent to is tough, and the warden amuses himself by putting on fights where he fills his pockets with money by betting on the fights. Kyle begins to break and go crazy, so he is forced into these fights because the warden knows he is a sure thing. Kyle's cellmate 451 begins to make him think what he fights for. With that, Kyle knows now he must fight another battle: the fight for inner peace. It is the only way he can become the man he once was.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | dark hero | prison guard | fight to the death | fistfight | 

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Taglines:

Rage unleashed.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong brutal violence, language and brief nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Marnie Alton previously was Van Damme's love interest in Replicant (2001), also directes by Ringo Lam.

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Quotes

451: Unity of people can bring down any establishment. Their power was gone.

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Connections

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

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Soundtracks

Come Down
Written by O. Sakmarow and Ilya Kormiltsev (as I. Kormiltsev)
Performed by Chemical Angel

User Reviews

Lock Up meets Death Warrant

IN HELL was a great movie, its 1 of Van Damme better movies. Its just as good as REPLICANT. The acting was very good, especially from Van Damme. The brutal fights were great. I loved it. Though, the movie did feel rushed in the beginning & there were some minor cgi used that was a bit noticable. But overall, this is a must see for Van Damme fans & those who love dark, gritty prison movies. Van Damme has totally redeemed himself after the disaster that was called - DERAILED.

Details

Official Sites:

Filmax International (Spanish)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 August 2003 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Security Housing Unit

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$293,671

Company Credits

Production Co:

777 Films Corporation, Millennium Films, Wonderworks Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1