Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman
Inspired by a true story. A petty criminal sent to Alcatraz in the 1930s is caught attempting to make an escape. As punnishment, he is put in solitary confinement. The maximum stay is supposed to be 1...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 22, 1999
Stats: 730 reviews
Wow. This was based on a true story about a boy who steals $5 and gets sent to Alcatraz. He attempts to escape and is thrown into solitary confinement and brutalized for 3 years. Upon his release back into the prison population, he murders another inmate. This is about his most f...( read more)
Great cast. Not sure how much of this movie is 'acurate', it almost sounds like in real life it was just some lame way to keep a guy from dying, but I'm sure it was a pretty awful place. This will help expand to me some more great actors to the 'Seven Degrees of Keven Bacon' game.
This is a bit on the graphic side, and It has a bittersweet ending -- Kevin's character gave his life to fix the broken prison system -- Christian Slater was also very good --
A rewatch, enjoyed it much better than my first viewing, interesting to learn about Alcatraz and the story was inspired by true events.
Kevin Bacon plays a very good role in this as a petty criminal imprisioned for a small crime, who suffers bad treatment at the hands of the p...( read more)
A realistic visit to Alcatraz with poor Kevin Bacon suffering through it all. Very cold movie without much cheer.
Meurtre à Alcatraz, nous plonge avec intelligence dans le milieu carcéral et traite de relations difficiles entre un jeune avocat (Christian Slater), et son client (Kevin Bacon), condamné à mort, et dont la culpabilité ne fait aucun doute...
Kevin Bacon looks soo, uh, in this movie!! It's an interesting movie. Liked it!
Near the top in the list of most incompetently directed films I have ever seen. This movie could be used as a textbook illustrating how not to stage or frame a scene.
Slater, who in certain shots looks curiously like Kevin Costner, is an actor with talent, but he is too young for this role, and not confident enough to dial down a little. full review
An example of what happens when a picture has everything going for it except good writing and good direction. full review
Excellent Film! Could not find trailers at youtube or ifilm, but imdb has a trailer if anyone is interested.....
May be the best performance by Kevin Bacon to date....
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