Prison (1988)
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35% of users liked it
(712 ratings)
Prison guard Ethan Sharpe (Lane Smith) watched as Burke (Viggo Mortensen) dies in the electric chair in 1964. Over two decades later, Sharpe is the warden, and Burke returns from the dead to exact revenge on the wicked warden when the prison re-opens. Two victims drip blood while dangling in barbed… More Prison guard Ethan Sharpe (Lane Smith) watched as Burke (Viggo Mortensen) dies in the electric chair in 1964. Over two decades later, Sharpe is the warden, and Burke returns from the dead to exact revenge on the wicked warden when the prison re-opens. Two victims drip blood while dangling in barbed wire in a macabre dance of death, and the guards and inmates suffer at the hands of the malevolent Burke as he seeks his supernatural vengeance. The film location was the Wyoming State Prison. Built at the turn of the century, the jail became a tourist attraction in 1981. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Renny Harlin
- Genres
- Drama, Horror
- In Theaters
- Mar 4, 1988 Wide
- Studio
- New World Video
Critic Reviews
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Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton, Dread Central
Prison is a gritty and gorgeous horror flick that's not only well acted and engaging but also delivers some shockingly fun and grisly deaths.
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Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
A horror film in which staging gruesome deaths becomes a lame substitute for creating tension and eeriness.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Has its limited prison-grime charms, but nothing for the horror freaks to write home about.
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Cast
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Lane Smith
as Ethan Sharpe
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Viggo Mortensen
as Burke/Forsythe Electrocution
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Chelsea Field
as Katherine Walker
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André De Shields
as Sandor
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Lincoln Kilpatrick
as Cresus
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Ivan Kane
as Lasagna
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Stephen E. Little
as Rhino
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Mickey Yablans
as Brian Young
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Tommy 'Tiny' Lister
as Tiny
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Tom Everett
as Rabbitt
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Larry Flash Jenkins
as Hershey
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Hal Landon Jr.
as Wallace
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Arlen Dean Snyder
as Horton
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George D. Wallace
as Joe Reese
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Kane Hodder
as Charlie Forsythe/Gas-Mask Guard
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John Hoke
as Old Warden
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Larry Moore
as Reptile Guard
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Rob Brox
as Pervis
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Luciana Capozzoli
as Claxton
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Jeff L. Deist
as Gate Guard
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Matt Kanen
as Johnson
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Lyle D. Kelsey
as Guard
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Rod Lockman
as Kramer
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Pat Noonan
as Collins
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Duke Spencer
as Scully
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Steven E. Little
as Rhino
