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Anne Ramsey, Ernie Hudson, Joe Mantegna

Lee Umstetter is a lifer at San Quentin prison and a multiple suicide attempter. Eventually, another prisoner suggests reading to find something better to do with his time. Lee takes that advice and f...( read more  read more... )inds himself inspired from what he reads to write a play about life in prison. He has auditions and assembles a cast from his fellow inmates. The play proves popular and it catches the attention of a female reporter who writes about it, creating publicity that allows for a parole for him. Once out, he later reassembles his cast when they come out to do the play professionally. However, they learn that the demands of the life outside are difficult to cope with for the newly released and their play needs to be changed in major ways while they struggle to make it succeed.

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R, 115 min.

Directed by: Anne Ramsey, Ernie Hudson, Joe Mantegna, John D. Hancock, John Hancock, John Toles-Bey, Lane Smith, Mark Rolston, Nick Nolte, Rita Taggart, William Forsythe

Release Date: October 16, 1987

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  • ileo
    April 13, 2008
    ileo
    Phenomenal.
  • leboo010
    July 24, 2009
    leboo010
    My first film as an extra.It was great kickin it with Nick and the other cast members. I will newer forget it.
  • StacyMPerry
    June 17, 2009
    StacyMPerry
    I got a kick out of it
  • grasp183
    May 14, 2009
    grasp183
    good prison movie!!!
  • rnicholas57
    March 20, 2009
    rnicholas57
    good jail house flick

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