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No Escape (1994) 6.0
A soldier convicted for murdering his commanding officer is dumped and left to die on a prison island inhabited by two camps of convicts. Director:Martin Campbell |
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Robbins is sentenced to prison for the assassination of his general officer, a prison you leave only when you die. Since nobody ever leaves the prison, nobody knows what the prison is like. The prison manager realizes this and buys himself an island playground called "Absolom," where the worst prisoners are free to create an isolated barbaric society, and where the strongest men rule...a living hell. Robbins is sent to Absolom after he almost kills the prison manager. Written by dmcgar2@yahoo.com
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Welcome to the future at it's most primitive. This is a prison with just one rule: Survival of the Fittest. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for a considerable amount of strong violence, and for some language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
29 April 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Penal Colony See more »Box Office
Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
£592,233 (UK) (17 June 1994)Company Credits
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Robbins: Don't ever turn your back on me again.
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Written by Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch
Performed by KC & The Sunshine Band
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A special rig was set up for Ray Liotta's stunt double, for the sequence which Robbins is shot in the neck by poison darts and falls into the water below, allowing the camera to follow the stunt performer as he falls. See more »Goofs
When Dysart hands Robbins a pair of Molotov Cocktails, he says they were invented by a man named "Sergei Molotov". This is, in fact, incorrect. The Molotov Cocktail was first used in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) before actually gaining this name in the Winter War (1939) between Finland and the Soviet Union. The Finns used this incendiary weapon to great affect against the Soviets and gave it the name the "Molotov Cocktail" as an insult directed towards the Soviet foreign minister, Vyacheslav Molotov. No one named Sergei was involved in the making of the weapon. See more »Quotes
Warden: Was there something you wanted to add?Robbins: Don't ever turn your back on me again.
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BOOGIE SHOESWritten by Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch
Performed by KC & The Sunshine Band
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On the surface, this looks like a dumb movie which is overly violent and too seedy because it features nothing but hardened criminals plus the normal sadistic warden Hollywood always shows in all modern-day films.
But....it turns out the story isn't as sordid as it looks and the violence, although plentiful, is somehow not overdone. Also, the chief villain " Walter Marek" (Stuart Wilson) is a man with a good sense of humor. The comedic relief he brings is a real plus to the story. By the way, Wilson doesn't look like Mel Gibson but his voice sure sounds similar.
"No Escape" is strictly an action movie with an all-male cast that has a grim atmosphere of convicts fighting it out on an inescapable island in the year 2022.
Profanity isn't as much as you'd except in a tough film like this and - in a real oddity - Lance Henriksen is the nicest guy in the movie! He never utters a bad or angry word. If you know the characters Henriksen usually plays, you know this is a rarity. Ray Liotta, Michael Lerner and Ernie Hudson also star, so it's a decent cast.
You could do a lot worse looking for two hours of "escapist" fare.