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Lock Up (1989)

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Average Rating: 4.3/10
Reviews Counted: 10
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Release Date: Aug 4, 1989 Wide

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Sylvester Stallone is a tough but essentially decent convict in a relatively humane prison. He's on such good terms with the authorities that he's occasionally allowed a weekend furlough. This idyllic situation ends abruptly when he's transferred to a nasty prison run by sadistic warden Donald Sutherland (remember way back when Sutherland played good guys and Stallone played secondary hoodlums?) Harboring a grudge against Sly over an unfortunate incident at another prison, Sutherland does

R, 1 hr. 55 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: John Flynn

In Theaters: Aug 4, 1989 Wide

On DVD: Aug 29, 2000

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Cast

Sylvester Stallone
Frank Leone
Donald Sutherland
Warden Drumgoole
John Amos
Meissner Captain of the...
Sonny Landham
Chink
Tom Sizemore
Dallas
Frank McRae
Eclipse
Darlanne Fluegel
Melissa
William Allen Young
Braden
Larry Romano
First Base
Kurek Ashley
Chink's Gang
Dean Duval
Ernie
John Lilla
Wiley
Tony Lip
Guard
Jordan Lund
Manly
David Anthony Marshall
Mastrone
Joe Pentangelo
Guard
Frank Pesce
Johnson
Eli Rich
Guard
Bo Rucker
Guard
Jerry Strivelli
Louis Munafo
Danny Trejo
Chink's Gang
Robert Vazquez
Officer Vazquez
Tony Munafo
Prisoner
Troy Curvey Jr.
Prison Receptionist
Frank D'Annibale
Guard
Michael Petroni
Chink's Gang
Joy Todd

Critic Reviews for Lock Up

All Critics (16) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (8) | DVD (8)

Director John Flynn keeps it all in check and creates a believable prison community, but the screenplay insists on clich� and idiocy to get by.

August 26, 2009 Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

Vicious, violent story set in corrupt prison, starring Stallone and Sutherland.

March 6, 2008 Comment

Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Not a bad prison movie until Stallone turns into a one-man army during a really ludicrous climax.

February 12, 2006 Comment

Chuck O'Leary

FulvueDrive-in.com

Lock this up in a vault and throw away the key.

August 2, 2002 Comment (1)

Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone

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If you ever wondered what Shawshank Redemption would�??ve been like in the 80s, this is exactly it. Sylvester Stallone always delivers the action and heart, always making his movies watchable and admirable. This isn�??t overly intelligent or complex, but it wasn�??t meant to. It�??s a simple story of a man wrongfully

June 18, 2010

Conner Rainwater

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Sylvester Stallone gives one of the greatest performances of his career, showing he is not an action hero but an actor and what a hell of an unforgettable performance. Donald Sutherland is brilliant, giving an intense and great peroformance. A powerful and excellent film. It's moving, thrilling, stunning and truly

November 23, 2009