Ok...some people hate these types of movies. By types, I mean 80s action movies. The Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Van Damme, Chuck Norris stuff. I love it, proudly.
This is a gem. Stallone plays a nice guy in a country club-style jail for an act of rage years ago, in response to a father-figure being beaten up badly. However, an old enemy played by Donald Sutherland, who Stallone humiliated by escaping from his prison in the past, is now warden of a nasty prison and he gets Stallone into his hellhole.
That's the plot, but it's Stallone's classic 80s hero, the convict that you pull for, that sets this apart. The twists are surprisingly touching (First Base's killing will piss you off) and there's some nice support from Sutherland and Tom Sizemore.
Here's a classic scene...the football game. They used real prisoners from the location where they filmed, Rahway prison. Check it out...nasty scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ5TwKApFC4
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