Fortress

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Fortress (1992)

R 09/03/1993 (US) Action, Thriller, Science Fiction 1h 35m

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Welcome to the future where punishment is the ultimate crime.

Overview

In the future, the inmates of a private underground prison are computer-controlled with cameras, dream readers, and devices that can cause pain or death. John and his illegally pregnant wife Karen are locked inside "The Fortress" but are determined to escape before the birth of their baby.

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Screenplay, Story
Steven Feinberg

Screenplay, Story
Stuart Gordon

Director
David Venable

Screenplay
Terry Curtis Fox

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Top Billed Cast

Christophe Lambert

John Henry Brennick
Kurtwood Smith

Prison Director Poe
Loryn Locklin

Karen B. Brennick
Clifton Collins Jr.

Nino Gomez
Jeffrey Combs

D-Day, the Computer Geek
Lincoln Kilpatrick

Abraham
Tom Towles

Stiggs
Vernon Wells

Maddox
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Zed-10
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A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

50%

Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on August 15, 2023

This average quality film has creativity and some good qualities, but it can't overcome all the problems it faces.

I didn't have very high expectations when I decided to see this movie. I knew that it was a film set in a future that, for us, is now past (the year 2017) and that it was yet another film about a prison break. I also knew that it had been a success in Europe, especially on the VHS market, and that it had been forgotten since the end of the tapes and no one was talking about it anymore. So, I decided to take a look, see if it was worth it, and I liked what I saw. It is a crea... read the rest.

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