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      Lock Up

      R 1989 1 hr. 43 min. Action List
      31% 16 Reviews Tomatometer 50% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score Sadistic prison warden Drumgoole (Donald Sutherland) is bent on taking his revenge against Frank Leone (Sylvester Stallone), the only prisoner to have escaped from his institution. He drags the inmate back to his maximum security hellhole and proceeds to have his guards torture him mercilessly. In addition to the warden, Frank tangles with fellow prisoner Chink Weber (Sonny Landham). When Frank learns that Drumgoole plans to kill his girlfriend on the outside, he plots his escape once more. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jul 25 Buy Now

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      Blake E Went to the theater and seen this with my dad and younger brother when I was a kid. I was probably 12 years old. Great fun movie with a lot of heart. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/14/24 Full Review Sam C Underrated gem within Stallone's filmography. Bill Conti's score added a lot to this film. Stallone was great. Donald Sutherland as the antagonist was excellent, you felt a genuine disdain towards him. I'd also say this is one of Tom Sizemore's best performances. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/01/24 Full Review ChrisCSH H Lock up is Sylvester Stallones , prison breakout film, which certainly doesn't create anything new that wasn't done before but overall the film is a gritty and violent at times. it's also a fairly fun couple hours but unfortunately doesn't do anything new and at times is clichéd and generic and predictable, but still it brings that old 80s vibe to it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/07/23 Full Review Aqib Mikail z My favourite stallone movie by far. Great music, great cinematography, great acting, great action, great 'guy' moments. Seen this film many times, is defo a movie you can watch again and again. Can't believe the score is so low on this website... Give it a go, you won't regret it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/29/23 Full Review Daniel M Cheesy 80's movie with a terrible story that doesn't age well. It's just fun seeing an old school Stallone movie so at least I finished the movie and enjoyed bits of it lol Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/10/23 Full Review Marko S Good movie with a great soundtrack Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …John Flynn’s film is representative of the quirks of Stallone’s remarkably personal oeuvre… Rated: 3/5 Mar 12, 2023 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Lock Up benefits from a midsection and second half that’s been peppered with several memorable interludes and standout sequences... Rated: 3/4 Nov 3, 2022 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) One of the most brutal and violent of films, which leaves a bad memory. [Full review in Spanish] Jul 12, 2022 Full Review Andrew Gaudion VultureHound Lock Up maybe a little too cliched and heavy-handed to mark itself as a classic of the prison drama sub-genre, but as a piece of 80's action drama, it has its pleasures. Rated: 3/5 Aug 28, 2020 Full Review Matt Brunson Creative Loafing The summer of 1989 was the summer of Batman, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Lethal Weapon 2 and several other sizable hits, so who in their right mind wanted to waste time and money on a generic Stallone prison flick? Rated: 1.5/4 Sep 13, 2012 Full Review Kevin Carr 7M Pictures has more in common with the litany of weak films from the 90s than with his powerful flicks Rated: 2/5 Aug 15, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Sadistic prison warden Drumgoole (Donald Sutherland) is bent on taking his revenge against Frank Leone (Sylvester Stallone), the only prisoner to have escaped from his institution. He drags the inmate back to his maximum security hellhole and proceeds to have his guards torture him mercilessly. In addition to the warden, Frank tangles with fellow prisoner Chink Weber (Sonny Landham). When Frank learns that Drumgoole plans to kill his girlfriend on the outside, he plots his escape once more.
      Director
      John Flynn
      Executive Producer
      Michael S. Glick
      Screenwriter
      Richard Smith, Jeb Stuart, Henry Rosenbaum
      Production Co
      Carolco Pictures Inc., Gordon Company
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Action
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 26, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $20.3M
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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