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Terminal Island

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Men and women of an island prison unite to overthrow their oppressors.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/23/2004
1/4
It's the kind of movie that can almost be reviewed by watching the trailer, if not the TV commercials. Go to Full Review
Dave Kehr Chicago Reader 01/01/2000
A lurid exploitation subject turned into a crafty feminist allegory... Go to Full Review
Elissa Suh Moviepudding (Substack) 03/13/2023
Rothman manages to inject the film with a keen sense of feminist ideals and ultimately envisions a universe free from the reign of patriarchy. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/06/2005
2/5
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delysid d 05/30/2018 The only thing worse than being on Terminal Island is watching Terminal Island See more 07/29/2017 A truly awful movie, in too many ways to mention. Laughable in plot and acting and direction. But it does have a hot and hunky cast including one Mr Tom Selleck. If you need a good laugh, check this one out. Otherwise, skip it. I saw it on TCM, and why TCM aired it is beyond me, other than for Mr Selleck. See more 01/23/2017 It was much butter than I hoped. See more 01/23/2017 Hardcore 70's film where two groups of convicts battle on an island where murderers are dumped by the state of California. Laughable ending where Tom Selleck refuses a retrial to stay on the seemingly utopian island the winning group forms. See more 01/23/2017 Terminal Island is exploitation queen Stephanie Rothman's masterpiece of life on an island that holds death row inmates, because the death sentence has been abolished. Prime sleaze with a handful of bad actors, ridiculously funny dialogue, and some very sexy 70's ladies. Not to mention a coke snorting Tom Selleck and loads of primal violence, this film has it all. I'm sure a lot of this was an influence for The Running Man, Gamer, and Battle Royale. See more 01/23/2017 Hardcore 70's film where two groups of convicts battle on an island where murderers are dumped by the state of California. Laughable ending where Tom Selleck refuses a retrial to stay on the seemingly utopian island the winning group forms. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Men and women of an island prison unite to overthrow their oppressors.
Director
Stephanie Rothman
Producer
Charles S. Swartz
Production Co
Dimension Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 22, 1973, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 17, 2010
Runtime
1h 28m
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