Best prison movie?

[Judge Smails]

Anyone who says anything other than "The Shawshank Redemption" deserves to meet up with The Sisters in a laundry storeroom.

I'm watching it now for the 100th time. It's almost 3:00 am and I can't turn it off. When Brooks killed himself I almost cried.


I don't know, maybe I'm getting my period, but goddamn this is a near perfect movie and VERY underrated as far as alltime greats go.

[Chimee]

I gotta watch that again sometime.

[Slumbag]

Last Castle with Robert Redford and James Gandolfini is fantastic.
I think I'm done with Shawshank. I've seen it a million times, and know it by heart.

[PapaBear]

I thought I was done with Shawshank. All you have to do is let it go for at least a year or two. You'll love it again when you come back.

Don't forget about Sean Penn and Bad Boys. You get to see the on again off again asshole guard from Shawshank get his face mutilated by a BOOOOM!!! box.

EDIT: I did a quick check. That dude has been in at least 4 prison movies. Only once as a prisoner.

[Coach]

Love Shawshank.
That Prison Movie with Stallone and Sutherland..Inside?

Caged Heat, or
any of those Women in Prison Movies.

Brubaker?

Best 70's Prison movie... hands down....Jericho Mile Maaaannnnn!

[hedges]

When people mention Bad Boys, I'm like, oh yeah that great Sean Penn movie, but it turns out they were talking about Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.

[PapaBear]

When people mention Bad Boys, I'm like, oh yeah that great Sean Penn movie, but it turns out they were talking about Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.
I know. I googled Bad Boys to make sure I had the title right. I don't think it was even on the first page. I had to add "Penn" to the search to make sure.

[fezident]

SHAWSHANK is on legend status with me.

When I catch it, I drop the remote and watch it.

[BMoses]

I know. I googled Bad Boys to make sure I had the title right. I don't think it was even on the first page. I had to add "Penn" to the search to make sure.

The scene where Penn puts sodas in a pillow case and beats the shit out of that dude is to this day one of my favorites.

[PapaBear]

The scene where Penn puts sodas in a pillow case and beats the shit out of that dude is to this day one of my favorites.
Damn. Now I want to watch it again. It's been a few years. It's no Shawshank, of course, but it's a damn fun movie.

[Slumbag]

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IGcPoXkEPio/R_TZvmsbLMI/AAAAAAAAD5Q/Dm3HrsFPAq8/big_doll_house_poster_01.jpg

Best part of this movie is when Pam Grier is about to fight this white chick. The white chick calls Pam Grier a nigger, and then Pam takes her down and goes "That's Miss Nigga to you".
Not much sexier than Pam Grier in the 70's.

[tele7]

Just finished watching Shawshank too. Great movie, but I gotta go with this one:


http://www.dvdrama.com/imagescrit/midnight_express_z2hd.jpg

[hedges]

Excellent choice. Of course it being based on a true story made it pretty intriging.

[Coach]

Cool Hand Luke

[StupidGirlllll]

I tend to go for the prison comedy.. I really enjoyed the Martin Lawrence Eddie Murphy film "Life". & How can I not mention Stir Crazy that is a classic.

[Marc with a c]

dead man walking

[sailor]

what's so great about shawshank? i saw it for the first time a year ago and in no way did it live up to the hype. it was a cute movie, but classic? no.

[Hottub]

Already mentioned;
Caged Heat
Bad Boys.
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/a9/9c/dff0b220dca0ffb633649010._AA240_.L.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e139/jaketheshnake/BadBoy-SeanPenn.jpg

Adding;
The great escape.

[EliSnow]

Would you consider Bridge on the River Kwai as a prison movie?

[Hottub]

Of course it is. And a great one at that.

[A.J.]

http://blogs.citypages.com/amadzine/images/Stalag_17.jpg

[Kublakhan61]

The Grand Illusion

[razorboy]

My favorites have already been mentioned (Midnight Express, Cool Hand Luke) but I would submit, for at least some consideration,




http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c297/razorboy_/mov192383.jpg

[toolshed]

Two words: Tango. Cash.

[Marc with a c]

what's so great about shawshank? i saw it for the first time a year ago and in no way did it live up to the hype. it was a cute movie, but classic? no.

you are the ultimate ronfez.net contrarian.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

http://www.webwombat.com.au/entertainment/dvds/images/lets-go-to-prison.jpg


I keed Shawshank > all

[realmenhatelife]

Barton Fink

[A.J.]

what's so great about shawshank? i saw it for the first time a year ago and in no way did it live up to the hype. it was a cute movie, but classic? no.

These scenes weren't so cute.

http://theboxset.com/images/reviewcaptures/2275THE_SHAWSHANK_REDEMPTION-7.jpg

[meanmrbill]

Every one of the movies mentioned on this thread are great!! Time to fire up bittorrent and have a "Prison Movie" night.

p.s.----There is this girl at work that my buddy and I have nicknamed "Horowitz" because of her resemblance to the character in Bad Boys. We both want her very, very badly. Odd?

[TjM]

30 days in the hole

[ecobag2]

I don't know, maybe I'm getting my period

mod quote :happy:

The first one that comes to mind is Cool Hand Luke - love that friggin movie.

[sailor]

you are the ultimate ronfez.net contrarian.

i'm overrated.

[Judge Smails]

Surprised no one mentioned Escape from Alcatraz yet, which was based on a true story. Now, even though I love Shawshank, it always bothered me a little to think that some elements were ripped off from Alcatraz, ie: the whole escape by tunneling through the crumbling cell wall, the "Birdman" con that goes nuts, etc.

[A.J.]

Surprised no one mentioned Escape from Alcatraz yet, which was based on a true story. Now, even though I love Shawshank, it always bothered me a little to think that some elements were ripped off from Alcatraz, ie: the whole escape by tunneling through the crumbling cell wall, the "Birdman" con that goes nuts, etc.

That's true. And the way Andy got rid of the wall in the yard by dumping the dirt out of his pants came from "The Great Escape".

EFA is a great movie. Ironically, the warden is played by Patrick McGoohan who is most famous as "The Prisoner".

[ToiletCrusher]

Sleepers has it all - adolescent boys being sexually abused while in kiddy prison then sweet sweet revenge.

[epo]

I wanna talk to the man!

http://i3.iofferphoto.com/img/item/498/748/56/Brubaker_fot45R.jpg

Brubaker (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080474/) bitches!

[KnoxHarrington]

What we have in this thread is failure to communicate.

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/images/coolhandluke4.JPG

[skyscraper]

it begins and ends with shawshank. best ever.
bridge on the river kwai is excellent also, but I would put it in a different class. POW movies are different than criminals (or wrongly convicted) in prison movies.
and while kwai is a great story, it is only loosely based on the true story. the main flaw: the bridge is still standing today, whereas they blow it up in the movie.

[IMSlacker]

The original version of The Longest Yard is pretty good. I enjoyed the British, soccer version, Mean Machine, as well.

[Coach]

Scared Straight?

[Slumbag]

I watched this earlier today.
My new favorite. I watched it years ago, but had completely forgotten it. Eric Bana was amazing.

http://www.artprints.com/images/MOV/large/mov196506.jpg

[TooLowBrow]

http://www.freemooviesonline.com/images/stories/wallpaper/13/the-great-escape-1-1024.jpg

[asayresk]

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[brettmojo]

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[burrben]

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[pennington]

If you have seen this, it's worth the time:


http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4GQK-ZNTc2Y/SHiW8wMhPzI/AAAAAAAAAUE/t12ATOFoXmY/s400/I+am+a+Fugitive+From.jpg

[TripleSkeet]

I liked most of the movies mentioned. Loved Shawshank and Escape from Alcatraz.

Also, Blood In Blood Out was an incredible movie.