
Overview:
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.Status: | Released (1989-08-04) |
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Awards: | 3 nominations total |
BoxOffice: | $22,099,847 |
Screen: | Richard Smith, Jeb Stuart, Henry Rosenbaum |
Productions: | TriStar Pictures, Gordon Company, White Eagle, Carolco Pictures |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English |

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Casts
- 16483: Sylvester Stallone - Frank Leone
- 55636: Donald Sutherland - Warden Drumgoole
- 22384: John Amos - Captain Meissner
- 1105: Sonny Landham - Chink Weber
- 3197: Tom Sizemore - Dallas
- 1735: Frank McRae - Eclipse
- 4761: Darlanne Fluegel - Melissa
Crews
- 38689: John Flynn - Director - Directing
- 16654: Michael S. Glick - Executive Producer - Production
- 1993: Lloyd Levin - Producer - Production
- 46442: Adam Simon - Producer - Production
- 10494: Bill Conti - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 58208: Don Brochu - Editor - Editing
- 1093: Lawrence Gordon - Producer - Production
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Reviews
Gimly
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My roommate and I were on a Stallone kick recently, but we never got around to watching _Lock Up_ because we were looking for some hard (see: over-the-top) action, and this sounded more like a wistful drama. Eventually though, _Lock Up_ came due, and I... actually kind of loved it? I ....
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"Frank" (Sylvester Stallone) has only six months left on his prison sentence when he is put into the care of warden "Dromgoole" (Donald Sutherland) - a man who loathes him. Over the course of the film we learn just why as he ensures that that "Frank" is victimised, attacked, goaded a ....
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