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1987 · United States

Prison

Tonight at a glance

Runtime
102 min
Age rating
R
Language
English
Country
United States
Violence
Strong
Frights
Strong

Why tonight?

  • Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
  • It goes hard on violence and frights — not a wind-down.

The story

After Charles Forsyth was sent to the electric chair for a crime he didn't commit, he forever haunts the prison where he was executed. Flash forward several years when the prison is reopened, under the control of its new warden Eaton Sharpe, a former security guard who framed Charlie. When prisoners are ordered to break down the wall to the execution room, they unknowingly release the angry spirit of Charles Forsyth, a powerful being distributing his murderous rage to all, leading up to the Warden himself.

  • prison
  • prisoner
  • haunting
  • revenge
  • electric chair

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Directed
Renny Harlin

Production

Rating
5.8 / 10 · 143 ratings
Studio
Empire Pictures