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Prison

Prison

Horror has a new home.

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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.

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Budget

$4000000

Revenue

$354704

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

5.738/10

Release Date

08 December 1987

Country

United States of America

Cast

Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen

Burke / Forsythe Electrocution

Chelsea Field

Chelsea Field

Katherine Walker

Lane Smith

Lane Smith

Warden Eaton Sharpe

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Cresus

Tom Everett

Tom Everett

Rabbitt

Ivan Kane

Ivan Kane

Lasagna

André De Shields

André De Shields

Sandor

Tommy Lister Jr.

Tommy Lister Jr.

Tiny

Stephen E. Little

Stephen E. Little

'Rhino' Reynolds

Mickey Yablans

Mickey Yablans

Brian Young

Larry Jenkins

Larry Jenkins

Hershey

Arlen Dean Snyder

Arlen Dean Snyder

Captain Horton

Hal Landon Jr.

Hal Landon Jr.

Wallace

Matt Kanen

Matt Kanen

Johnson

Rod Lockman

Rod Lockman

Kramer

Kane Hodder

Kane Hodder

Forsythe / Gas Mask Guard

Michael Deak

Michael Deak

Prisoner (uncredited)

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