Prison (1987) on Netflix
Charles Forsyth dies in Creedmore Penitentiary's electric chair, an innocent man. Years later the prison reopens under warden Ethan Sharpe, who sends two inmates to open its execution room.
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Plot summary
In 1964, Charles Forsyth, convicted of a murder he never committed, is put to death in the electric chair at Creedmore Penitentiary in Wyoming. Ethan Sharpe, a guard, watches it happen. The penitentiary closes four years later. It reopens in the present day to take in an overflow of about three hundred prisoners, and Sharpe has risen to warden. Katherine Walker, who wants reform and works for the Department of Corrections, objects to his appointment and his old-fashioned ways. The new arrivals include Burke, a car thief, Joe "Lasagna" Lazano and the giant Tiny, who find harsh conditions and strict discipline. Sharpe sends Burke and another prisoner to the basement to knock down the wall of the execution room. Breaking through the wall lets the executed man's spirit loose in the prison.
Cast
- Stephen E. Littleas 'Rhino' Reynolds
- Mickey Yablansas Brian Young
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Prison (1987)
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- Most of the prisoners in the film were played by real inmates of the Wyoming State Penitentiary, among them former stuntman Stephen E. Little, who was serving a manslaughter sentence at the time. His SAG dues were paid and current, and he was given the speaking role of Rhino Reynolds.
- The prison was slated for demolition, so the crew was given free license to make permanent, destructive changes to it, including drilling a large passage through the reinforced concrete perimeter wall, which was dressed as a vehicle gate in the film.
- Filming took place at the former Wyoming State Penitentiary in Rawlins, which had stood vacant since its 1981 closure. It was made freely available to the production after Yablans approached the state while searching for an abandoned prison to set the film in.
