Penitentiary
There's only one way out, and 100 fools stand in the way!
1979 | 99m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Jamaa Fanaka |
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| Writer: | Jamaa Fanaka |
| Staring: |
| A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison's toughest gang. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 01, 1979 |
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| Director: | Jamaa Fanaka |
| Writer: | Jamaa Fanaka |
| Genres: | Action, Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | prison, boxing, l.a. rebellion, gay theme |
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Leon Isaac Kennedy | Martel 'Too Sweet' Gordone |
| Thommy Pollard | Eugene T. Lawson |
| Hazel Spears | Linda (as Hazel Spear) |
| Donovan Womack | Jesse Amos |
| Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman | Hezzikia 'Seldom Seen' Jackson (as Floyd Chatman) |
| Chuck Mitchell | Lieutenant Arnsworth |
| Gloria Delaney | Peaches |
| Wilbur 'Hi-Fi' White | Sweet Pea |
| Badja Djola | 'Half Dead' Johnson |
| Cepheus Jaxon | Poindexter |
| Dwaine Fobbs | Lying Latney Winborn |
| Ernest Wilson | Cheese |
| Will Richardson | Magilla Gorilla |
| Elijah Mitchell | Nut #1 |
| Tony Andrea | Mook |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jamaa Fanaka | Director, Writer |
| Marty Ollstein | Director of Photography |
| Betsy Blankett Milicevic | Editor |
| Name | Title |
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| Jamaa Fanaka | Producer |
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