ActionCrime

Lock Up

- How much can a man take...before he gives back?

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.

Release Date : 1989-08-04

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : TriStar PicturesGordon CompanyWhite EagleCarolco Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Frank Leone

Original Name : Sylvester Stallone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Warden Drumgoole

Original Name : Donald Sutherland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Meissner

Original Name : John Amos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chink Weber

Original Name : Sonny Landham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dallas

Original Name : Tom Sizemore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eclipse

Original Name : Frank McRae

Gender : Male

Character Name : Melissa

Original Name : Darlanne Fluegel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Braden

Original Name : William Allen Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Base

Original Name : Larry Romano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Manly

Original Name : Jordan Lund

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wiley

Original Name : John Lilla

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ernie

Original Name : Dean Rader Duval

Gender : Male

Character Name : Louie Munafo

Original Name : Jerry Strivelli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mastrone

Original Name : David Anthony Marshall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chink's Gang Member

Original Name : Kurek Ashley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chink's Gang Member

Original Name : Michael Petroni

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chink's Gang Member

Original Name : Danny Trejo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Frank D'Annibale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Tony Lip

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Clarence Moore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Joe Pentangelo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Eli Rich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Bo Rucker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Randy Sandkuhl

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Vasquez

Original Name : Robert Vazquez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prisoner

Original Name : Tony Munafo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johnson

Original Name : Frank Pesce

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prison Receptionist

Original Name : Troy Curvey Jr.

Gender : Male

Reviews

Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

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? It's about as cheesy I had feared, but I what never occurred to me is that that cheese would totally work. I mean, it's not exactly Shawshank we're working with here, but if I were putting together a list of all the good prison movies ever made, _Lock Up_ would be on it. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-11-10

"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 and constantly provoked. Can this determined prisoner find the mettle to resist the temptation to fight back against his persecutor, and can he manage to find a way to illustrate just how devious and brutal this man is to the authorities? This is a well paced and fairly action-packed prison drama with Sutherland in quite good, menacing, form. It also benefits from a reasonable supporting cast with Sonny Landham ("Chink"), Tom Sizemore ("Dallas") and the young Larry Romano ("First Base") all delivering strongly as the warden decides to attack those close to "Frank" to push him ever closer to the edge. There's not really much jeopardy though, the narrative is pretty procedural and Stallone does enough, but no more, with the rather mundane dialogue that doesn't really add much to the simple visuals that are effective at times, but again - we have seen it all before. Stallone put so much of himself into his "Rocky" persona, unfortunately he has little left to inject into this and I found it all just a bit dull.