Prison (1987)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $4,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $354,704.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 21.236 |
Directed By
Renny Harlin
Crew
Renny Harlin
Irwin Yablans
Richard Band
Christopher L. Stone
Mac Ahlberg
Andy Horvitch
C. Courtney Joyner
Charles Band
Anthony Barnao
Kane Hodder
Patrick Denver
Philip Duffin
Gail O.
Marge Oroz
Suzanne Parker Sanders
Scott Wheeler
Robert Adams
Greg Brine
Dee Hopkins
John Larsen
Aaron Mixolic
Joseph Ressa
Rafe Cooper
David Hopkins
Brett Larsen
Paul Byers
Bob Jakobson
Regina Argentine
K. Scott Abbot
Lloyd Hansen
Arthur Martinez
Felix Najera
Richard Salsbury
David Boyd
Stephen Collins
Michael Conner
Peter Mercurio
Robert F. Smith
Mark DeGeorge
Robert Duffin
Kurt Fries
Dave Reynolds
Dennis Bishop
Thomas Browne
Owen Engelmann
Ron McCausland
John Bramley
Estelle Rodkoff
Nathan Scott
Rod Lockman
Marlyss Edwards
Bruce Stubblefield
Barbara Vickers
Ken Pawlak
Netaya Anbar
Lorie O'Shatz
Zack Davis
Robert Fitzgerald
Allen Hartz
Hari Ryatt
Fred Wasser
Jan Brodin
Gordon Mac Rae
Mark Ettel
T.A. Moore Jr.
Richard Portman
Eddie Surkin
Allen Blyth
Kevin Kutchaver
Lori Ball
Donald Likovich
Lauren Zuckerman
Cari Lutz
Daniel J. Johnson
Jonathan Bogner
Richard Band
Gail Rorabaugh
Danny Fisher
Tim Drnec
Graham Toon
Jeff Varga
Lloyd Agte
John Barron
Gil Pourier
Ted Pryor
Dan Spaulding
Maya Tabet
Bennah Burton-Burtt
Diane Yablans
Julie Ahlberg
Thomas Johnston
Jim Stewart
Randy E. Moore
William Butler
TOP CAST
Viggo Mortensen
Burke / Forsythe Electrocution
Chelsea Field
Katherine Walker
Lane Smith
Warden Eaton Sharpe
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Cresus
Tom Everett
Rabbitt
Ivan Kane
Lasagna
André De Shields
Sandor
Tommy Lister Jr.
Tiny
Stephen E. Little
'Rhino' Reynolds
Mickey Yablans
Brian Young
Larry Jenkins
Hershey
Arlen Dean Snyder
Captain Horton
Hal Landon Jr.
Wallace
Matt Kanen
Johnson
Rod Lockman
Kramer
Kane Hodder
Forsythe / Gas Mask Guard
Michael Deak
Prisoner (uncredited)
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