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Lock Up

United States of America

R
1989-08-04(US)
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Action,
Crime,
Drama,
Thriller
▪ 1h-55m

68^%

User
Score

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

Overview

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.

Michael S. GlickExecutive Producer
Michael N. KnueEditor
Bernie PollackCostume Design
Bill ContiOriginal Music Composer
Robert A. FerrettiEditor
Barry B. LeirerEditor

Top Billed Cast

Sylvester Stallone

Frank Leone

Donald Sutherland

Warden Drumgoole

John Amos

Captain Meissner

Sonny Landham

Chink Weber

Tom Sizemore

Dallas

Frank McRae

Eclipse

Darlanne Fluegel

Melissa

William Allen Young

Braden

Larry Romano

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A review by Gimly

6.0

Written by Gimly on 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, bu...

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