Summary
In the future, the inmates of a private underground prison are computer-controlled with cameras, dream readers, and devices that can cause pain or death. John and his illegally pregnant wife Karen are locked inside "The Fortress" but are determined to escape before the birth of their baby.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+12)
Critics 43Audiences 55GoodWatch 49
Metascore48
Tomatometer38%
Letterboxd · 14 K ratings3.0/5
IMDb5.9
User score5.8
Audience score40%
Box office
84%of its budget back
- Budget
- $8 M
- Worldwide
- $7 M
Worldwide it made back $7 M of the $8 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 35 min
Shorter than most action movies, −13 min on the typical 108
typical 10895Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
1992
December 18, 1992
34 years ago
Genres
ActionThrillerScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Australia- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more16 people
- Christopher LambertJohn Henry Brennick
- Kurtwood SmithPrison Director Poe
- Loryn LocklinKaren B. Brennick
- Clifton Collins Jr.Niño Gomez
- Jeffrey CombsD-Day
- Lincoln KilpatrickAbraham
- Tom TowlesStiggs
- Vernon WellsMaddox
Carolyn Purdy-GordonZed-10
Alan ZitnerClaustrophobic Prisoner- DGDeni GordonKaren's Cellmate
- EBEric Briant WellsBorder Guard
- DDDragicia DebertBio Scanner Guard
- HNHarry NurmiGuard #1
- PLPeter LambGuard #2
Troy HunterGuard #3
Directing · 2
- Stuart Gordon Director
- Sophie Fabbri-Jackson Script Supervisor
Writing · 4
- David Venable Screenplay
- Steven Feinberg Story, Screenplay
- Troy Neighbors Story, Screenplay
- Terry Curtis Fox Screenplay
Production · 7
- Graham Burke Executive Producer
- Terence Ryan Executive Producer
- Greg Coote Executive Producer
- John Davis Producer
- John Flock Producer
- Mike Fenton Casting
Camera · 4
- David Eggby Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- Adrien Seffrin Second Assistant "A" Camera
- Derry Field First Assistant "A" Camera
- Phil Cross Steadicam Operator
Editing · 3
- Tim Wellburn Editor
- Jeanine Chiavlo First Assistant Editor
- Karen Kory First Assistant Editor
Sound · 11
- Frédéric Talgorn Music
- Lance Brown Sound Designer
- Alan Howarth Supervising Sound Editor
- James Beshears Supervising Sound Editor
- Alicia Stevenson Foley
- Lewis Goldstein Dialogue Editor
Art · 5
- David Copping Production Design
- Diann Wajon Art Direction
- Rosslyn Abernethy Art Department Coordinator
- Simon Murton Art Direction
- Andrew Gardiner Construction Foreman
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Terry Ryan Costume Design
- Margaret Archman Hairstylist
- Karla O'Keefe Makeup Artist, Hairstylist
- Debra Stehlik Hairstylist
- Peter Bevan Costume Supervisor
- Christine Miller Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 2
- Paul Gentry Visual Effects Supervisor
- Nancy Rushlow Visual Effects Producer
Other crew · 18
- Glenn Boswell Stunt Coordinator
- Sam Elia Stunts
- Michael Chorney Scenic Artist
- Chris Anderson Stunts
- Josef Schwaiger Stunts
- Mitch Deans Stunts
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