Summary
As punishment for drunken, rebellious behavior, a young white soldier is thrown into a stockade populated entirely by black inmates. But instead of falling victim to racial hatred, the soldier joins forces with his fellow prisoners and rises up against the insanely tyrannical and bigoted prison warden.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+23)
Critics 45Audiences 68GoodWatch 48
Tomatometer46%
Metascore44
Audience score70%
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 37 min
Shorter than most dramas, −12 min on the typical 109
typical 10997Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 30 countries, rent or buy in 7 more
+20Released
1990
November 16, 1990
36 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
17 of 17
Charlie SheenPfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean
Martin SheenMSgt. Otis V. McKinney
Laurence FishburneRoosevelt Stokes
Blu MankumaEugene 'Spoonman' Bryce
Michael BeachEdward James Webb- HSHarry StewartHarry 'Sweetbread' Crane
James MarshallCpl. Harold Lamar
Ramon EstevezCpl. Gerald Gessner
Lochlyn MunroBartender
Matt ClarkBean Sr.
Tom McBeathPrincipal- SLSamantha LangevinMrs. Vito
John Toles-BeyLawrence
Christopher JudgePsych. Ward M.P. #1
Brent StaitPsych. Ward M.P. #2
F. Murray AbrahamCapt. Ramon Garcia
Don S. DavisHaig
Directing · 1
- Martin Sheen Director, Writer
Writing · 2
- Dennis Shryack Screenplay
- Gordon Weaver Novel
Production · 4
- Peter E. Strauss Executive Producer
- Frank Giustra Executive Producer
- Tim Gamble Executive Producer
- Richard Davis Producer
Camera · 1
- Richard Leiterman Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Martin Hunter Editor
Sound · 1
- Georges Delerue Original Music Composer
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