- Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland, John Amos, Sonny Landham, Tom Sizemore
- Directors: John Flynn
- Writers: Henry Rosenbaum, Jeb Stuart, Richard Smith
- Producers: Adam Simon, Charles Gordon, Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin
- Format: PAL
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Momentum
- DVD Release Date: 20 May 2002
- Run Time: 109 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005B73J
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 44,922 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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The 1980s was the make-and-break decade for Sylvester Stallone's career, and Lock Up typifies the direction he took in his post-Rocky and Rambo days. It's a concept movie in the same mould as Rambo III just before it, and Tango & Cash just after. The hero (Frank Leone) is put in jeopardy (Gateway Prison), establishes a nemesis to defeat (in the shape of Donald Sutherland as Warden Drumgoole), makes a few friendships that can be sacrificed along the way (Tom Sizemore as Dallas) and does what he does in the name of love (Darlanne Flugel as Melissa). The revenge-twisted warden puts him through hell over a shared back-story. The torture ranges from being made to hold his breath in a delousing chamber to sanity-stretching periods in "The Hole". It's all about how far a man can be pushed. But being a Stallone vehicle, it's not all depressing. Composer Bill Conti reunites with the star to put the same sort of heroic fuel behind a prison-yard football game as he did for Rocky. A couple of feel-good songs pep up the love story and a montage of camaraderie in rebuilding a broken-down car. There's a healthy sense of realism achieved by having Sly doing all his own stunts and the use of a real-life prison. If the elements lead to a by-the-numbers conclusion (it's no Shawshank Redemption), remember this was some years before the actor wanted to get serious.
On the DVD: A surprising amount of footage has been assembled in the two behind-the-scenes featurettes: we see Stallone directing his own fight scenes, and how use of New Jersey's Rahway Prison came with 2,500 real inmates to keep under control. Sound bite interviews reveal Stallone's worldly philosophies, then a trailer and gallery of 17 photos round out a decent overall package. --Paul Tonks
Special Features
1.85 Wide Screen
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 9
German\Italian
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Surround English German Italian
Dolby Digital Surround
Trailer
Making Of Lock Up
Behind The Scenes Footage
Sylvester Stallone Profile
Cast And Crew Interviews
Photo Gallery
Danish\English\German\Italian\Norwegian\Turkish
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 9
German\Italian
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Surround English German Italian
Dolby Digital Surround
Trailer
Making Of Lock Up
Behind The Scenes Footage
Sylvester Stallone Profile
Cast And Crew Interviews
Photo Gallery
Danish\English\German\Italian\Norwegian\Turkish
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This review is from: Lock Up [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
obviously the films awesome anyways but the blu ray quailty is very good. better than some modern day films on blu ray!just waiting for over the top to come out on blu ray now!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Stallone Classic,
This review is from: Lock Up [DVD] (DVD)
even though the language is a bit choice and the violence is a bit Gorey and graphic, i still consider this one of Stallone's best movies
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best of prison escape films made,
This review is from: Lock Up [DVD] (DVD)
You won't find a better prison escape film. One of the better Clint Eastwood performances.Good story.You will want to watch it a few times.
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