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“Cook County Jail movie- lights, camera but too much action, cut!”
Movies and tv shows are, for the most part, very unrealistic and misleading. For example, a car does not explode after a collision or accident and a Desert-Eagle or 357 Magnum cannot be fired without tremendous recoil, especially if holded in one hand. That being said, these exaggerations do offer the best TV & Movies entertainment.
One of the top 3 BEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME. When it comes to classics there is no equal! A must own or rent
Format: DVD
Category: Comedy
Running Time: 148 minutes
Year Released: 1980
Director: John Landis
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Cast: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Murphy Dunne, William Hall, Carrie Fisher
Plot Outline: Jake Blues and his brother Elwood put on a fund raiser for the church that supported their orphanage by putting their blues band back together and staging a big gig.
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF:
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| Ray Charles |
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| John Candy |
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| John Belushi |
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| James Brown |
Name: The ExperimentFormat: DVD
Category: Drama
Running Time: 96 minutes
Year Released: Sep 21 2010
Director: Paul Scheuring
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Cast: Adrien Brody, Forest Whitaker, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Grace, Clifton Collins Jr., Fisher Stevens, Travis Fimmel, David Banner, Ethan Cohn, Jason Lew
Plot Outline: A group of ordinary men get recruited to take on the roles of guards and prisoners in an experiment and research study. The experiment is designed to see how power and control affects the participants. This movie is a remake of the German movie Das Experiment.
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Genre: Television
Director: Brett Ratner, Michael W. Watkins, Brad Turner
Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Dawn Parouse, Matt Olmstead, Marty Adelstein, Garry A. Brown
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Release Date: 8/8/2006 (also check out for the other 3 seasons and 1 stand alone final episode entitled "The last break")
Length: 966 min.
Cast: Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Robin Tunney, Peter Stormare, Amaury Nolasco, Robert Knepper, Sarah Wayne Callies
Rating: TBD
Synopsis: Most men would do anything to get out of Fox River Penitentiary, but Michael Scofield will do anything to get in. His brother Lincoln has been sentenced to die for a crime he did not commit, and the only way to save him is from the inside out. Armed with prison blueprints and an impossibly intricate escape plan, Michael gets himself incarcerated, and the race against time is on. Now, he'll need all of the cunning, daring, and luck he can muster…along with the assistance of some of the prison's most vile and dangerous felons.
Language: English
DVD Features: Feature commentary on select episodes, Alternate Scenes, "If These Walls Could Speak: Profile of the Joliet Correctional Center" Featurette, "Beyond the Ink: Tattoo Featurette", and more.
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CONTAIN SCENES OF VIOLENCE AND COURSE LANGUAGE
Format: DVD
Category: Television
Running Time: 480 minutes
Year Released: 1997 (also check out for the other 5 seasons)
Director:
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Cast: Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, J.K. Simmons, Rita Moreno, Harold Perrineau Jr., Lee Tergesen, Eamonn Walker, George Morfogen, Dean Winters, Lauren Velez, B.D. Wong
Plot Outline: Welcome to Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison, a.k.a. OZ. As run by Tim Manus and overseen by Warden Leo Glynn, Em City is about prisoner rehabilitation over public retribution. No matter how hardened a criminal or killer, whether you’re in for a few years or in for life, you have a role to play. Once inside, choose your friends carefully. Every group – Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans – stick close to mutual friends and terrorize mutual enemies. Don’t smile. Get yourself a weapon. Stay on everybody’s good side…if you can find one.
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Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Darabont
Producer: Niki Marvin, David V. Lester, Liz Glotzer
Studio: Warner Home Video
Release Date: Now Available
Length: 142 min.
Cast: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, Mark Rolston
Rating: 14A
Synopsis: Tim Robbins stars as a man unjustly sent to prison for the murder of his wife and her lover in this splendid adaptation of a Stephen King novella. Over the course of two decades he slowly plots his escape with the help of Red (Freeman) and teaches the older man that while prison may hold their bodies prisoner, hope will set them free.
Language: English/French
DVD Features: DVD features include cast filmographies, interactive menus, photo gallery and theatrical trailer.
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Name: Papillon Genre: Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Studio: Warner Home Video
Release Date: 5/31/2005
Length: 150 min.
Cast: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon, Anthony Zerba, Robert Deman, Woodrow Parfrey
Rating: 14A
Synopsis: Based on the true story of Henri Charriere, also known as Papillon, which is French for 'butterfly' . A petty criminal, Papillon is wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in a French penal colony in 'Guiane' (French Guiana, South America). Papillon is determined to escape but attempt after attempt meets with difficulty, resulting in eventual recapture. He continues his attempts to escape despite incarcerations in solitary confinement as punishment.
Language: English
DVD Features: Behind-the-scenes documentary: "The Magnificent Rebel"
Category: Action
Running Time: 111 minutes
Year Released: 1979
Director: Don Siegel
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Cast: Patrick Mcgoohan, Clint Eastwood, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau, Fred Ward, Paul Benjamin, Larry Hankin, David Cryer
Plot Outline: In 29 years, the seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and "Birdman" Robert Stroud, was only broken once- by three men never heard of again. Frank Morris is the cunning bank robber who masterminded the elaborately detailed and, as far as anyone knows, ultimately successful, escape.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Kaye
Producer: John Morrissey, Bill Carraro, Kearie Peak, Steve Tisch, Lawrence Turman
Studio: New Line Home Entertainment
Release Date: 4/6/1999
Length: 119 min.
Cast: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Fairuza Balk, Elliot Gould, Stacy Keach, Ethan Suplee, Avery Brooks
Rating: 18A
Synopsis: Edward Norton portrays Derek, a former neo-Nazi who attempts to reform his brother Danny (Furlong) after spending time in prison. The film follows Danny's development as a skinhead, his run-ins with the law and his tragic rejection of his brother's rehabilitation.
Language: English/French
DVD Features: DVD features include deleted scenes and theatrical trailer.
Name: Cool Hand LukeFormat: DVD
Running Time: 126 minutes
Year Released: 1967
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Cast: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon, Lou Antonio, Robert Drivas, Strother Martin, Jo Van Fleet, Clifton James, Morgan Woodward, Luke Askew, Marc Cavell, Richard Davalos, Robert Donner, Warren Finnerty, Dennis Hopper
Plot Outline: When Luke is sent to a prison camp, he portrays himself as a hard man but the head of the gang despises him and tries to break him by any means. Luke soon gains respect and escapes the camp several times before the camp guards lay into him hard and possibly breaking his spirit forever.
Name: Bad Boys
Running Time: 104 minutes
Year Released: 1983
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Cast: Sean Penn, Ally Sheedy, Reni Santoni, Esai Morales, Jim Moody, Eric Gurry, Clancy Brown, Alan Ruck, Dean Fortunato
Plot Outline: A delinquent held in juvenile detention for the murder of a noted youth gang member awaits a showdown with the dead man's vengeful brother in the deadly prison environment.
Running Time: 143 minutes
Year Released: 1962
Director: John Frankenheimer
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English
Other Facts: Black and White
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand, Betty Field, Telly Savalas, Edmond O'Brien, Hugh Marlowe, Whit Bissell, James Westerfield
Plot Outline: While incarcerate in prison, an inmate manages to cure sick bird, and begins a life long quest to understand birds and eventually manages to become a world renowned ornithologist despite his involvement in a prison riot.
Name: The Green Mile Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Darabont
Producer: Frank Darabont, David Valdes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Release Date: 6/13/2000
Length: 188 min.
Cast: Tom Hanks, David Morse, Barry Pepper, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Cromwell, Doug Hutchison, Sam Rockwell
Rating: 14A
Synopsis: Paul Edgecomb (Hanks) is a Death Row prison guard in the 1930s when an inmate arrives who changes his life. This gentle giant of a man (Duncan) appears to have a supernatural gift to heal the sick, yet he awaits death by electrocution for the murder of a child -- a crime Edgecomb does not believe he committed. This moving adaptation of Stephen King’s best-selling novel won Oscars for Best Actor ...
Language: English
DVD Features: DVD features include L47making-of documentary and theatrical trailer.
Name: O Brother, Where Art Thou? Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Coen
Producer: Tim Bevan, Ethan Coen, John Cameron, Eric Fellner, Robert Graf
Studio: Buena Vista International
Release Date: 6/12/2001
Length: 106 min.
Cast: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, Chris Thomas King, Charles Durning
Rating: PG
Synopsis: Three dimwitted convicts (Clooney, Turturro and Nelson) make a break from a chain gang and encounter many of the same adventures and adversaries from Homer’s “Odyssey,” including a one-eyed con man (Goodman) and three seductive Sirens. This lighthearted romp from the famous filmmaking Coen brothers (“Fargo”) features a soundtrack of old blues, country and folk tunes which went on to become one of the most popular albums of 2000.›
Language: English
DVD Features: DVD features include 2 exclusive behind-the-scenes featurettes, music video and storyboard to film comparison.
Name: The HurricaneGenre: Drama
Director: Norman Jewison
Producer: Norman Jewison, Michael Jewison, John Ketcham, Tom Rosenberg, William Teitler
Studio: Universal Pictures
Release Date: 7/11/2000
Length: 145 min.
Cast: Denzel Washington, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Deborah Kara Unger, Liev Schreiber, John Hannah, Dan Hedaya, Debbi Morgan
Rating: 14A
Synopsis: Denzel Washington garnered a well-deserved Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, a black man who was unjustly accused and imprisoned for a triple murder he did not commit. He is unable to win his freedom until a young boy and some Canadian law students read his book and struggle against institutional racism to clear his name in this inspirational drama featuring a magnificent performance from Washington and excellent direction from Norman Jewison.
Language: English
DVD Features: DVD features include director commentary, featurette "The Miracle Of The Hurricane", deleted scenes/outtakes and original theatrical trailer.
National Geographic & BBC Documentaries
Johnny Cash and June Carter live from San Quentin State Prison
Illinois Stateville prison Documentary (English)
California San Quentin Prison Documentary
If you don't know what this is article is about, visit and read the Cook county jail movie article to see how many movie relations you can decipher and read the following paragraph for the correct answers.
First paragraph had 2 movie references
"The Last Action Hero with Arnold Schwarzenegger"
“Gladiator with Russel Crowe"
"Spartacus Blood and Sand with Andy Whitfield" is not a movie but a series that aired on HBO in early January 2010 and it’s highly recommended. A true 10 out of 10 that incorporate a mixture od the movie “300” and the HBO mini-series “Rome” but 10 times better in visual quality. Spartacus Blood and Sand with Andy Whitfield contains nudity, lots of blood and gore, violence, course language and a very anticipated 2nd season! Although there is a movie with the same title released on October 7 1960 with the same name (Starring Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier and Jean Simmons), the one from the article was meant for the 2010 version.
The second paragraph had 3 movie references
("3 Six Mafia" by "Sippin' on Some Syrup") is not a movie but a RAP/HIPHOP song by the group 3 six mafia.
"Beerfest with Will Forte"
"Grand Theft Auto Vice City" is not a movie but a video game released in early 2000 from Rockstar which is available for all major consoles and portable devices
"Stephen King's Christine"
"Four Rooms with Quentin Tarantino"
The third paragraph had 3 movie references
"Woody Allen" and "Alfred Hitchcock" are not movies but producers, although in the 80’s Alfred Hitchcock did have his own show called “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”.
"Escape From Alcatraz with Clint Eastwood".
"Vantage Point with Dennis Quaid".
"Greenmile with Tom Hanks"
"John Coffey" and "Michael Clarke Duncan" are not movies but technically the same person. Michael Clarke Duncan is the actor who played the role of John Coffey, the innocent inmate who gets....... in the “Greenmile”
The fourth paragraph had 10 movie references
"Saturday Night Fever with John Travolta"
"Staying Alive with the Beegees" is a very tricky one. This very popular song by the Beegees in the 70's and 80’s is used in the movie "Saturday Night Fever with John Travolta" but "Staying Alive” is also the name of the sequel to the movie "Saturday Night Fever with John Travolta". Nonetheless was not intended to be referred as a movie in the article.
"The Experiment with Adrien Brody"!
"Back To The Future (the first or third one) with Michael J. Fox".
Back to the future is intended as a movie reference but want to explain why I did specify the “the first or third one” in the article. For people who are unfamiliar with this movie series, the name of this movie is misleading and the title only works for the second movie “Back to the future 2”. That’s because in the first movie and third movie, Marty McFly (Michael J Fox) and Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd) actually goes back in the past. The first one to make sure that Marty McFly’s dad fall in love with his mom so that he doesn’t disappear and become non-existent in the present and the third took place in a western-cowboy setting. Only in the second movie is relevant to the title since they actually go to the future.
"60 Seconds with Nicholas Cage"
"Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach"
"Sherlock Holmes"
"The Pink Panther"
"Inspector Gadget"
"Reno 911 Miami"
"Ace Ventura Pet Detective"
The fifth paragraph had 10 movie references
"Silence Of The Lambs with Anthony Hopkins"
"Scarface with Tony Montana"
"Armored with Laurence Fishburne"
"T-1000 from Terminator 2: Judgment Day"
"Seven with Brad Pit and Morgan Freeman"
"The Fugitive with Harrison Ford"
"The Blues Brothers with John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd"
"Fight Club with Edward Norton"
"Training Day with Denzel Washington".
"Click with Adam Sandler"
The sixth paragraph had 2 movie references
Al Capone, Richard Speck, Frank Nitti, Jeff Ford, Tony Accardo, Larry Hover and John Wayne Gacy may had movies related to them but were not intended to be represented that way in the article. They all are real-life inmates who were incarcerated inside the Cook County Jail.
“Godfathers the like of Don Vito Corleone”
"Agent Smith form the Matrix Revolutions"
The seventh paragraph had 2 movie references
"Phenomenon with John Travolta"
"Show me the money!" like "Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire
Quick note from the article: LeVar Burton (also well known for his role in StarTrek The Next Generation) played the role of Kunta Kinte in the tv series Roots, the best ever of the genre. “Amistad” starring Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey and Anthony Hopkins is also an excellent movie from the genre.
The eighth paragraph had 1 movie reference
"Jay And Silent Bob Strikes Back"
The ninth paragraph had no movie reference
The tenth paragraph had 9 movie references
"Cousin Vinny with Joe Pesci"
"The Adams Family"
"Benny & Joon"
"Austin Powers"
"Mrs. Doubtfire"
"Bruce Almighty"
"The Six Sense of Haley Joel Osment and Bruce Willis"
"Weekend At Bernie's with Andrew McCarthy"
"The Planet Of The Apes" with "Charlton Heston" or "Mark Wahlberg"!
"Charlton Heston” or "Mark Wahlberg” are not the same person. “Planet of the Apes” was a big blockbuster and a well marketed movies and tv series in the 60’s all the way through the 80’s. The ideas in the movie are based on the novel La planète des singes by Pierre Boulle which was published in 1963. Charlton Heston played in the original 2 first movies (which were the best of the 5 released between 1968-1973). I could tell you why he didn’t play in the last 3 but it would be too much of a spoiler!
Actor Mark Wahlberg played in the 2001 remake which was very well done but had a vey surprising (very different ending from the original 1968 movie) conclusion which I’m very anxious to see the sequel! But I guess I will have to wait many more years since a new Planet of the Apes movie entitled “Rise of the Apes” is set to be release on June 24 2011 but will be a prequel to all the movies from the franchise.
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