Felon (2008)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Ric Roman Waugh

Writer:

Ric Roman Waugh (written by)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

No Rules. No Hope. No Way Out.

Plot:

A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.

Plot Keywords:

Nightmare | Prison | Tear Gas | Release From Prison | Manslaughter

Cast

Stephen Dorff	...	Wade Porter
Marisol Nichols	...	Laura Porter
Vincent Miller	...	Michael Porter
Anne Archer	...	Maggie
Larnell Stovall	...	Viper
Val Kilmer	...	John Smith
Sam Shepard	...	Gordon
Johnny Lewis	...	Snowman
Harold Perrineau	...	Lt. Jackson
Shawn Prince	...	Todd Jackson
Chris Browning	...	Danny Samson
Nick Chinlund	...	Sgt. Roberts
Greg Serano	...	Officer Diaz
Jake Walker	...	Warden Harris
Nate Parker	...	Officer Collins

MPAA:

Rated R for brutal violence, pervasive language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | South Korea:18 | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:16 | South Africa:16LV | UK:15 | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Stage 6 Films

Trivia:

Based on actual atrocities at Corcoran State Prison.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: You can see the white tape covering the Tropicana logo on the No Pulp Orange Juice container when they are having breakfast.

Quotes:

Laura Porter: It's just that anytime I hang on to any bit of hope it gets taken away from me.

Excellent movie not the usual prison movie

I was expecting another prison movie with just more rapes and violence, but i was pleasantly surprised. Val Kilmer is great and Stephen Dorff is great as well. It reminded me a little of The Shawshank redemption and an Innocent man. It shows how difficult life can be for someone whom lives a hardworking and honest life to enter the prison system filled with career criminals and gang members.

This movie encompasses friendships, hardships, and injustices. Even though the circumstances between the characters and the viewers are quite different, you don't feel that far removed from what the characters are going through.