Penitentiary
by Jamaa Fanaka
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Actor: Badja Djola, Chuck Mitchell, Jamaa Fanaka, Mykelti Williamson, Thommy PollardDirector: Jamaa Fanaka
Brand: LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT
Cinematographer: Marty Ollstein
Composer: Frankie Gaye
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Special Edition
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 99 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-01-24
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Xenon
Movie Reviews of Penitentiary
Movie Review: Don't get locked up unless you can fight
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie will make anyone clean up their act and get straight to keep from getting locked up. Either that or it will make you want to become a boxer in the slammer so you can hook up with chicks. This movie has some memorable scenes that will have you rolling. One of the rare times that the nickname "Too Sweet" in prison doesn't mean you are someones girlfriend.
Summary of Penitentiary
One of the most outrageous and notorious films of the Blaxploitation era from filmmaking phenom Jamaa Fanaka, this landmark prison boxing film Penitentiary was a hit with both audiences and critics. "One of the toughest prison films ever made. Makes Rocky look like patty -cake, patty-cake." - Boston Herald American on PenitentiaryDrama DVD Video
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