Fortress (1992)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1929 movies items)

" Fortress is a 1992 science fiction action film directed by Stuart Gordon and shot at Warner Bros. Movie World in Queensland, Australia. The story takes place in a dystopian future. The main character, John Henry Brennick, and his wife Karen B. Brennick are sent to a maximum security prison because she is pregnant with a second child, which is against a strict one-child policy. A future, private underground prison/Fortress, the inmates are computer controlled with CCTV, dream readers and dev"

The future kind of sucks. (432 movies items)

"Reason for the future sucking: Since the Earth is over crowded, people are sent to super jails, if they are about to be discovered to be parents. Year it takes place: 2017"

Watched in 2023 (78 movies items)

"3.7."

Favorite Action Films: 1992-1993 (41 movies items)

" Directed by: Stuart Gordon Produced by: John Davis, Graham Burke, Greg Coote, Irene Dobson, Steven Feinberg, Michael Lake, Troy Neighbors, Neal Nordlinger, Terence Ryan, and John Flock Written by: Terry Curtis Fox, Troy Neighbors, David Venable, and Steven Feinberg Cinematography: David Eggby Edited by: Tim Willburn Music by: Frederic Falgorn Distributed by: Dimension Pictures"

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"14.4. rewatch"

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films: 1992-1993 (32 movies items)

" Directed by: Stuart Gordon Produced by: John Davis, Graham Burke, Greg Coote, Irene Dobson, Steven Feinberg, Michael Lake, Troy Neighbors, Neal Nordlinger, Terence Ryan, and John Flock Written by: Terry Curtis Fox, Troy Neighbors, David Venable, and Steven Feinberg Cinematography: David Eggby Edited by: Tim Willburn Music by: Frederic Falgorn Distributed by: Dimension Pictures"

An average movie

“To be honest, it has been ages since I have seen this flick and maybe I should re-watch it at some point. Basically, this is a massive guilty pleasure of mine. Indeed, when I started to really watch movies compulsively, I was just about 12 years old and I was mostly focusing on action flicks, which was rather appropriate at that age. And if such an action flick was taking place in some futuristic world, then, it would be pretty much the perfect mix for me. Sure, the concept was pretty basic but the whole thing looked really decent (especially with such a rather modest budget) and I thought it was pretty entertaining. Concerning Christopher Lambert, back then, I had nothing against the guy yet, in the contrary, I thought it was pretty awesome to see the same actor from ‘Highlander’ (ano” read more