Prison break? Try prison BREAKUP — framed, betrayed, and sci-fi'd in 91 chaotic minutes.
Tony is framed by Claremont for a murder he didn't commit. He is sent to prison but Claremont promises him freedom if he can find Allie in the prison and bring her out. Allie and Tony soon join forces and the actual escape from the prison is a small part of what they will go through together.
Acting
Stephen McHattie chews scenery as deliciously evil Claremont.
Production
Peak 1995 Canadian TV movie budget goes HARD.
Director
Graeme Campbell
Esai Morales
Tony Archer
Nia Peeples
Allie Thompson
Doug Abrahams
Watch Captain
Campbell Lane
Judge
Tom McBeath
Senator Don Boyd
Stephen McHattie
Jack Claremont
Sarah Strange
Layla, Tony’s Ex Girl
Douglas Arthurs
Rollins, Claremont’s Henchman
Jerry Wasserman
Archer’s Attorney
Johnny Cuthbert
Jeckel, Top Con
Roger Barnes
Cop #2
Peter Bryant
Head Prison Guard
Adrien Dorval
Con on Bicycle
Lorena Gale
Appeals Judge
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was filmed in Vancouver during the peak era of cheap Canadian sci-fi TV movies that somehow landed name actors.
The 'Zone 14' prison concept predicted the privatized prison boom — accidentally woke for 1995.
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