The warden of a small, rundown, minimum-security prison plots revenge against the the prison's dishonest owner by having four inmates break out and plan a department store robbery to spruce up the prison's faculties.
Acting
Rodney's final leading role, still sweating one-liners
Writing
Gottfried security guard monologues that go nowhere
Director
Harry Basil
Rodney Dangerfield
Jake Puloski
Randy Quaid
Eli Rockwood
Kirstie Alley
Gloria Beaumont
Paul Rodríguez
Next Week
Ed Begley Jr.
Robert Wade
Gilbert Gottfried
Security Guard
Lisa Arturo
Candy
Louie Anderson
Game Show Host
Michael Bolton
Himself
Tony Cox
Smitty
Nell Carter
Waitress
Blake Clark
Farmer
Leo Rossi
Rusty
Yeardley Smith
Veronica
Kevin West
Lance
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Rodney Dangerfield's last starring role before his death in 2004—the film sat shelved until 2005.
The 'fix our broken institution by committing a crime' plot echoes 1970s anti-establishment comedies, but with 2000s direct-to-video production values.
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