Fortress (1992)
- Directed by
- Stuart Gordon
- Genre
- action film, science fiction film, prison film, dystopian film
- Country
- Australia, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 739 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In a dystopian future where a one-child policy is enforced, a man and his wife are sent to a maximum security prison for expecting a second child. They must fight against the prison's brutal systems to survive and protect their unborn child.
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What happens
Fortress is a 1992 science fiction action film directed by Stuart Gordon and shot at Warner Roadshow Movie World Studios (now Village Roadshow Studios) in Queensland, Australia. The story takes place in a dystopian future. The main character, John Henry Brennick (Christopher Lambert), and his wife Karen B. Brennick (Loryn Locklin) are sent to a maximum security prison because she is pregnant with a second child, which is against a strict one-child policy. Fortress premiered at the Fantasy Film Festival on 9 October 1992 before being released by Roadshow Film Distributors in Australia on 21 January 1993 and by Dimension Films (through Miramax Films) in the United States on 3 September 1993. The film was a financial success, but critical reviews were mixed. A sequel, Fortress 2: Re-Entry, was released in 2000, with Lambert reprising his role, making it the first installment in the Fortress film series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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