...except maybe for the tats and getting all buff. This week it's a prison movie double bill
Mon. Apr. 10
7pm American Me (1992): I saw this as a wee youngster, my first exposure to realistic (though dramatized) prison life and the images seen have forever scarred my psyche. Santana, A young street thug from East L.A. who after being arrested for a break in and becomes part of the "legalistic machine" including an 18 year stint in Folsom Prison. After being released he finds the outside life just as harsh as inside. Edward James Olmos (Admiral Adama to you geeks out there) stars and directs for the first time this crime epic. 126 min.
9pm Penitentiary II (1982): After earning his parole by winning the prison boxing tournament, Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone is tired of fighting and wants to move on to a more peaceful life. Too bad for him his prison nemesis Half Dead has broken out and murders Clarisse, Too Short's girlfriend. It's back to prison boxing training (one of the trainers played by Mr. T) and rising the ranks until he can confront Half Dead again. This over the top (and some have said all out shitty) prison boxing film comes heavily recommended by Sinister Sam. BYOB. 99 min.
Next week: "Charlie Murphy has a funnier brother? That's crazy talk."
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