Spoiler(film)
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Directed by | Jeff Burr |
Screenplay by | Michael Kalesniko |
Produced by | Barnet Bain |
Starring | Gary Daniels Meg Foster |
Cinematography | Philip Lee |
Edited by | Amanda I. Kirpaul |
Music by | Marco Marinangeli |
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Running time | 90 minutes (99 minutes in Canada) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Spoileris a 1998 Americanactionsci-fi filmdirected byJeff Burrand starringGary DanielsandMeg Foster.It takes place inNew Yorkin the far future.
Plot summary
[edit]In a futuristic,cyber-punkNew York City,convicted felon Roger Mason (Gary Daniels) is serving a sentence and is locked away in a high security prison facility, whereCryonicsare applied to some of the inmates, including Mason himself, to keep them in a state ofsuspended animation.Mason, despite all the security measures applied at his confinement facility, manages to escape repeatedly to see his daughter, which is the only reason why he's making attempt after attempt to break free. However, the authorities are able to catch him and bring him back every time to serve an even longer sentence as punishment for his attempts to escape. Since he's being cryonically frozen to serve his time for years at a time, he remains practically the same age while his daughter grows older normally. As more and more time keeps being added to his original sentence, his escape attempts become more of an obsession rather than a goal.
Cast
[edit]- Gary Danielsas Roger Mason
- Meg Fosteras Woman #1
- Bryan Genesseas Bounty #1
- Jeffrey Combsas the Captain
- Nicholas Sadleras Renny
- Steven Schub as Phil
- Stewart Finlay-McLennanas Lory*
- Joe Ungeras Clemets
- Sarah Freeman as Maggie**
- David Grohas Uncle Hutchy
- Bruce Gloveras the Priest
- Jean Speegle Howardas Jillian/Jennifer
- Willard E. Pughas Bounty #2
- Duane Whitakeras Sergeant
- Arye Grossas The Attendant
*Credited as Stewart McLennan. **Credited as Sarah Rayne.
Release
[edit]Spoilerwas released directly to video inVHSformat on 15 September 1998 in the United States and on 30 November 2000 in Germany. It has also been released onDVDon 12 March 2010 in Germany.