No Escape

1994
15
1h 58m

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6.1/10

23K

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Ray Liotta, Kevin Dillon, Ernie Hudson, and Stuart Wilson in No Escape (1994)

A soldier convicted for murdering his commanding officer is dumped and left to die on a prison island inhabited by two camps of convicts.

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A soldier convicted for murdering his commanding officer is dumped and left to die on a prison island inhabited by two camps of convicts.A soldier convicted for murdering his commanding officer is dumped and left to die on a prison island inhabited by two camps of convicts.A soldier convicted for murdering his commanding officer is dumped and left to die on a prison island inhabited by two camps of convicts.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

23K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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6/10

Actually This Is Kind Of Fun

Ray Liota stars in this sci-fi actioner, sent to an in-escapable island prison he bands together with a group of fellow inmates to fight off a band of savages. Stuart Wilson plays Marek the psycho leader of the savages and his over the top portrayal fits in with the late night b-movie feel. Also appearing are a whole host of British character actors along with Lance Henrickson and Ernie Hudson who seem to make a living off this type of direct to video fare.

If your not into sci-fi or action you may as well leave now, this is one of those films that regular appears late at night on the movie channel and is worth watching because it's a fun no brainer. The best way to describe it is a cross of Mad Max and Fortress the Christopher Lambert Sci-Fi effort. This film is superior to Fortress but falls way short of Mad Max.

Liota is pretty good but this is no where near his quality of performance in Goodfella's and to be honest it doesn't need to be as this is b-movie action fun not Scorsese. He drives the plot along and carries the action scenes off well. Lance Henrikson is reliable as ever and adds to his impressive list of fantasy/sci-fi appearances, Ernie Hudson is OK but will never escape from the isn't that the fourth guy in ghostbusters who didn't have much to do? One for the late night sci-fi / b-movie fans 6/10

no-skyline
Aug 11, 2005
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Trivia
Ernie Hudson said that he took the role of Hawkins because he wanted to get as far away from civilization as he could following the making of the film The Crow (1994) and the death of its star, Brandon Lee.

Goofs
When Dysart hands Robbins a pair of Molotov Cocktails, he says they were invented by a man named "Sergei Molotov". This is, in fact, incorrect. The Molotov Cocktail was first used in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) before actually gaining this name in the Winter War (1939) between Finland and the Soviet Union. The Finns used this incendiary weapon to great effect against the Soviets and gave it the name the "Molotov Cocktail" as an insult directed towards the Soviet foreign minister, Vyacheslav Molotov. No one named Sergei was involved in the making of the weapon.

Quotes
Warden: Was there something you wanted to add?
Robbins: Don't ever turn your back on me again.

Alternate versions
UK video version is cut by 1 second from the climactic impaling scene to secure a "15" rating. The DVD features the same cut print.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: When a Man Loves a Woman/PCU/With Honors/No Escape/The Favor (1994)

Soundtracks
Boogie Shoes
Written by Harry Wayne Casey (as Harry W. Casey) and Richard Finch
Published by Longitude Music Co.
Performed by KC & The Sunshine Band (as K.C. and the Sunshine Band)
Courtesy of Rhino Records, Inc.
By arrangement with Warner Special Products