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Title:Movie Reviews and Discussion
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Created:Thu Jan 28 1993
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504.0. "Against The Wall" by 16134::ALCORN_R (SEMPER FI) Mon Mar 28 1994 11:50

    HBO ran their most recent house film and I found it to be quite good.
    It was about the riot in Attica, some years ago, and was titled
    " Against The Wall." The film was directed by John Frankenhiemer and
    I felt that it was presented in an even handed maner. Any thoughts
    on the film?
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504.1Barbarians At The Gate17617::MAYNARDThe Front Row KidWed Mar 30 1994 11:2513
    
    I remember reading Tom Wicker's account, and this movie brought back
    the rememberances of the sheer inhumanity on both sides. The 
    brutalization of the inmates and then when it came their turn the
    payback on the guards. Grim stuff!
    Scariest parts of the movie: When a guard tells  rookie on his first
    week in the prison," The inmates already own this place. If it falls
    apart, we've got 30 seconds to make it to the street..."
    And in the epilogue, when it is noted that prison populations have
    grown 300 percent since 1971, and more than 40 federal prisons have
    been cited for overcrowding and mismanagement in the last 5 years.
    Attica will happen again. 
    				Jim
504.2Addendum17617::MAYNARDThe Front Row KidWed Mar 30 1994 15:126
    I did want to add a strong recommendation for this film. With strong
    performances from Kyle McLachlan,and Harry Dean Stanton and a lot of
    character actors whose names escape me, this is a movie that deserves
    to be seen, but be forewarned some of the violence is *very* graphic.
    							Jim