Don "The Dragon" Wilson stars as Jimmy Boland a prisoner who is forced to fight, after he kills a man named Luther, in self defense, Luther's partner Blue (Gregory McKinney)vows revenge, however when Boland turns down the help of a skinhead Wheelhead (Rick Dean) he finds himself being hunted by both the leaders. Enter Stark (Richard Roundtree) a peaceful man who shows Boland the ropes. Bloodfist III is by far the best movie Don "The Dragon" Wilson has made, thanks to some excellent actionscenes as well as a decent story, Bloodfist III is overall a solid effort, Making the next Bloodfist entry worth looking forward to.
14 Reviews
Forced to kill...
fmarkland3224 July 2006
Bloodfist III:Forced To Fight respectively stars Don Wilson as a prisoner who fights to survive the violence caused by racial gangs and the fury delivered by the leaders after a shift in power. Richard "Shaft" Roundtree is the mentor who takes Don Wilson under his wing and is the best thing about the movie. Don Wilson gets about as good as he ever gets and it helps that he is supported by a group of good supporting actors who give conviction to their roles. The main problem is that I was expecting kickboxing and lots of it, while it delivered enough of this to satisfy me, the whole Shawnshank Redemption approach mixed with kickboxing to the head never quite comes together the way it should. Others have given great reviews on this movie and while I agree that this is probably the best of the series it is still far from a good movie. It is instead just a decent martial arts time killer. The film's biggest crime however was inspiring the ultra lame Live By The Fist.
* *1/2 out of 4-(Pretty good)
* *1/2 out of 4-(Pretty good)
Definitely worth watching!
tarbosh2200020 August 2011
Warning: Spoilers
Jimmy Boland (Wilson) is in prison after a barfight gone wrong. Now in prison, he fights a guy named Luther because he raped his friend and Luther dies because of it. Now the Black gangs on the inside want to kill Jimmy. The White racists welcome him into their camp, but Jimmy refuses. Now he's got two prison gangs out for his blood, and, being the loner that he is, Jimmy Boland is...forced to fight! Jimmy is put in a cell with the intellectual and respected (by most) Stark (Roundtree) and they become buddies. Also, the pedophile Diddler (Cardone) is portrayed as sympathetic and he and Jimmy also forge an uneasy friendship. Seeing as Wingate State Penitentiary is considered to be a state-of-the-art facility, the higher-ups are hushing up a lot of the corruption and misdoings. As alliances on both the inside and outside are constantly shifting, will Jimmy be able to expose the truth and fight his way to freedom? Bloodfist 3: Forced to Fight was the first in the Bloodfist series not to be connected to the first two. It really should have been called simply Forced to Fight, but the ever-crafty Roger Corman must have thought they should unnecessarily slap the Bloodfist moniker on it just to be safe. Seeing as how this movie actually went to the theater but tanked, it was the final theatrically-released Bloodfist film. The fact that three made it to the theater is still impressive.
Truly this is Don the Dragon's Death Warrant, and he carries it off in his own inimitable way. The filmmakers seemingly really tried to make him look like Lou Diamond Phillips this time around. Much like how Frank Zagarino was meant to resemble Dolph Lundgren in Armstrong. But it's really not needed, The Dragon stands on his own. For this movie, they actually got another name, Richard Roundtree. His role is substantial and he acquits himself well in what is really an ensemble film. Then again, he was competing directly against French Fry (Callahan) and Weird Willy (Schott) so all bets are off. But he took the role seriously, which is good. Peter "Sugarfoot" Cunningham of Above the Law (1986) fame is here as an inmate named Champ. Though he's not credited in the film, we strongly believe Ian Jacklin is on board as well, as one of the Aryans, or, as they call themselves, "Scooter Trash". I know, I don't get it either.
The movie is entertaining, and, for its kind, surprisingly well-written. There was an attempt to be serious here and deal with real issues. We felt that was done well and an interesting change of pace. The pace was to be changed once again with the fourth Bloodfist film, whose tone is much lighter. The tradition of the actor/fighter's championship titles appearing along with their credit is maintained, Eric Lee helped with the fight coordination, and the Michael Elliott score is worth pointing out as well. Also, for movie night, the prisoners all watch TNT Jackson (1974). That probably wouldn't occur today. In actuality, a lot of the prison scenarios here aren't completely realistic. But hey, Wingate is a new kind of prison.
This Don the Dragon prison film under the Bloodfist banner is worth seeing.
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Truly this is Don the Dragon's Death Warrant, and he carries it off in his own inimitable way. The filmmakers seemingly really tried to make him look like Lou Diamond Phillips this time around. Much like how Frank Zagarino was meant to resemble Dolph Lundgren in Armstrong. But it's really not needed, The Dragon stands on his own. For this movie, they actually got another name, Richard Roundtree. His role is substantial and he acquits himself well in what is really an ensemble film. Then again, he was competing directly against French Fry (Callahan) and Weird Willy (Schott) so all bets are off. But he took the role seriously, which is good. Peter "Sugarfoot" Cunningham of Above the Law (1986) fame is here as an inmate named Champ. Though he's not credited in the film, we strongly believe Ian Jacklin is on board as well, as one of the Aryans, or, as they call themselves, "Scooter Trash". I know, I don't get it either.
The movie is entertaining, and, for its kind, surprisingly well-written. There was an attempt to be serious here and deal with real issues. We felt that was done well and an interesting change of pace. The pace was to be changed once again with the fourth Bloodfist film, whose tone is much lighter. The tradition of the actor/fighter's championship titles appearing along with their credit is maintained, Eric Lee helped with the fight coordination, and the Michael Elliott score is worth pointing out as well. Also, for movie night, the prisoners all watch TNT Jackson (1974). That probably wouldn't occur today. In actuality, a lot of the prison scenarios here aren't completely realistic. But hey, Wingate is a new kind of prison.
This Don the Dragon prison film under the Bloodfist banner is worth seeing.
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One of Don Wilson's finest efforts
Flmcrtic29 May 2001
I felt that Don Wilson, the director and his supporting cast did a lot with little money. The script was strong as well as the performances of much of the cast. This ensemble helped bring Wilson's acting to another level. The action was OK, It could've been much better but it wasn't bad.
The best Bloodfist of the bunch.
DigitalRevenantX710 August 2015
Jimmy Boland, a Japanese-American serving time in a Los Angeles prison after being wrongfully convicted of a barroom brawl, is moved to the prison's toughest section after killing the prison's kingpin for revenge over the rape & murder of Jimmy's young friend. He is placed in the same cell as the prison's jailhouse lawyer Samuel Stark. At first, Jimmy wants to do his own time, but with two opposing groups after him as a star recruit, Jimmy begins to use his formidable fighting skills to stay alive – and in doing so embarrasses the prison's incompetent warden.
The Bloodfist series has become one of the 1990s' most prolific B-grade action franchises – which is somewhat surprising since the original Bloodfist was nothing more than a cheap rip-off of the early works of Jean-Claude Van Damme (think BLOODSPORT & you're halfway there). A cheap knock-off it might have been, but the original Bloodfist was surprisingly successful in its limited theatrical release, so much so that producer Roger Corman greenlit something like eight sequels to date.
I went into Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight expecting more of the same plot-less kickboxing mayhem that the first two films made a living off, only to be somewhat surprised. Forced to Fight doesn't feature much in the way of brutal hand-to-hand combat (unless you count the several bouts between Don "The Dragon" Wilson & his fellow inmates) but actually is the first film in the series to focus on the story. Granted, the story isn't terribly innovative & the character arcs are predictable, but the film wears its well-trodden concept as a badge of honour.
There were some things that I found extremely unusual in a film like this. Director Oley Sassone shakes things up in a passable fashion – the hero is wrongfully accused of a fatal brawl & is serving time for it (an indictment of racial profiling) who kills the prison's kingpin as revenge for the prisoner raping & killing one of the hero's friends, resulting in the prison being split along racial lines. There is even a riot at the film's climax. The most unusual thing is the inclusion of a child molester as one of the hero's friends – I found this to be quite repellent but at the same time intrigued by the screenwriters' bold move, probably an attempt to show that all prisoners are only human, no matter what crime they are accused of.
The film features some excellent performances. Wilson still has the acting range of a plank of wood but he is steadily improving. Here, he is given some rope to deliver more dialogue than he did in the previous three films he had made (the first two Bloodfist films & the cheapjack futuristic thriller FUTURE KICK). There is even a scene where he simply holds up his fist & remarks "This is my power." which is indicative of the career he has made for himself so far. Richard Roundtree is by far the best actor of the bunch, playing the jailhouse lawyer to good effect. Gregory McKinney & Rick Dean both are suitably slimy as the two opposing faction leaders in the prison & their eventual alliance is a sign that even in prison, allegiance is relative to human nature.
The Bloodfist series has become one of the 1990s' most prolific B-grade action franchises – which is somewhat surprising since the original Bloodfist was nothing more than a cheap rip-off of the early works of Jean-Claude Van Damme (think BLOODSPORT & you're halfway there). A cheap knock-off it might have been, but the original Bloodfist was surprisingly successful in its limited theatrical release, so much so that producer Roger Corman greenlit something like eight sequels to date.
I went into Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight expecting more of the same plot-less kickboxing mayhem that the first two films made a living off, only to be somewhat surprised. Forced to Fight doesn't feature much in the way of brutal hand-to-hand combat (unless you count the several bouts between Don "The Dragon" Wilson & his fellow inmates) but actually is the first film in the series to focus on the story. Granted, the story isn't terribly innovative & the character arcs are predictable, but the film wears its well-trodden concept as a badge of honour.
There were some things that I found extremely unusual in a film like this. Director Oley Sassone shakes things up in a passable fashion – the hero is wrongfully accused of a fatal brawl & is serving time for it (an indictment of racial profiling) who kills the prison's kingpin as revenge for the prisoner raping & killing one of the hero's friends, resulting in the prison being split along racial lines. There is even a riot at the film's climax. The most unusual thing is the inclusion of a child molester as one of the hero's friends – I found this to be quite repellent but at the same time intrigued by the screenwriters' bold move, probably an attempt to show that all prisoners are only human, no matter what crime they are accused of.
The film features some excellent performances. Wilson still has the acting range of a plank of wood but he is steadily improving. Here, he is given some rope to deliver more dialogue than he did in the previous three films he had made (the first two Bloodfist films & the cheapjack futuristic thriller FUTURE KICK). There is even a scene where he simply holds up his fist & remarks "This is my power." which is indicative of the career he has made for himself so far. Richard Roundtree is by far the best actor of the bunch, playing the jailhouse lawyer to good effect. Gregory McKinney & Rick Dean both are suitably slimy as the two opposing faction leaders in the prison & their eventual alliance is a sign that even in prison, allegiance is relative to human nature.
They Get Better As the Series Goes Along
actionstar-8962527 June 2019
The third in the BLOODFIST series takes a spin in a different direction. Don "The Dragon" Wilson still headlines the cast, but he plays a different character. He plays Jimmy Boland who is in the clink for manslaughter. It is a darker, meaner character than Jake Raye, but to be honest I thought it was the same character and prison time had done that to him. Anyways, everybody in the slammer wants Jimmy dead since he killed an inmate who had just murdered another inmate. So, its about Jimmy and his survival against the odds I suppose. At first he does not want to be anybody's friend, but he gets a new cell mate in Samuel Stark (really well played by Richard Roundtree) who he grows to become friends with. Roundtree in fact almost all alone made this film good and worth watching, but I really do believe they went way too far in showing that yes even the higher ups including the warden and all the guards wanted Jimmy dead too. So, they just don't really exist in the movie. They are NEVER present, so its like they just let the inmates wonder around and do whatever they please. Better than the previous two in the series, but just not good enough sadly. Like the previous two produced by Roger Corman.
Prison race war!
blacktiefight29 October 2006
This is just hilariously bad. Richard Roundtree is the only actor who can even remotely act in this film. The film begins with a guy raping another guy, and a kung fu action scene where the protagonist avenges the rape. This is in no way dramatic, but everything looks is so ridiculous I was in tears laughing. Thats what earned this film a 4 where it otherwise would have received a one or a two. The action sequences are few and sub-par, and the film really seems to think it has a captivating story worth telling. If you like ridiculously dumb lines, by guys who shouldn't be acting, race war ridiculousness, and tons of silly hairstyles, this ones for you. If you are interested in a story thats actually worth watching avoid this one. Also one of the main characters is a sympathetic child molester! Also I could have sworn one of the characters with with no lines who gets killed appears again in a later scene.
Watchable!
GOWBTW26 August 2006
The third installment of "Bloodfist" was about like the first one but slightly better than the second. This time instead of the fighting ring of a arena, it's the ultimate fighting ring: Prison! Just watching a juvenile get raped and killed in prison would make any man's blood boil. Then Wilson's character avenges the kid when he let that rapist meet the end of his own knife he used to kill the kid. And it was interesting to see Richard Roundtree play in the movie. Having Wilson's character get switched around form group to group can get confusing, especially when all the prisoners are black and white. Roundtree's character helps him out despite what he sees. And the fight scenes are never-ending. It's a shame that Roundtree's character got hurt, he was tough as nails all the way. He fought for his freedom, now he's going to fight for his friend who was wrongly put there. That maybe fictional, but it gets a glimpse of prison life that will scare the delinquent straight out of his skin. The marital arts is a way of protection, and it can be a lifesaver. I enjoyed it pretty much. 2 out of 5 stars.
Excellent prison movie.
skullninja12 April 2001
Bloodfist III is a credible movie on many levels. It is an excellent prison movie, a legitimate hand-to-hand combat movie, and even a good message movie. It's far better than Stallone's Lock-Up. The fight scenes are much closer to being real than most of Don "The Dragon" Wilson's movies. Most people wind up hurt severely and unconscious after just one of two blows (just like real life). I'd give this one a solid 8.
Dragon behind the bars
Viva_Chiba16 June 2011
If you saw Bloodfist 1 and 2, you pretty much know what kind of movies you are going to see...another movie about some underground martial arts tournament ? HELL NO ! This is your typical prison movie, with a touch of ass kicking martial arts action, you also get the "usual" stuff that you see in a prison movie (racial issues, tamed sexual abuse, beatings....).
If Bloodfist III flopped, i can actually see why, it wasn't what the audience really wanted (and expected), i mean, this is a prison drama with martial arts, not a non-stop martial arts feature (not a bad thing actually).
There is also a very cool rockish soundtrack, that sets the tone for the movie.
Probably, this is the best Bloodfist that i have seen for now, you can watch it even if you didn't saw Bloodfist 1 and 2, it has NO continuity (same goes for the rest of the sequels).
If Bloodfist III flopped, i can actually see why, it wasn't what the audience really wanted (and expected), i mean, this is a prison drama with martial arts, not a non-stop martial arts feature (not a bad thing actually).
There is also a very cool rockish soundtrack, that sets the tone for the movie.
Probably, this is the best Bloodfist that i have seen for now, you can watch it even if you didn't saw Bloodfist 1 and 2, it has NO continuity (same goes for the rest of the sequels).
Don Wilson's best one in the Bloodfist series an adrenaline prison style action classic!
ivo-cobra812 March 2016
Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight (1992) in my opinion is the best one in the series and honestly my favorite film in the Bloodfist series. It is entertaining an adrenaline, prison style action flick from the 90's. I know I wrote years ago about Bloodfist review and saying it is my favorite film, which I watch it more times, than I have watched this one. I love prison movies my all time favorite prison movie is Death Warrant (1990) with Van Damme which he made that movie 2 years earlier before Don "The Dragon" Wilson made this movie. Honestly I would say this one in the series for me, is the best one and it is completely different film from all the rest seven movies that Don Wilson made. I have enjoyed the action, the fighting sequences and mostly I have enjoyed a real portraying of a human drama in this film. The acting from Don Wilson and the rest of the actors is convincing and the fighting scenes are very realistic.
I grew up watching Don "The Dragon" Wilson's movies and a lot of his movies are crap. Not that he was the worst actor, but he was never wounded like Steven Seagal and he was never bloody, or even trying to put a hard fight, everything was acted nonsense which it was stupid. I always hate that Wilson has to get a girl on the end of his action movies (not counting Bloodfist sequels except VII , he always has to make sex scenes. I never believed that Don Wilson is a sold out for making such a awful cheap horrible movies. Bloodfist and Bloodfist IV: Die Trying were the only movies that I have saw on a TV as a kid. I never saw other movies until on TV arrived Bloodfist VI and VII. Anyway watching this movie again for the second time I have watched 5. years ago on DVD , I was really surprised by the acting, by the action drama in prison and how good it turned out to be. Don Wilson really surprised me, the first Bloodfist movie was a rip off of Van Damme's Bloodsport (1988) this movie it wasn't and Wilson even had a sex scene in the first movie, which I hated that. In this movie nether once he had a girl, or sex, which he did not had one neither sex scenes at all and I love that. I know I wrote on Death Warrant my review that this movie ripped off the idea from Death warrant I was wrong.
This movie is way different from Death Warrant is not even a close similar, this film shows the real life in prison, how is the life behind the bars. A lot of fans are watching Bloodfist series for the fight scenes and action, but this movie is better for me than all of them. I don't agree with IMDb scoring 4.9 this movie deserves at least 6 rating not 4.9. The other actors like are Richard Roundtree as Stark, Gregory McKinney as Blue and Rick Dean as Wheelhead did all a wonderful job playing their characters. I have enjoyed all of them together and again the portraying a human drama in this movie is very realistic and the fight scenes, especially on the end with Wilson fighting Gregory McKinney and Rick Dean while throwing the gas in their faces is very realistic. This is the first time I have ever saw Don Wilson bleeding out and that he got hits and beatings in a kick boxing fight.
Don Wilson also plays a different character a prisoner Jimmy Boland in the first two movies he played Jake Raye, in this movie he play's completely different character and well done. I love Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight to death it is my favorite film in the Bloodfist series. Upon re watching this recently I'm pretty sure this is the best movie in the series; it has a genuinely interesting plot and it's also the most gritty and hardcore of the series. A young boy even gets raped in prison during the opening scene which pretty much sets the tone for this movie. This has a very different tone from the "fun" martial arts flicks that were the first two Bloodfist movies whereas this is more serious and frankly disturbing.
Bloodfist III: Forced To Fight is my favorite film in the series and I love it to death. This flick get's a perfect 10 score by me. It feels pretty authentic with the supporting cast all looking like genuine criminals, giving it an extra air of grittiness. This film is awesome.
I grew up watching Don "The Dragon" Wilson's movies and a lot of his movies are crap. Not that he was the worst actor, but he was never wounded like Steven Seagal and he was never bloody, or even trying to put a hard fight, everything was acted nonsense which it was stupid. I always hate that Wilson has to get a girl on the end of his action movies (not counting Bloodfist sequels except VII , he always has to make sex scenes. I never believed that Don Wilson is a sold out for making such a awful cheap horrible movies. Bloodfist and Bloodfist IV: Die Trying were the only movies that I have saw on a TV as a kid. I never saw other movies until on TV arrived Bloodfist VI and VII. Anyway watching this movie again for the second time I have watched 5. years ago on DVD , I was really surprised by the acting, by the action drama in prison and how good it turned out to be. Don Wilson really surprised me, the first Bloodfist movie was a rip off of Van Damme's Bloodsport (1988) this movie it wasn't and Wilson even had a sex scene in the first movie, which I hated that. In this movie nether once he had a girl, or sex, which he did not had one neither sex scenes at all and I love that. I know I wrote on Death Warrant my review that this movie ripped off the idea from Death warrant I was wrong.
This movie is way different from Death Warrant is not even a close similar, this film shows the real life in prison, how is the life behind the bars. A lot of fans are watching Bloodfist series for the fight scenes and action, but this movie is better for me than all of them. I don't agree with IMDb scoring 4.9 this movie deserves at least 6 rating not 4.9. The other actors like are Richard Roundtree as Stark, Gregory McKinney as Blue and Rick Dean as Wheelhead did all a wonderful job playing their characters. I have enjoyed all of them together and again the portraying a human drama in this movie is very realistic and the fight scenes, especially on the end with Wilson fighting Gregory McKinney and Rick Dean while throwing the gas in their faces is very realistic. This is the first time I have ever saw Don Wilson bleeding out and that he got hits and beatings in a kick boxing fight.
Don Wilson also plays a different character a prisoner Jimmy Boland in the first two movies he played Jake Raye, in this movie he play's completely different character and well done. I love Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight to death it is my favorite film in the Bloodfist series. Upon re watching this recently I'm pretty sure this is the best movie in the series; it has a genuinely interesting plot and it's also the most gritty and hardcore of the series. A young boy even gets raped in prison during the opening scene which pretty much sets the tone for this movie. This has a very different tone from the "fun" martial arts flicks that were the first two Bloodfist movies whereas this is more serious and frankly disturbing.
Bloodfist III: Forced To Fight is my favorite film in the series and I love it to death. This flick get's a perfect 10 score by me. It feels pretty authentic with the supporting cast all looking like genuine criminals, giving it an extra air of grittiness. This film is awesome.
bloodfist series.
bobbyd708522 March 2004
i have all eight of em.this one is quite noteworthy of recollection.especially if i need to laugh.dont get me wrong.overall it's not too shabby.i'd give it a 6/10 and the dragon is a legendary and highly respectable kickboxer and his acting is so so for a kickboxer i guess,but like i said.if i need to recollect something to make me laugh then i meditate and remember this flick with it's one very unique character...... none other than the nerd who's convicted for....ummm.never mind that.it's just not worth elaborating on.it's too absurd to think an innocent nerd like that would do any harm to anyone anyhow.but anyway. the part where he gets killed is so ridiculous that it's actually got lots of unintentional humor aspects/or credentials going it's way.i mean,seriously.he's this weak little nerd and they need to stab him like 10x before he finally crumples into the corner and bows out.wtf???? i mean seriously.each and every stab he moans out through the towel they have around his mouth.does this guy have extra internal organs keeping him going or something?everybody else i see getting stabbed to death in flix die after the first stab pretty much.maybe the second if they're real real tough.i mean,think about it.it's freakin hilarious!!! nevertheless.i recommend this one for plenty of prison fistucuffs and don wilson kick expertise. just had to point out that one scenes extremely strange and wonderous particularities though. peace!!!
A good movie for The Dragon
lor_30 June 2023
My review was written in January 1992 after watching the movie on New Horizons video cassette.
This prison story is the best screen vehicle to date for kickboxing champ Don (The Dragon) Wilson. Currently in regional theatrical release, "Bloodfist III" should prove a winner for fledgling home video label New Horizons.
Action genre stars Sylvester Stallone, Tom Selleck and Jean-Claude Van Damme were in stir a couple years back, and the Big House also works well for Wilson.. He's a wrongly convicted guy in a state pen who continually has to prove himself against bigger and feistier convicts.
Scripter Allison Burnett and Charles Mattera wisely resist the temptation to write in a round-robin competition or some other corny excuse to put Wilson and fellow cmaps Stan Longinidus and Peter Cunningham in the ring. Instead, all the pic's well-executed fights are part of the dramatic action.
Under director Oley Sassone (a/k/a Francis Sassone), who previously co-scripted the radically dissimilar Disney family film "Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken", the film is tightly constructed. Wilson befriends John Cardone, a nerdy prisoner shunned by the other inmates and is in turn taken under the wing of prison sage Richard Roundtree.
Racism is the key theme, as white and black cons are continually fighting, with "half-breed" (half-Japanese) Wislon caught in the middle.. Per genre tradition, when the baddies attack Wilson's best friends, the star whips into action and cleans up the place. In a character roel, Roundtree is extremely sympathetic while laconic Wilson fits the bill as a no-nonsense hero. Cast is nearly all-male, except for a small role assigned to Laura Stockman as a TV news reporter covering the prison beat.
This prison story is the best screen vehicle to date for kickboxing champ Don (The Dragon) Wilson. Currently in regional theatrical release, "Bloodfist III" should prove a winner for fledgling home video label New Horizons.
Action genre stars Sylvester Stallone, Tom Selleck and Jean-Claude Van Damme were in stir a couple years back, and the Big House also works well for Wilson.. He's a wrongly convicted guy in a state pen who continually has to prove himself against bigger and feistier convicts.
Scripter Allison Burnett and Charles Mattera wisely resist the temptation to write in a round-robin competition or some other corny excuse to put Wilson and fellow cmaps Stan Longinidus and Peter Cunningham in the ring. Instead, all the pic's well-executed fights are part of the dramatic action.
Under director Oley Sassone (a/k/a Francis Sassone), who previously co-scripted the radically dissimilar Disney family film "Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken", the film is tightly constructed. Wilson befriends John Cardone, a nerdy prisoner shunned by the other inmates and is in turn taken under the wing of prison sage Richard Roundtree.
Racism is the key theme, as white and black cons are continually fighting, with "half-breed" (half-Japanese) Wislon caught in the middle.. Per genre tradition, when the baddies attack Wilson's best friends, the star whips into action and cleans up the place. In a character roel, Roundtree is extremely sympathetic while laconic Wilson fits the bill as a no-nonsense hero. Cast is nearly all-male, except for a small role assigned to Laura Stockman as a TV news reporter covering the prison beat.
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