Description: One of the most outrageous and notorious films of the Blaxploitation era from filmmaking phenom Jamaa Fanaka, this landmark prison boxing film Penitentiary was a hit with both audiences and critics. "One of the toughest prison films ever made. Makes Rocky look like patty -cake, patty-cake." - Boston Herald American on Penitentiary
Love this movie. I remeber watching this when I was a kid. A guy at work asked me to order this online for him. I decided to order if for me instead and loved it. Great film with some suprising good acting by everybody. The director had a small budget,but looks like he had a much bigger one. Great film and my favorite prision film ever. To bad part 2 sucked.
A must addition to your Blackploitation Movie Collection This movie is no academy award winner, but it's a fun movie to watch. The dialogue is laughable.
PENITENTIARY IS AN OLD-SKOOL KNOCK OUT!!!! Wow, what memories; this movie is definately a cult classic. I remember going to the movies (I'm in Detroit) once every weekend to see this as long as it was at the Madison Theatre (not a theatre anymore). "Half-Dead" had a pretty successful career after this but I don't see any more of the cast anywhere. The warden was "Porky" in the Porky's movie; I believe Leon Isaac Kennedy learned the truth in Christ. Anyway, enough rambling....want a memory??? Pick this up!!
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