Lock Up
“How much can a man take...before he gives back?”
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.
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Cast
28 people
Sylvester Stallone
Frank Leone
Known for
Rocky
The Expendables
Donald Sutherland
Warden Drumgoole
Known for
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Undoing
John Amos
Captain Meissner
Known for
Die Hard 2
Coming to America
Sonny Landham
Chink Weber
Known for
Predator
48 Hrs.
Tom Sizemore
Dallas
Known for
Saving Private Ryan
Black Hawk Down
Frank McRae
Eclipse
Known for
48 Hrs.
Last Action Hero
Darlanne Fluegel
Melissa
Known for
Once Upon a Time in America
Pet Sematary II
William Allen Young
Braden
Known for
District 9
Code Black
Larry Romano
First Base
Known for
The King of Queens
Jordan Lund
Manly
Known for
The Stand
Species
John Lilla
Wiley
No other roles listed
Dean Rader Duval
Ernie
Known for
Deadwood
The Real McCoy
John Flynn Director · Jeb Stuart Writer Henry Rosenbaum Writer
Worldwide gross $22M · Budget $24M · United States release August 4, 1989
Box office
Budget
$24,000,000
Worldwide gross
$22,099,847
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Carolco Pictures
Production
White Eagle
Production
Gordon Company
Production
TriStar Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · August 4, 1989
Theatrical
United States · August 4, 1989
Theatrical
Australia
October 26, 1989 · Theatrical
Finland
June 1, 1990 · Theatrical
France
August 30, 1989 · Theatrical
June 25, 1991 · Physical · VHS
January 10, 2003 · Physical · DVD
May 9, 2018 · Digital · VOD
October 2, 2019 · Physical · Blu-Ray & 4K UHD
June 20, 2026 · TV · RTL9
September 15, 2026 · TV · Action
Germany
January 11, 1990 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 30, 1989 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 20, 1990 · Theatrical
Italy
December 10, 1989 · Theatrical
Japan
December 9, 1989 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 8, 1989 · Theatrical
August 7, 2002 · TV · SBS 6
July 8, 2010 · Physical · DVD
October 28, 2010 · Physical · Blu ray
South Korea
December 9, 1989 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 15, 1989 · Theatrical
December 1, 2005 · Physical · DVD; The release day in December is not known.
August 27, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
February 2, 1990 · Theatrical
XC
April 1, 1991 · Theatrical
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