Penitentiary (1979)
Director:
Jamaa Fanaka
Tagline:
« There’s only one way out, and 100 fools stand in the way! »
Actors:
Sweet Pea
Martel ‘Too Sweet’ Gordone
Eugene T. Lawson
Linda
Jesse Amos
Rating:
(1’399 votes)
(1’399 votes)
Quotes:
« 'Half Dead' Johnson: You box?
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« Martel 'Too Sweet' Gordone: Not really. Why?
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« 'Half Dead' Johnson: Boxing tournament coming up. Big fun. They bring the lady trustees from across the way. You ought to see them fools showin' off for them slutty broads.
»
« Martel 'Too Sweet' Gordone: You box?
»
« 'Half Dead' Johnson: Hell no. Half Dead don't box. I kill.
»
« Linda: How'd you like to crawl in the back and roll around with me for a little while?
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« Linda: [on CB Radio] Beaver 7 here, Charlie 1, come in.
»
Trailer:
Trailer
Runtime:99 minutes
Plots:
A hitchhiker gets arrested after a biker dies in a fight over a prostitute. In prison, he joins the boxing team to gain dominance and secure early parole from the toughest gang.
A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison’s boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison’s toughest gang.
