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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Not For Children Movie Release: 1994 DVD Release: 07/29/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 58 mins Studio: HBO Home Video Total Copies: 2 Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Escape Film, Sci-Fi Action, Prison Film See Also: No Escape

A man from the future fights to survive in a society thrown back to the dark ages in this sci-fi adventure set in 2022. Capt. Robbins (Ray Liotta) is a military man who, after he's convicted of the murder of his superior officer, is sentenced to a high-tech prison ruled by the Warden (Michael Lerner), a cruel taskmaster who enjoys torturing his inmates. After a scuffle with the Warden, Robbins is transferred to a primitive island penal colony known as Absalom, where the civilization is dominated by two groups, the Insiders, a peaceful tribe led by the Father (Lance Henriksen), and the Outsiders, a pack of violent misfits led by Marek (Stuart Wilson). Robbins runs afoul of the Outsiders and is injured in a skirmish; he escapes to the Insiders' camp, where he plots his revenge. No Escape was based on the novel -The Penal Colony by Richard Herley. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Ray Liotta - Robbins
Lance Henriksen - The Father
Stuart Wilson - Marek
Kevin Dillon - Casey
Ian McNeice - King

Martin Campbell's science fiction-adventure film No Escape comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. An English soundtrack has been rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while Spanish and French soundtracks have been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. Subtitles are accessible in all three of those languages as well. Supplemental materials include cast biographies. This is a by-the-numbers release from HBO/Rysher that will satisfy the film's fans. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide