Product 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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #41448 in DVD
• Brand: LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT
• Released on: 2006-01-24
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, Full Screen, Special Edition, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .10 pounds
• Running time: 99 minutes

Customer Reviews

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.

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!!

Don't get locked up unless you can fight
This movie will make anyone clean up their act and get straight to keep from getting locked up. Either that or it will make you want to become a boxer in the slammer so you can hook up with chicks. This movie has some memorable scenes that will have you rolling. One of the rare times that the nickname "Too Sweet" in prison doesn't mean you are someones girlfriend.