Behind-the-scenes footage of fellow inmates

High-wall version of "Brokeback Mountain"

The villain John received a mission just after he was released from prison: Nelson, the son of an official, was unjustly imprisoned and imprisoned. Rougui didn't know the dangers of prison life, so he sent John, who made prison his home, to be his personal mentor and bodyguard. John, who had just become free, actually agreed: it turned out that the prosecutor who had asked him to enter the palace since the age of 8 was Nelson's father. John had long wanted to personally deal with the "enemy" who had made him a prisoner. Unexpectedly, the enemy suffered a heart attack before he could make a move. John, who could not extinguish the fire of revenge, just took this god-given opportunity to make Nelson "the son of his father." compensation".

After careful arrangement, John became Nelson's roommate. He ostensibly took his little brother Nelson to learn how to adapt to prison life; Nelson, who had no idea of ??the darkness and evil in prison, was beaten before he could prepare. John, under the banner of "Protector", was "sold" to the most feared gay gangster as a "plaything". He originally wanted Nelson to experience the most dehumanizing torture in prison, but who knew that Nelson touched the tenderness of the black boss Barry's desire for love, and the two actually developed a sincere relationship. With the support of the black boss, Nelson suddenly became the new leader of the prisoners, but John, who knew the rules of survival under the high wall, was about to be bitten by his own revenge plan.

National Prison Reality D

Due to the complex of words such as crime, punishment, and humanitarianism, Hollywood prison themes - especially prison escape movies - always have a broad market and are classics Produced in large numbers: "Papillon", "The Green Miracle", "In the Name of the Father", and "The Shawshank Redemption" are all great works that have spread throughout the history of film, and the 1962 "The Birdkeeper of Alcatraz" made history even more The most notorious prison in the world is associated with the movie. The Fox TV series "Prison Break" in 2005, with its exquisite suspense and realistic presentation of prison ecology, made the United States and even the world crazy to join the pursuit of this kind of subject.

In "Prison Break", the two brothers racked their brains to escape, but "Inmates" shouted the slogan "Let's go to jail". Unlike their restless predecessors, "Inmates" "Although it also has the elements of "unjust prison", what it wants to teach is not to dig out the truth; this prison life guide with laughter and tears is adapted from Jim Hogshire's "You Are Going To Prison": Jim Hogshire, a former criminal, summarized, He narrated every detail of his life inside the high wall and compiled it into a manual on "How to Survive in a Cell." It is called one of the most chilling books ever written because of its descriptions of the abuse suffered by prisoners, the relationship between prisoners and prison guards. The detailed description of the battle between the two is full of blood and rancidity, completely beyond the ethical and physical tolerance of normal people. The most unacceptable thing is that all this evil has existed and is happening now. The film intercepts important plots from the book that truly reflect prison life, such as homosexuality, sodomy, fighting, and confinement. Among them, the "urinal cocktail" and other tricks are unheard of in screen prisons in the past; at the same time, it also reflects the same kind of prison life. Social issues rarely touched on in the film: Figures released by the U.S. Department of Justice show that as of June 2005, the U.S. national, state and local prisons housed 2,186,230 inmates, which means that nearly 70% of the country’s citizens are in prison. Behind the scenes, chronic social diseases such as crime, poverty, and illegal immigration are involved. Among them, the details of Nelson's unjust imprisonment and John's repeated imprisonment are poking at the weaknesses of the American judicial system and education and employment measures.

A black comedy has enough blackness, but it also needs to be tempered by humor. The film's producer Mark Abraham teamed up with the three musketeers behind the 1990s MTV ace show "The State": screenwriters Robert Gallant, Thomas Lennon and Michael Patrick Jane to write Script, and then invited Bob Odenkirk, the screenwriter of the popular 1995 humorous sketch "Mr. Show with Bob and David" and well-known TV comedian Bob Odenkirk, to be the director. He is known for his sensitive comedy element and then joined the cast. And the work of scene design fell into place. Dax Separd, who competed with Cook to compete for Jessica Simpson's affections in last month's "Employees," quickly caught the director's eye. The offbeat funny temperament he developed in sitcoms suited John's counterpart. The image of a gangster who knows prison well and is eager for revenge. The role of Nickerson, a prison freshman who was the polar opposite of John, was cast after the producers happened to see Will Arnett incarcerated in the TV series "Arrested Development." The gangster who fell in love with Nelson in prison and reformed him was played by Kay McBride, who has been doing comedy since 1993. His most familiar role to Chinese audiences is probably the upright character in "High School" Principal Harper.

Spoof at the Nightmare Scene

When making a prison movie, prison is the most important role.

After looking around in Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, New York and other places, the crew selected the Joliet Correctional Facility in Chicago. Anyone who knows something about American film history or the history of prisons will be familiar with this name. This Gothic-style prison was built in 1858. The stone building was once the largest prison in the United States. It accommodated up to 1,300 prisoners before it ceased operation in 2002. It housed felons such as Chicago murderer John Wayne Gacy, Richard Spike, known as the Natural Born Killer, and gangsters. The leader Al Capone, the gay cannibal Jeffrey Danmer and the beautiful serial rapist and murderer Ted Bundy were once famous tenants here. The Joliet Labor Camp is simply a living hell that combines nightmares and depravity, and is also a horror movie. A sacred place for fans. Many famous film and television works have also been filmed here, the most exciting one being the global hit "Prison Break". Most of the scenes in the play were taken from the Joliet Correctional Facility and its surrounding areas. The scene where Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows escape from the high walls is the same place where John and Nickerson performed.

The actors and behind-the-scenes staff were very excited about the completely real shooting location. Everyone originally expected to experience the excitement of being in prison, the small cell that could trigger claustrophobia at any time, the dead silence and the eerie atmosphere, as well as the excitement of being in jail. The romantic imagination of prison life was quickly shattered by the troubles caused by the small space for filming. The photographer and Odenkirk struggled to find space in a cell that was as small as two arms' width, but this also inspired more interesting shooting angles. The biggest gain for the actors is to experience firsthand the horror of going to jail and strengthen their determination to abide by the law.