Summaries

Remake of the 1958 classic, in which two convicts of different color must cooperate in order to survive when they manage to escape a chain gang sentence.

Carl Monroe and 'Joker' Johnson share some things: They are both in jail and they both hate each other. After a fist fight the are going to be put into an other jailhouse by car. They come to blows so wild that their transport has an accident. They manage to escape chained to each other, still hating each other and the sheriff hunting them.—Oliver Heidelbach

Details

Keywords
  • police
  • fistfight
  • single mother
  • singing
  • unlikely friendship
Genres
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Jan 4, 1986
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Production companies MGM Television Stormy Weathers Production Urich Productions

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 40m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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