

Lock Up
- Action
- Crime
- Drama
- Thriller
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.
Lock Up is a 1989 action-thriller starring Sylvester Stallone as Frank Leone, a prisoner on the verge of parole who faces a corrupt warden determined to keep him behind bars. The film combines prison drama with high-stakes action as Leone fights to secure his freedom against a vengeful authority figure.
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Wide release in United States · Rated R
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Sylvester StalloneFrank Leone
Donald SutherlandWarden Drumgoole
John AmosCaptain Meissner
Sonny LandhamChink Weber
Tom SizemoreDallas
Frank McRaeEclipse
Darlanne FluegelMelissa
William Allen YoungBraden
Larry RomanoFirst Base
Jordan LundManly- John LillaWiley
Dean Rader DuvalErnie- Jerry StrivelliLouie Munafo
David Anthony MarshallMastrone- Kurek AshleyChink's Gang Member

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When was Lock Up released?
Lock Up was released on August 4, 1989.
What is Lock Up about?
The film follows Frank Leone, nearing the end of his prison sentence, who is targeted by newly-assigned Warden Drumgoole—a man seeking revenge after Leone's past actions humiliated him at another prison.
What genre is Lock Up?
Lock Up is an action-thriller that blends crime drama with prison escapade elements.














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