Frank is sentenced to twelve years imprisonment at camp holliday, an experimental prison, where each convict is assigned a permanently attached. Wedlock 1991 rutger hauer exploding necklace prison. With rutger hauer, mimi rogers, joan chen, james remar. In the movie wedlock which, confusingly enough, was once released as deadlock, frank warren rutger hauer is a whiz with electronics. The decision to declare a person an honorary doctor is taken at the level of a particular educational institution, rewarding ones contribution to the. Wedlock is one of those shamelessly trashy bmovie romps that the 80s.
This movie entertained me and kept me interested for the whole time and thats what im looking for in a movie. Rutger hauers movies tend to be better than one would expect from genre pieces, often because of a special feel for atmosphere and quirk. Deadlock 1991 scifi thriller rutger hauer mimi rogers vhs ebay. He teams up with his fiancee noelle, whos something of a manic pixie dream girl, and a buddy of his, sam james remar, in order to rob a vault of jewels. In a future where most of mankind and technology is wiped out, six people travel from place to place playing a brutal form of football with a dog skull. Helena in 1821, and the worldwide scientific detective work from 1955 until the present that unlocked secrets of his mysterious death the napoleon collection features 3 insightful and historic programs about the adventures of. Rutger hauer full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. With rutger hauer, joan chen, delroy lindo, anna katarina. Rutger hauer deadlockwedlock 1991 full movie action thriller scifi prison movie part 33. Deadlock vhs movie starring rutger hauer mimi rogers joan chen futuristic action b48 this is a gently used vhs video titled deadlock. This is tv movie, but its a lot better than many ive seen in theaters lately. Highlights include napoleons fantastic and legendary adventure in the desert, the lost fleet in the battle of the nile in 1798, napoleons last year on the island of st.
Remembering rutger hauer 19442019 we celebrate the life and legacy of rutger hauer, the awardwinning actor best known for blade runner and the hitcher. The son of drama teachers arend and teunke, hauer grew up in amsterdam but at age 15 ran off to sea and spent a year scrubbing decks aboard a freighter. Samson official trailer 2018 rutger hauer, billy zane. A linked man rutger hauer and woman mimi rogers escape from a hightech prison. Actie sciencefiction film geregisseerd door lewis teague. Add rutger hauer as main star and you have big shot. Millers first screenplay, deadlock 1991 titled wedlock internationally was made into an hbo movie starring rutger hauer and mimi rogers and he also served as associate producer. Trapped in a prison of the future, frank warren is wired to explode. A man rutger hauer and a woman mimi rogers escape from a hightech prison, bound by collars set to explode if they part. Wedlock originally known as deadlock is a 1991 american science fictionaction television film from hbo pictures, directed by lewis teague and starring rutger hauer.
In 1999, he was named by the dutch public as the best dutch actor of the century. Another movie is legend by scott ridley his directors cut is totally different than the original version, which to me isnt as good. In the future, a jewel thief is placed in a prison where escape is prevented by fitting inmates with collars which explode if moved a 100 yards from an unknown partner. Hauers character has been convicted of stealing millions of dollars of diamonds which have not been recovered. Rutger hauer has been my favorite actor for a very long time he plays his part extremely well, whether is be a good guy or a bad guy. Deadlock was one of the first movies to feature the newer, heavier hauer, who uses his heft to the advantage of his characterization, creating a slightly ridiculous figure who goes from a ludicrous ponytail for his dueltothedeath to a sort of swami. Hauer s character has been convicted of stealing millions of dollars of diamonds which have not been recovered.
The dutchborn actor is 74 today born 1944 and has had a very prolific career appearing in movies since 1968. It was originally titled deadlock, and that name was used in a lot of promotional. Wedlock 1991, rutger hauer action movie videospace. Electronics expert frank warren rutger hauer masterminds a multimillion dollar diamond heist with his lover noelle and long. A spectacor films movie directed by lewis teague in 1991. Rutger hauer, mimi rogers, joan chen and james remar. Rutger hauer prevented from living happily ever after. After stealing diamonds in a robbery, diamond thief frank warren rutger hauer is betrayed by his best friend sam james remar and his fiancee noelle joan chen, who turns him into the authorities.
After stealing diamonds in a robbery, diamond thief frank warren is. Wedlock originally known as deadlock is a 1991 american science fictionaction television film from hbo pictures, directed by lewis teague and starring rutger hauer, mimi rogers, joan chen, and james remar. Interesting action scenes, a lot of fun and rutgers cold humor. Get the best deals on vhs tapes rutger hauer when you shop the. Wedlockdeadlock is a potentially interesting sciencefiction variation on the prison film. He mostly known for his hardedged performances as a villain in movies such as blade runner, surviving the game and the hitcher. Hauers career began in 1969 with the title role in the dutch television series floris and surged with his leading role in turkish delight 1973. Wedlock 1991 allmovie movies and films database movie. Rutger hauer frank warren, mimi rogers tracy riggs, joan chen noelle, james remar sam borrowing a heavy piece of plotting from 1987s the running man, rutger hauer stars as a convict who is paired with another in a hightech prison where the incarcerated wear neck collars which will explode if the two are separated by more than 100 years.
This is wedlock 1991, starring hauer and mimi rogers. Wedlock is a film directed by lewis teague with rutger hauer, mimi rogers, joan chen, james remar, year. Modern prison of the future, prison without fences but lethal for anyone who tries to escape. Blonde, blueeyed, tall, and very handsome dutch actor rutger hauer has an international reputation for playing everything from romantic leads to action heroes to sinister villains. In this futuristic action drama directed by lewis teague, frank warren rutger hauer is a man accused of stealing millions of dollars worth of gems. Jul 24, 2019 rutger hauer, the versatile dutch leading man of the 70s who went on star in the 1982 blade runner as roy batty, died july 19 at his home in the netherlands after a short illness. Samson trailer 2 2018 rutger hauer, billy zane action movie. A vhs movie starring rutger hauer, mimi rogers, and joan chen. A male prison escapee heads for his hidden loot electronically attached to a female prisoner.
Interesting action scenes, a lot of fun and rutger s cold humor. Deadlock was one of the first movies to feature the newer, heavier hauer, who uses his heft to the advantage of his characterization, creating a slightly ridiculous figure who goes from a ludicrous ponytail for his dueltothedeath to a sort of swami outfit to something that looks like it ought to be upholstering a chair in a whorehouse who is not quite up to the circumstances he finds himself in, but perseveres anyway. Wedlock originally known as deadlock is a 1991 american science fiction action television film from hbo pictures, directed by lewis teague and starring rutger hauer, mimi rogers, joan chen, and james remar. Nov 09, 2017 rutger hauer deadlock wedlock 1991 full movie action thriller scifi prison movie part 33. There seems to be a lot of the prison scene cut out and him trying to figure out who his partner it. Overview of wedlock, 1991, directed by lewis teague, with rutger hauer, mimi rogers, joan chen, at turner classic movies.
A sciencefiction adventure that steals from alfred hitchcocks 39 steps and stanley kramers defiant ones. Futuristic prison escape movie where convicts wear linked collars. He is a cool and funny actor that isnt afraid to get his hands wet and try anything out of the ordinary. In prison, all the inmates wear collars which are electronically joined to those of an unknown partner. Rutger oelsen hauer is a dutchfrisian actor, born january 23, 1944 in breukelen, the netherlands. The collars will explode if either partner gets more than 300 feet away from the other. The same with this movie which has been renamed wedlock.
Rutger hauer, the versatile dutch leading man of the 70s who went on star in the 1982 blade runner as roy batty, died july 19 at his home in the netherlands after a short illness. Jan 29, 2018 rutger hauer deadlock wedlock 1991 full movie action thriller scifi prison movie part 33. They play convicts linked by hightech neckbands that explode if one prisoner ventures more than 100 yards from another prisoner with a matching collar. Originality may not be its strong card, but deadlock offers appealing performances by mimi rogers and rutger hauer. Wedlock originally known as deadlock is a 1991 american science fiction action television film from hbo pictures, directed by lewis teague and starring rutger hauer. It has one good sciencefiction idea at the centre of it where prisoners are given explosive collars that will detonate if the wearers move more than a hundred yards apart and the film wisely settles down into a novel variation on the defiant ones 1958.
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