No Escape (USA)
No Escape, released in some countries as Escape from Absolom is a 1994 action/science fiction film shot in Queensland starring Ray Liotta, Lance Henriksen, Stuart Wilson and Kevin Dillon.
It is the story of a former American Marine serving life imprisonment on an island inhabited by savage and cannibalistic prisoners for killing his commanding officer, the commandant of a Benghazi (Libya) military base, in 2011.
The movie was directed by Martin Campbell, and was based on 1987's The Penal Colony by Richard Herley.
It is the story of a former American Marine serving life imprisonment on an island inhabited by savage and cannibalistic prisoners for killing his commanding officer, the commandant of a Benghazi (Libya) military base, in 2011.
The movie was directed by Martin Campbell, and was based on 1987's The Penal Colony by Richard Herley.
No Escape (USA)
Technical
CPU
- maincpu 68000 (@ 7 Mhz)
- genesis_snd_z80 Z80 (@ 3 Mhz)
Chipset
- YM2612 (@ 7 Mhz)
- SEGA VDP PSG (@ 3 Mhz)
Display
- Orientation Yoko
- Resolution 255 x 224
- Frequency 60 Hz
Controlers
- Number of players 4
- Number of buttons 7
- Kind of controler joy (8 ways)
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No Escape (USA) Screenshots
Plot
In the 21st century (year 2022 timeframe), the penal system is run by corporations, with prisoners seen as corporate assets. John Robbins, an ex-marine of the Force Recon is imprisoned for life related to the murder of his commanding officer, after a shady military operation in Benghazi (Libya) in 2011 where he was ordered to kill scores of innocent men, women and children. The event haunts Robbins over a decade later.
Robbins had escaped from two "level 5" maximum security prisons and is now incarcerated in a "level 6" facility run by the (unnamed) warden. After the Warden reviews his file and meets him face to face, Robbins is thrown in a cell, where a fellow prisoner offers him food, and hastily tells him about "Absolom" [sic], an island where they send the worst prisoners—a place feared more than the prison. The warden is convinced that Robbins' military skills are a threat that justifies his exile to the island.
After being deposited on the island by a gunship (Kamov Ka-27 'Helix'), Robbins is captured by the 'Outsiders', who are led by a sociopath named Marek. The island—previously a private retreat with dilapidated houses and a swimming pool—is where the Outsiders have established a base. Marek informs Robbins that the average life expectancy of a prisoner is six months but he had beat the odds for seven years and then insists he fight one of his men for his amusement. Robbins impresses Marek by killing the opponent in mere seconds, and Marek offers Robbins a position within his gang, in response to which Robbins knocks Marek into a pool and steals a powerful rocket launcher that Marek carries. Robins flees from the Outsider's camp and is pursued through the jungle, avoiding crude booby traps only to end up trapped at the edge of a high cliff and being shot in the neck by a blowgun dart. He falls into the river below, where he washes up on some rocks and is retrieved by another group, called the 'Insiders.'
Robbins awakens inside the Insiders' camp (including Hawkins, Stephano, Casey, Killian, King and Dysart) which is led by a man called 'The Father.' The Father put together a co-operative community with laws opposed to the tyranny of the Outsiders. The Insiders numbering exactly 98, while the Outsiders total over 600, Robbins learns that he is the only person to have ever challenged and escaped from Marek's camp and that the weapon he stole had been appropriated for the good of the community. The Father notes his resourcefulness and asks Robbins to join them. He refuses and says he wants to leave Absolom. Robbins is taken to the shore where he learns that they are 200 miles from the mainland, that there are gunships 50 miles off the coast, and that they are being tracked by infrared satellite technology.
Robbins learns of the Insiders' plan to escape using a gasoline-engine powered boat, and demands a seat, determined to escape in order to tell authorities the real truth behind why the civilians died in Lybia. He learns that the V-8 gasoline engine the Insiders have to power their escape boat needs a distributor, a part which Robbins saw while being held in Marek's camp. Robbins offers to get the part in exchange for a seat on the boat. The Insiders agree.
Robbins manages to infiltrate the Outsiders' camp and obtain the needed engine part, but his presence does not go undetected. With the help of an Insider spy, Robbins escape from the camp again which infuriates and causes Marek to bring all out war against the Insiders. In the face of stern objection, Robbins convinces the Insiders to abandon their camp, however he stays behind to ignite an incendiary booby trap which kills most of the Outsiders, and triggers satellite infrared sensors which cause the warden to send troops to the island.
Robbins kills Marek but just as the V-8 engine is made to work, the engine is suddenly blown up by a helicopter gun ship. Robbins learns of an informer in the Insiders' camp that has been staying in direct contact with the warden through a radio transceiver, informing the warden of each escape attempt made by the Insiders. Robbins forcces the informant to learn where the helicopter will land and hijacks the helicopter to escape from Absolom vowing to spread the truth about Absolom.
Robbins had escaped from two "level 5" maximum security prisons and is now incarcerated in a "level 6" facility run by the (unnamed) warden. After the Warden reviews his file and meets him face to face, Robbins is thrown in a cell, where a fellow prisoner offers him food, and hastily tells him about "Absolom" [sic], an island where they send the worst prisoners—a place feared more than the prison. The warden is convinced that Robbins' military skills are a threat that justifies his exile to the island.
After being deposited on the island by a gunship (Kamov Ka-27 'Helix'), Robbins is captured by the 'Outsiders', who are led by a sociopath named Marek. The island—previously a private retreat with dilapidated houses and a swimming pool—is where the Outsiders have established a base. Marek informs Robbins that the average life expectancy of a prisoner is six months but he had beat the odds for seven years and then insists he fight one of his men for his amusement. Robbins impresses Marek by killing the opponent in mere seconds, and Marek offers Robbins a position within his gang, in response to which Robbins knocks Marek into a pool and steals a powerful rocket launcher that Marek carries. Robins flees from the Outsider's camp and is pursued through the jungle, avoiding crude booby traps only to end up trapped at the edge of a high cliff and being shot in the neck by a blowgun dart. He falls into the river below, where he washes up on some rocks and is retrieved by another group, called the 'Insiders.'
Robbins awakens inside the Insiders' camp (including Hawkins, Stephano, Casey, Killian, King and Dysart) which is led by a man called 'The Father.' The Father put together a co-operative community with laws opposed to the tyranny of the Outsiders. The Insiders numbering exactly 98, while the Outsiders total over 600, Robbins learns that he is the only person to have ever challenged and escaped from Marek's camp and that the weapon he stole had been appropriated for the good of the community. The Father notes his resourcefulness and asks Robbins to join them. He refuses and says he wants to leave Absolom. Robbins is taken to the shore where he learns that they are 200 miles from the mainland, that there are gunships 50 miles off the coast, and that they are being tracked by infrared satellite technology.
Robbins learns of the Insiders' plan to escape using a gasoline-engine powered boat, and demands a seat, determined to escape in order to tell authorities the real truth behind why the civilians died in Lybia. He learns that the V-8 gasoline engine the Insiders have to power their escape boat needs a distributor, a part which Robbins saw while being held in Marek's camp. Robbins offers to get the part in exchange for a seat on the boat. The Insiders agree.
Robbins manages to infiltrate the Outsiders' camp and obtain the needed engine part, but his presence does not go undetected. With the help of an Insider spy, Robbins escape from the camp again which infuriates and causes Marek to bring all out war against the Insiders. In the face of stern objection, Robbins convinces the Insiders to abandon their camp, however he stays behind to ignite an incendiary booby trap which kills most of the Outsiders, and triggers satellite infrared sensors which cause the warden to send troops to the island.
Robbins kills Marek but just as the V-8 engine is made to work, the engine is suddenly blown up by a helicopter gun ship. Robbins learns of an informer in the Insiders' camp that has been staying in direct contact with the warden through a radio transceiver, informing the warden of each escape attempt made by the Insiders. Robbins forcces the informant to learn where the helicopter will land and hijacks the helicopter to escape from Absolom vowing to spread the truth about Absolom.
Cast
- Ray Liotta as Robbins
- Lance Henriksen as The Father
- Stuart Wilson as Marek
- Kevin Dillon as Casey
- Kevin J. O'Connor as Stephano
- Don Henderson as Killian
- Ian McNeice as King
- Jack Shepard as Dysart
- Michael Lerner as Warden
- Ernie Hudson as Hawkins
- Russell Kiefel as Iceman
- Brian M. Logan as Scab
- Cheuk-Fai Chan as Skull
- David Wenham as Hotel Guard
Adaptation
In 1994, Marvel Comics published a three-issue comic book limited series adaptation of the original novel and movie screenplay. The series was written by Roger Salick, penciled by Mike Harris, and inked by Chris Ivy.
Video game
A video game based on the film was released in 1994 for Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and PC.
