What's this movie? (It's driving me crazy)

weargle · 12-10-02, 10:42 AM

I know that there have probably been a couple of these, but the basic premise is an undercover cop gets sent to prison, but only one person knows about his true identity and that person dies, keeping the cop in prison.

Thanks for any input.

Meatpants · 12-10-02, 10:55 AM

You're not thinking of Face/Off right, that was probably the most recent of those movies.........

rabbit77 · 12-10-02, 10:56 AM

I assure it's not "Drive Me Crazy." That's a teen chick flick.

Actually that sounds like a cool premise for a movie.

Mantecore · 12-10-02, 10:14 PM

Yeah it must be face off, only one i can think off

Groucho · 12-10-02, 10:20 PM

It's not Face/Off. Nobody stays in prison in that movie.

Deftones · 12-10-02, 10:45 PM

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Originally posted by Groucho
It's not Face/Off. Nobody stays in prison in that movie.

Nick Cage switches faces w/ John Travolta and is sent to prison. He escapes, but he is in prison for a period of time.

jfoobar · 12-10-02, 11:05 PM

Face/Off is the first thing that popped into my head also.

However, I suspect that this is not the first time that Hollywood has scrounged up that premise.

Mourn · 12-11-02, 12:02 AM

There is a Van Damme movie where he goes to a prison, i don't remember if he stays there.

candyrocket786 · 12-11-02, 12:36 AM

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Originally posted by Mourn
There is a Van Damme movie where he goes to a prison, i don't remember if he stays there.

Death Warrant.....

Geofferson · 12-11-02, 09:32 AM

Doesn't Stallone's Lock Up have a similar premise?

weargle · 12-11-02, 12:26 PM

Yeah, it's not Face/Off but something from the 70s ... but I'll see what imdb has for that in movie links ...

Dimension X · 12-11-02, 03:25 PM

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Originally posted by weargle
Yeah, it's not Face/Off but something from the 70s ... but I'll see what imdb has for that in movie links ...

Here are two from the '70s. I doubt either one is what you're looking for though.

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978)

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Small-town deputy is ordered by the governer to go undercover, posing as a criminal, in a maximum security prison. Shortly after his mission begins, the governor dies, leaving him and his partner stranded in jail.

Women in Chains (1972)

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Lady parole officer goes undercover to investigate prison brutality, but is trapped when the only person on the outside who knows why she's there is killed.

Charlie Goose · 12-11-02, 06:05 PM

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Originally posted by Geofferson
Doesn't Stallone's Lock Up have a similar premise?

Stallone is not a cop in Lock Up, he's a regular con.

atari2600 · 12-11-02, 06:07 PM

is it face off?

purplechoe · 12-11-02, 06:41 PM

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Originally posted by atari2600
is it face off?

hmmm....

do you bother to read other posts before you post, probably not

atari2600 · 12-11-02, 09:40 PM

hmmm...maybe you dont get sarcasm or the fact that about 100 other people had to mention face off even though the first person to do so was sufficient.

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weargle DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Working in the "evil" pharmaceutical industry booga booga Posts: 7,999	What's this movie? (It's driving me crazy) I know that there have probably been a couple of these, but the basic premise is an undercover cop gets sent to prison, but only one person knows about his true identity and that person dies, keeping the cop in prison. Thanks for any input. __________________ The apocalypse is coming soon! No, not because of the hurricanes, but because the Redskins beat the Cowboys on Monday Night Football in Dallas!!!11!

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jfoobar DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 31,564	Face/Off is the first thing that popped into my head also. However, I suspect that this is not the first time that Hollywood has scrounged up that premise. __________________ If you can’t say something nice, don’t say something nice.

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Mourn Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 733	There is a Van Damme movie where he goes to a prison, i don't remember if he stays there. __________________ My dvds

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rabbit77 DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Des Plaines, IL Posts: 6,662	I assure it's not "Drive Me Crazy." That's a teen chick flick. Actually that sounds like a cool premise for a movie.

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Mantecore Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 381	Yeah it must be face off, only one i can think off

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Geofferson DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: TechNoir Posts: 36,446	Doesn't Stallone's Lock Up have a similar premise?

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weargle DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Working in the "evil" pharmaceutical industry booga booga Posts: 7,999	Yeah, it's not Face/Off but something from the 70s ... but I'll see what imdb has for that in movie links ... __________________ The apocalypse is coming soon! No, not because of the hurricanes, but because the Redskins beat the Cowboys on Monday Night Football in Dallas!!!11!

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atari2600 DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,674	is it face off?

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atari2600 DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,674	hmmm...maybe you dont get sarcasm or the fact that about 100 other people had to mention face off even though the first person to do so was sufficient.