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Fortress (1992 film)

A Prison of the Future. A High-Tech Hell. Built to Hold Anything… Except an Innocent Man.

 Fortress
(1992) on IMDb

In a future, private underground prison/Fortress, the inmates are computer controlled with CCTV, dream readers and devices that can cause pain or death. John and his illegally pregnant wife are inside but want to escape before birth.

Fortress is a 1992 Australian-American science fiction film directed by Stuart Gordon and shot at Warner Bros. Movie World in QueenslandAustralia. The story takes place in a dystopian future. The main character in the movie, John Henry Brennick (Christopher Lambert) and his wife Karen B. Brennick (Loryn Locklin) are sent to a maximum security prison because they are expecting a second child, which is against strict one-child policies. It was followed by a sequel, Fortress 2: Re-Entry in 2000.

The film was a financial success, but critical reviews were mixed.

Fortress (1992 film)
Film poster for Fortress
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