One-Sheet Wonders! – PRISON (1987)

Renny Harlin’s PRISON was a fun curiosity for horror fiends to sniff out after snagging a fuck-ton of coverage in Fangoria. Though the film didn’t set the box office on fire, and it’s just as obscure in mainstream genre circles these days as it was during the VHS boom, it nevertheless served as the jumping-off point for two big-budget franchise sequels the following year.

Effects supervisor John Carl Buechler would hire the film’s co-star and stuntman, Kane Hodder, to fill Jason Voorhees’ muddy boots when he went on to direct FRIDAY THE 13th PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD. Meanwhile, Harlin’s direction got enough attention to land the plum opportunity to helm Freddy Krueger’s third sequel, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4: THE DREAM MASTER. Both films were box office hits during the spring and summer of 1988, respectively.

From Fangoria Poster Magazine (I think?…I’m old now, so my memory ain’t what it used to be)

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