Set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-government agent , whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President's daughter from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison.
Acting
Guy Pearce's smirking antihero carries the entire film.
Practical Effects
Low-budget space prison feels charmingly scrappy.
Editing
Tight 95 minutes, no time to question physics.
Director
Stephen St. Leger
Guy Pearce
Snow
Maggie Grace
Emilie Warnock
Vincent Regan
Alex
Joseph Gilgun
Hydell
Lennie James
Harry Shaw
Peter Stormare
Scott Langral
Jacky Ido
Hock
Tim Plester
Mace
Mark Tankersley
Barnes
Anne-Solenne Hatte
Kathryn
Peter Hudson
President Warnock
Nick Hardin
The Negotiator
Damijan Oklopdžić
Slick
Bojan Perić
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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film was sued by John Carpenter for ripping off Escape from New York so blatantly; Carpenter won and received royalties.
Joseph Gilgun's performance as Hydell was reportedly improvised chaos, with the directors just letting him loose on set.
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