Punishment Park
1971 · Movie · R · 88 min · ★ 7.3
In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim.
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Details
- Years
- 1971
- Release date
- 1971-10-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Max quality
- SD
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (200 votes)
- Budget
- $95,000
Themes
- police brutality
- hippie
- dystopia
- soldier
- struggle for survival
- desert
- fake documentary
- military
- found footage
- mock trial
- mccarthyism
- hostile
- +11 more
Cast & crew
- PB
Patrick Boland
as Tribunal Defendant
Carmen Argenziano
as Jay Kaufman (Tribunal Defendant)
Kent Foreman
as Lee Robert Brown (Tribunal Defendant)
- LJ
Luke Johnson
as William Luke Valerio (Tribunal Defendant)
- KQ
Katherine Quittner
as Nancy Jane Smith (Tribunal Defendant)
- ST
Scott Turner
as James Arthur Kohler (Tribunal Defendant)
- SA
Stan Armsted
as Charles Robbins (Tribunal Defendant)
- MK
Mary Ellen Kleinhall
as Allison Mitchner (Tribunal Defendant)
- MK
Mark Keats
as William C. Hoeger (Tribunal Chairman)
- GG
Gladys Golden
as Mary Jurgens (Tribunal Member)
Directed by Peter Watkins