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Penitentiary

A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early ...

Director

Jamaa Fanaka

Year

Genre

crime, drama, sport

Box Office

N/A

Production

Xenon

Awards

N/A

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Penitentiary Collection: Penitentiary

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Sweet Pea

Wilbur 'Hi-Fi' White

Martel 'Too Sweet' Gordone

Leon Isaac Kennedy

Eugene T. Lawson

Thomas M. Pollard

Linda

Jesse Amos

Hezzikia 'Seldom Seen' Jackson

Floyd 'Wildcat' Chatman

Peaches

'Half Dead' Johnson

Lieutenant Arnsworth

Poindexter

Lying Latney Winborn

Cheese

Magilla Gorilla

Will Richardson

Nut #1

Elijah Mitchell

Mook

Nut #2

Darrell Keith Harris

Nut #3

'A' Block Night Guard

Tough Tony

Referee

Ellsworth Harrell

'Tough Tony' Manager

Cornelius Desha

Biker #1

Biker #2

Female Guard in Male Prison

'Rappin' Larry

Bill Phillips Murry

Counter Lady

Cook

Sam Cunningham

'A' Block Day Guard

Gay Boxing Spectator

2nd Girl in Restroom

Wolf

Thomas Earl Stiratt

2nd Male in Restroom

Rubin

Male Guard #1

Male Guard #2

Hassan Abdul-Ali

Male Guard #3

Marcus Gutierrez

Female Lieutenant

Female Guard #1

Female Guard #2

Female Guard #3

Cardella Di Milo

Female Guard #4

Beverly Wallace

Female Guard #5

Female Guard #6

Deloris Figueroa

Female Inmate #1

Female Inmate #2

Female Inmate #3

Brenda Joy Griffin

Female Inmate #4

Reneé Armanlin

Female Inmate #5

Female Inmate #6

Female Inmate #7

Female Inmate #8

Female Inmate #9

Male Inmate #1

Male Inmate

Male Inmate #2

Casey J. Littlejohn

Male Inmate #3

Edgardo Williams

Male Inmate #4

Tyrone S.B. Thompson

Male Inmate #5

Male Inmate #6

Roderic Williams

Male Inmate #7

Male Inmate #8

Male Inmate #9

Male Inmate #10

Male Inmate #11

Robert Wayne Cornelius

Male Inmate #12

Pretty Red

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'half Dead' Johnson Martel 'too Sweet' Gordone Linda Peaches Jesse Amos Lieutenant Arnsworth Eugene T. Lawson Sweet Pea Magilla Gorilla Pretty Red

I'm probably not going very far but - Penitentiary

I'm probably not going very far but

I bet this is one of the
roughest stretches - Penitentiary

I bet this is one of the roughest stretches

How'd you like to crawl in the back - Penitentiary

How'd you like to crawl in the back

Well this is where we part. - Penitentiary

Well this is where we part.

Listen funky mama better get your little butt out of my face - Penitentiary

Listen funky mama better get your little butt out of my face

Here that nut go messing
with that new dude. - Penitentiary

Here that nut go messing with that new dude.

Get out the new dudes face sucker. - Penitentiary

Get out the new dudes face sucker.

Awe man that's that old fool
Half Dead he's insane. - Penitentiary

Awe man that's that old fool Half Dead he's insane...

Oh man damn it. - Penitentiary

Oh man damn it.

Shit. - Penitentiary

When you get yourself
together come on down. - Penitentiary

When you get yourself together come on down.

Come on guard hurry
up with the count. - Penitentiary

Come on guard hurry up with the count.

Hey cousin. - Penitentiary

Who the hell put you in my cell? - Penitentiary

Who the hell put you in my cell?

You box - Penitentiary

But you got to keep yourself in shape round here - Penitentiary

But you got to keep yourself in shape round here

But you got to keep yourself
in shape round here. - Penitentiary

But you got to keep yourself in shape round here.

Look here Gene. - Penitentiary

Look here Gene.

Hey man why don't you check
out one of these? - Penitentiary

Hey man why don't you check out one of these?

What if Half Dead blows it? - Penitentiary

What if Half Dead blows it?

Ride him Dead. - Penitentiary

I'm gonna bust you - Penitentiary

I'm gonna bust you

I'm gonna bust you. - Penitentiary

I'm gonna bust you.

You my stuff, you my stuff. - Penitentiary

You my stuff, you my stuff.

Now you finished playing that cowboy shit for the night - Penitentiary

Now you finished playing that cowboy shit for the night

Now you finished playing that
cowboy shit for the night? - Penitentiary

Now you finished playing that cowboy shit for the night?

That ain't gonna help you sucker - Penitentiary

That ain't gonna help you sucker

That ain't gonna help you sucker. - Penitentiary

That ain't gonna help you sucker.

Sounds like Half Dead got
himself another one. - Penitentiary

Sounds like Half Dead got himself another one.

I told him. - Penitentiary

What you laughing at sucker - Penitentiary

What you laughing at sucker

Get it fixed. - Penitentiary

Mind if I squat - Penitentiary

Mind if I squat

Ah come on you know what's happening - Penitentiary

Ah come on you know what's happening

Hey. - Penitentiary

Now don't nobody have to be nobody's property - Penitentiary

Now don't nobody have to be nobody's property

Keep going keep going, keep running. - Penitentiary

Keep going keep going, keep running.

What was that all about? - Penitentiary

What was that all about?

Look Two Star or whatever your name is - Penitentiary

Look Two Star or whatever your name is

Hey hey check it out. - Penitentiary

Hey hey check it out.

Anymore fighting outside of that damn ring - Penitentiary

Anymore fighting outside of that damn ring

By the way Gordone you're cell - Penitentiary

By the way Gordone you're cell

Where do I put my stuff - Penitentiary

Where do I put my stuff

Right on - Penitentiary

Keep your ass clean - Penitentiary

Keep your ass clean

Wait wait man let me show you. - Penitentiary

Wait wait man let me show you.

Hold it. - Penitentiary

Anybody mess up this whole thing - Penitentiary

Anybody mess up this whole thing

But I'm trying to work out one week - Penitentiary

But I'm trying to work out one week

I'll tell you what hold it. - Penitentiary

I'll tell you what hold it.

Yeah you fellas can throw it out of your minds - Penitentiary

Yeah you fellas can throw it out of your minds

What you chumps laughing at? - Penitentiary

What you chumps laughing at?

Eugene man, my name is Eugene Lawson - Penitentiary

Eugene man, my name is Eugene Lawson

We all alone now baby. - Penitentiary

We all alone now baby.

You expect me just to drop my drawers - Penitentiary

You expect me just to drop my drawers

You expect me just to
drop my drawers - Penitentiary

You expect me just to drop my drawers

Hey wait a minute this is my fight. - Penitentiary

Hey wait a minute this is my fight.

Hi sweetie. - Penitentiary

Break. - Penitentiary

Alright Genie, Genie you mean. - Penitentiary

Alright Genie, Genie you mean.

Hey! - Penitentiary

And ladies and gentlemen I'd like to
announce the winner. - Penitentiary

And ladies and gentlemen I'd like to announce the winne...

It's the guard. - Penitentiary

It's the guard.

I'm not about to get too old to get a little bold - Penitentiary

I'm not about to get too old to get a little bold

Back up - Penitentiary

Sometimes I can be tough - Penitentiary

Sometimes I can be tough

Sometimes I can be tough - Penitentiary

Sometimes I can be tough

Shit Ali ain't got nothing on the kid - Penitentiary

Shit Ali ain't got nothing on the kid

Hey looky here Gene. - Penitentiary

Hey looky here Gene.

Hey Jesse? - Penitentiary

Hey Eugene I heard some
good news man. - Penitentiary

Hey Eugene I heard some good news man.

Better watch out man,
the mans coming. - Penitentiary

Better watch out man, the mans coming.

Hezzikia come here please. - Penitentiary

Hezzikia come here please.

This is the Lieutenant's
brother-in-law. - Penitentiary

This is the Lieutenant's brother-in-law.

Winner by knock down, five seconds
in the first round. - Penitentiary

Winner by knock down, five seconds in the first round.

Oh man. - Penitentiary

Girl you almost got hurt - Penitentiary

Girl you almost got hurt

Oh 'cause you jumped out
of the ceiling - Penitentiary

Oh 'cause you jumped out of the ceiling

Come on Eugene. - Penitentiary

Come on Eugene.

Oh baby. - Penitentiary

Jive sucker. - Penitentiary

Quiet. - Penitentiary

What is you lost your mind? - Penitentiary

What is you lost your mind?

Ya ya ya let's get something straight - Penitentiary

Ya ya ya let's get something straight

And you got to bring ass to get ass - Penitentiary

And you got to bring ass to get ass

So that ain't nothing new - Penitentiary

So that ain't nothing new

You ain't worth it. - Penitentiary

You ain't worth it.

Lights out,
quiet on the block. - Penitentiary

Lights out, quiet on the block.

Seldom man do you hear me - Penitentiary

Seldom man do you hear me

Do you hear where I'm coming from - Penitentiary

Do you hear where I'm coming from

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A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early ...

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Director: Jamaa Fanaka

Writer: Jamaa Fanaka

Production: Xenon

Genre: crime, drama, sport

Year: 1979

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 01 Dec 1979

Awards: N/A

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