Fortress is a 1992 science fiction film directed by Stuart Gordon and shot at Warner Brothers Movie World in Queensland, Australia. The story takes place in a dystopian future. The main character in the movie, John Henry Brennick and his wife Karen B. Brennick 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 1999. Set in a dystopian future, 2017, ex-army officer John Henry Brennick and his wife Karen are attempting to cross the US-Canada border to Vancouver to... have a second child. Strict one-child policies forbid a second pregnancy, but the couple believe they are justified because their first child died at birth. Brennick is caught and sentenced to 31 years in a private maximum security prison run by the "MenTel Corporation". To maintain discipline all inmates are implanted with "Intestinators" which induce sever pain or death, for serious infractions, as a form of physical control and mental conditioning.
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| Release date: | September 3, 1993 |
| Directed by: | Stuart Gordon |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 91 Minutes |
| Producer: | John Flock, John Davis |
| Music by: | Frédéric Talgorn |
| Cinematography: | David Eggby |
| Screenplay by: | Troy Neighbors, Steven Feinberg |
| Estimated budget: | $12,000,000 |
| Genre: | Science Fiction |