186 Dollars to Freedom
- Director: Camilo Vila
- Writer: Monty Fisher
- Producer: Roger Burlage; Monty Fisher
CGiii Comment
Well, it ain't no Midnight Express...not by a long shot. Although the similarities are rather uncomfortable. Prison films do - tiresomely - follow the same path...this is no exception.
Falsely accused, legal corruption, unlikely friendships, the violent, the pacifist, the girlfriend...oooh the torture...nothing new.
The erratic, juddery camerawork is a constant distraction.
The story has gaping plotholes and character development is minimal - really, cutting hair is a tired, threadbare epiphanous metaphor.Instantly forgettable.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
A young California surfer, Wayne Montgomery, gets framed on phony drug charges and thrown into a Peruvian political prison for communist dissidents in 1980. Wayne encounters a series of eccentric and dangerous characters in prison who compel him to grow up in a hurry and find a way to escape. Based on a true story.
Cast & Characters
John Robinson as Wayne;
Michael DeLorenzo as Gutierrez;
Alex Meraz as Nicaragua;
Johnny Lewis as Jorge;
Grant Bowler as Jesus Christ;
Paul Ramirez as Israel;
Deborah Kara Unger as Consul Powers;
Oscar Carrillo as Luna;
Nick Machado as Magoo;
Renzo Schuller as Chino