The Chair (1988) ( Hot Seat )

The Chair (1988) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Hot Seat
Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1988 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Waldemar Korzeniowsky

Written By:
Montieth Illingworth
Carolyn Swartz

Actors:
James Coco ..... Dr. Harold Woodhouse Langer
Trini Alvarado ..... Lisa Titus
Paul Benedict ..... Warden Edward Dwyer
Gary McCleery ..... Rick Donner
Stephen Geoffreys ..... Roach
Ron Taylor ..... Tiny
Mark von Holstein ..... Mazzini
Calvin Levels ..... Wilma
Brad Greenquist ..... Mushmouth
Paul Calderon ..... Pizza
Antonio Aponte ..... Romeo
Jihmi Kennedy ..... Walkman
Mike Starr ..... Wilson
Jaime Tirelli ..... Luis
Daryl Edwards ..... Bob

Synopsis:

An abandoned prison reopens to implement a controversial reform program. Dr Harold Langer favours midnight snacks of Chinese food and free stereos for each prisoner. Warden Edward Dwyer favours strict traditional order and discipline. But the rivalry between the two men is quickly overshadowed when horror stalks the cellblock. Unexplained power surges, short-outs and frightening electrical shocks turn the prison into mayhem. The mysterious draw of electrical current is traced to an unused wing of the jail which housed the execution chamber. Twenty years earlier, during a riot, the former warden was savagely killed in the electric chair by the rioting inmates and now he's back for revenge...

In this supernatural prison drama, a correctional facility is reopened after being closed for over twenty years. It was shut down after a terrible uprising culminated with the execution of the brutal warden in the electric chair. The new leader was the late warden's assistant and has vivid memories of it all. Like his predecessor, he is a rigid ruler with no tolerance for infractions. This causes all kinds of problems for the prison psychiatrist who seems to be a liberal on the side of the inmates. Unfortunately, things are not always as they appear; especially when the ghost of the old warden mysteriously reappears.

The ghost of a prison inmate who died in the electric chair, comes back and communicates with the current inmates.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 15 February, 2021.