The Escapist

The Escapist

2002
1h 28m
5.8

5.8/10

26 votes • View on IMDb

"He can escape from anything... except his past."

Overview

Denis Hopkins, a pilot, lives with his pregnant wife Valerie and has a comfortable lifestyle. When a gang of criminals led by the sadistic Ricky Barnes breaks into his home, he offers whatever the criminals want to protect his wife and unborn child, but the evil Ricky kills Valerie anyway. Their baby is saved, and later Barnes is arrested and sentenced to life in the maximum security prison, Sullen Voe. Denis fakes his own suicide, then assaults a police car in order to get himself arrested and sent to prison with the intention of tracking down and killing Ricky Barnes. He does not reveal his true name and is called John "What" by the prisoners and guards. Denis escapes from successive prisons, forcing his eventual transfer to Sullen Voe. When he reaches his objective, Ricky Barnes schedules a confrontation, but things do not quite turn out the way Denis had expected.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Sky Pictures Little Bird Jolyon Symonds Productions Ltd.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date April 12, 2002
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0299854

Cast

Jonny Lee Miller
Jonny Lee Miller

Denis Hopkins

Gary Lewis
Gary Lewis

Ron

Jodhi May
Jodhi May

Christine

Andy Serkis
Andy Serkis

Ricky Barnes

Paloma Baeza
Paloma Baeza

Valerie Hopkins

Vas Blackwood
Vas Blackwood

Vin

Philip Barantini
Philip Barantini

Joey

Allen Leech
Allen Leech

Policeman 1 (Smashed Car)

Key Crew

Gillies MacKinnon
Director
Nick Perry
Writer
Jolyon Symonds
Producer

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