Brawl in Cell Block 99

Brawl in Cell Block 99 is a 2017 American neo-noir prison action thriller film directed and written by S. Craig Zahler and starring Vince Vaughn with Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson, Udo Kier, Marc Blucas, and Tom Guiry. The story follows Bradley Thomas, a drug mule who must kill a man held in a maximum security prison to rescue his pregnant wife from a vengeful drug lord.

Brawl in Cell Block 99
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. Craig Zahler
Written byS. Craig Zahler
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBenji Bakshi
Edited byGreg D'Auria
Music by
  • Jeff Herriott
  • S. Craig Zahler
Production
companies
  • Assemble Media
  • Cinestate
  • Caliber Media Company
  • Realmbuilders Productions
  • XYZ Films
Distributed byRLJE Films
Release dates
  • September 2, 2017 (2017-09-02) (Venice)
  • October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) (United States)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million
Box office$79,208

Zahler wrote the script of Brawl in Cell Block 99 after watching several prison films, coming up with different elements to add to the genre. Zahler cast Vaughn for his consistency and authenticity, in a break from the comedic roles that Vaughn usually plays. Vaughn exercised and underwent training for the film's action and fighting sequences. Filming took place in Staten Island, New York City, between August and October 2016 under a production budget of $4 million.

The film premiered at the 74th Venice International Film Festival, and was released in theaters, digital HD, and video on demand in October 2017, by RLJE Films. Brawl in Cell Block 99 received mainly positive reviews which praised Vaughn's performance and the film's 1970s-grindhouse style. The film was named among the year's best films by the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and The A.V. Club.

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