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.
Plot
Bradley Thomas is laid off from his job at an auto repair shop. When he arrives home, he finds a hickey on his wife, Lauren, who admits to an extramarital affair. Bradley orders her inside the house before he violently dismantles her car. He later discusses with Lauren their failing relationship, forgives her, and turns to drug trafficking.
More details
| author | Steven Craig Zahler |
|---|---|
| director | Steven Craig Zahler |
| editor | Greg D'Auria |
| genre | action crime thriller |
| keywords | better life crystal meth drug trafficking extramarital affair hickey lay off medium security prison methamphetamine pick up repair shop revolver seven years traffic warden |
| musicBy | Steven Craig Zahler |
| producer | Dallas Sonnier Jack Heller |
| productionCompany | Assemble Media Caliber Media Company Cinestate Realmbuilders Productions XYZ Films |
| publisher | RLJE Films |
| theme | neo-noir prison |