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Hollywood Behind Bars
By admin | October 10, 2008
When The Movies Came To The Old Montana Prison
What do the films ‘Fast Walking’, ‘Diggstown’, ‘The Last Ride’ and ‘Loves Comes to the Executioner’ have in common?
All were partly filmed behind the walls of the Old Montana Prison.
The 1982 film ‘Fast Walking‘ starred James Wood as a dope-smoking Prison Guard called ‘Fast-Walking’ Miniver. Written, directed and produced by James B. Harris, this drama focuses on the guards, not the prisoners.
‘Diggstown‘, released in 1992, once again starred James Wood, this time as a man just released from prison. It also starred Louis Gossett Jr. as a boxer managed by Woods.
Cameras returned to the old MSP in 1994 for ‘The Last Ride‘ (also known as F.T.W). Starring Mickey Rourke as Frank T. Wells, a rodeo rider just released from prison who falls for a disturbed young woman, played by Lori Singer.
In 2003, ‘Love Comes To The Executioner‘ filmed in the prison cells. Written and directed by Kyle Bergersen, it stars Jonathan Tucker as a man who takes the job as executioner at the same prison where his brother is on Death Row.
Many more movies, TV shows, ads and photoshoots have taken part in the surrounding towns and countryside. To see a complete list of films shot in Montana, head on over to the Montana Film Office at http://www.montanafilm.com/
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