The Escape (1998 film)

The Escape
Written by	Scott Busby
Directed by	Stuart Gillard
Starring	Patrick Dempsey
Music by	Loek Dikker
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
Production
Producers	George Horie Frank Mancuso Jr. Tom Rowe Michael Sheehy
Cinematography	Tobias A. Schliessler
Editor	Rick Martin
Running time	91 minutes
Production companies	MGM Television Pacific Motion Pictures Showtime Networks
Original release
Release	April 24, 1998 (1998-04-24)

The Escape is a 1998 Canadian action TV movie directed by Stuart Gillard starring Patrick Dempsey.

Plot

A falsely imprisoned young man attempts an escape from a prison work detail in Louisiana ten years later.

Cast

• Patrick Dempsey as Clayton
• Brigitte Bako as Sarah
• Colm Feore as Hickman
• Vincent Gale as Newby
• Nathaniel DeVeaux as Moses
• Gouchy Boy as Pooch
• Jason Gray-Stanford as Young Guard

Release

The film bears a 1994 copyright but it was not until 1998 that it aired on The Movie Channel and was then released on home video.^[1]

Home video

The film was released on VHS for home video release on October 13, 1998.^[2] It was later released for streaming on Netflix and Amazon Video.^[3][4]

References

1. "The Escape".
2. "The Escape VHS". Amazon. 13 October 1998.
3. https://www.netflix.com/title/70146852
4. "The Escape VHS". Amazon. 13 October 1998.

External links

• The Escape at IMDb