Product Details

• Actors: Wendell Burton, Michael Greer, Zooey Hall, Danny Freedman, Larry Perkins
• Directors: Harvey Hart, Jules Schwerin
• Writers: John Herbert
• Producers: Donald Ginsberg, Lester Persky, Lewis M. Allen
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: MGM (Warner)
• VHS Release Date: December 11, 1992
• Run Time: 102 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302593352
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,203 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting..., September 5, 1999

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Gary F. Taylor "GFT" (Biloxi, MS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fortune and Men's Eyes [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Interesting but significantly watered-down version of the claustrophobic, searing stage play concerning the sexual liaisons between young men in a juvenile prison. While the film is essentially explotative in tone, and comes no where near depicting the brutality of the prison system, it raises a number of legitimate issues and questions re homosexuality in prison and sexual role-playing in gay society. No laurels for the script, but the performers are strong and the film itself well-made. Not wildly memorable, but worth a watch.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't listen to the negative reviews..., December 3, 2007

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Chloe (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fortune and Men's Eyes [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This was a decent prison film that hooked the viewer & kept you interested in the plot. The characters were fun to watch & interesting. It appealed to the viewer on more of a psychological level. Overall, not a bad way to spend a couple of hours. Not over-the-top like many of today's prison films which heavily rely on blood & gore. This one has depth to its characters & I thought this was truly well done. It's based on a play by the same name. If you like good, offbeat prison pictures that examine its characters & maintains realism in the process, this is a good choice. It's a cult classic. I wonder when MGM will finally get on the ball & put this on DVD.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to the Real World, February 26, 2007

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gobirds2 (New England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fortune and Men's Eyes [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a brutally realistic prison film. The very naïve Smitty, the main character played by Wendell Burton, goes to prison where he is totally unprepared for his harrowing experiences. I saw this movie in the theater when it was first released. I was in high school and it was a very disturbing and frightening film to sit through. Director Harvey Hart's film is brutal, harsh and very realistic. Its effect is very claustrophobic as Smitty grimly comes to the realization that there is no one to turn to and no way out of his horrific situation. This film is several years ahead of its time, engrossing but at times hard to watch.