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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Lock Up Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime Just before he is paroled however Warden Drumgoole takes charge Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone & has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day Cliffhanger Sarah was an inexperienced climber She trusted Gabe to rescue her But something went wrong high above the valley floor Sylvester Stallone John Lithgow Michael Rooker Janine Turner & Ralph Waite star in this high-altitude avalanche of action a non-stop adventure peaked with suspense & capped with heart-quaking terror For Rocky Mountain Rescue the mission is almost routine locate five climbers With the woman he loves (Turner) & his best friend (Rooker) Gabe Walker (Stallone) braves the icy peaks only to discover that the distress call is really a trap set by merciless international terrorist Eric Qualen (Lithgow) Now millions of dollars & their own lives hang in the balance Against explosive firepower bitter cold & dizzying heights Walker must outwit Qualen in a deadly game of hide-&-seek Death Race 2000 In the year 2000 auto racing has become very dangerous it&s not only how fast you drive but how many pedestrians you hit David Carradine takes on Sylvester Stallone in this adrenaline thriller that will surely make you look both ways before you cross the road Directed by Paul Bartel of & Eating Raoul& fame & produced by Roger Corman Actors Sylvester Stallone Donald Sutherland John Amos Sonny Landham Tom Sizemore Frank Mc Rae John Lithgow Michael Rooker Janine Turner Rex Linn Caroline Goodall Leon Craig Fairbrass David Carradine & Martin Kove Director John Flynn Renny Harlin & Paul Bartel Certificate 15 years & over Languages English Region Region 2
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