26 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.26 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.26 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.
- Bosch
- (as Lavell 'David Banner' Crump)
- Henry
- (as Jack W. Mishler)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis movie is a remake of a movie (The Experiment (2001)) based on a book that was inspired by the real-life Stanford prison experiment. Although the experiment's purpose is not explicitly mentioned in the film, the original study was meant to observe the effects of power, rules, group identity and dehumanization in a simulated prison environment. The Stanford prison experiment also employed test subjects as either guards of prisoners, but ended early as both groups took their respective roles too seriously. The experiment will never be redone, because although it was deemed ethical at the time under the later-amended rules of the American Psychiatric Association, any research done must not physically or mentally harm the participants.
- GoofsIn the scene near the end, where Travis is beating up Barris, Travis had recently grabbed the blade of the knife when Barris tried to stab him. His hand was shown to be very bloody. However, when the red light and the alarm went on and Travis raised his hands to his head, his hand was completely clean and unharmed.
- Quotes
Archaleta: Justice is what keeps us safe as a society. Ordered law.
Travis: Justice is what starts wars. And eye for and eye for an eye. It takes a turning of the cheek for this species to evolve.
Archaleta: Ah, so you're the one who knows what it's going to take for this society to evolve.
Travis: I'm just regurgitating what people have been saying for a long time.
- ConnectionsReferences Red Dawn (1984)
Probably the most important is that the movie succeeds in the main idea, catching the human nature and its transformation placed in certain conditions. As expected blinding of power and rebelling makes the violence slowly but surely spreads and the movie becomes more disturbing, answering my question why is it going straight to DVD.
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $21,800,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $716,580
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1