Doin' Time

1985
R
1h 21m

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Duke Jarrett is sent to jail at the John Dillinger prison. However, the prison looks more like a zoo, more or less ruled by the prisoners themselves.Duke Jarrett is sent to jail at the John Dillinger prison. However, the prison looks more like a zoo, more or less ruled by the prisoners themselves.Duke Jarrett is sent to jail at the John Dillinger prison. However, the prison looks more like a zoo, more or less ruled by the prisoners themselves.

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4.7/10

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Trivia
The map on the wall in Mongo Mitchell's office is a Thomas Brothers map of Orange County, California.

Quotes
Vocalist: [singing to the beat of Elvis' "All Shook Up"] Got a little letter from a sweetie pie. Told me that she loved me, I'm her favorite guy. Likes me cuz I'm evil and so screwed up. Uh huh, I'm all fucked up. Uh huh, oooh, oh yeah, I'm all fucked up. I was stealing cars at the age of ten. Took me off the street and put me in the pen. I don't think I could ever give it all up. Uh huh, I'm all fucked up. Uh huh, oooh, oh yeah, I'm all fucked up.

Connections
Spoofs White Heat (1949)

Soundtracks
Breakin' Out
Written by Max Carl and Andrew Kastner
Performed by Jack Mack and The Heart Attack

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An absolutely terrible comedy!

"Doin' Time" was handled by the same production outfit that in the previous year gave us "Police Academy". Obviously, the idea was to spoof prison movies in the same way that "Police Academy" spoofed police movies. However, the movie in comparison makes the "Police Academy" sequels look like comedy classics. The movie is a real mess; there's barely any plot, and the shoddy editing shows no clear direction and gives the impression that the filmmakers were making things up as they went along. But the biggest problem is with the humor. The closest the movie gets to generating a laugh is with the Elvis impersonator who sings in front of the prison's parole board, though in the end even that gag fails as much as the other attempts at humor. The other gags in the movie are even more lame as well as unimaginatively conceived and executed. To sum up, this movie is a really cheap and amateurish effort by all involved; even the close- captions for the movie are unprofessionally done! Only for those who want to see John Vernon do a near nude scene.