Brawl in Cell Block 99 Page #4

Synopsis: A former boxer-turned-drug runner lands in a prison battleground after a deal gets deadly.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): S. Craig Zahler
Production: RLJE Films
  4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
79
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
NOT RATED
Year:
2017
132 min
1,568 Views


There is an abortionist

from Korea.

He works for my employer.

He claims that he can

clip the limbs of a fetus

yet leave the child

in such a condition

that it will live to be born.

This little operation

will only happen

if you don't pay your debt

to my employer.

How?

There is a prisoner

who my employer wants dead.

He is serving a life sentence

at the redleaf detention center.

I'm in the fridge

for seven years.

How in the hell am I supposed to

choke out some guy

over in redleaf?

Redleaf is maximum security.

Show the staff here

that you have to be transferred.

If I nail this guy,

eleazar will let

my wife go unharmed?

Yes.

Can you give me

some sort of guarantee?

Certainly.

If you don't do what

my employer wants you to do,

I guarantee you will

receive a package

with nothing less than two limbs

of your unborn child.

Sadly, I cannot guarantee

if your child will survive

or what the fate

of your wife will be.

Who's this guy

I'm supposed to get?

Christopher bridge,

and he is

in redleaf cell block 99.

6'4".

"Eh, 6'2" at most.

6'4".

6'5".

Mm, maybe.

You okay?

There anything

you want to talk about?

Look, I'm sorry

for busting you earlier.

I didn't mean anything by it.

I was just hoping to get you

in the prison boxing program,

you know?

What are you doing?

Feet hurt.

Well, wait till you get back

to your coffin, okay?

Man, I'm telling you...

you don't want to do this.

You better stop now.

You done f***ed up right now!

Andre:

This motherf***er's crazy.

- Holy sh*t.

- Hands on your head. Now!

Longman:
Andre, you okay?

Andre:
What the f***

took you so long?

You didn't press the alarm.

I interfered with that,

but he screams pretty good.

Shut the f*** up.

Give me a reason to turn

your face into a cocktail.

Oh, don't scare me like that.

I might curl up on the floor

like your buddy.

I know a joke.

Want to hear the punch line?

Give him bracelets.

Give me your wrists.

Sean:
Dre,

want to get some justice

before we take him down?

I recommend

he uses his right arm.

Stay with him.

Take this redneck down

to the lower level for holding.

Walk.

Why the hell did you do this?

He didn't like my shoes.

Longman:
Hold it! Hold it!

Damn it!

Longman:
Inspect the floor.

- Nathan.

- Yeah?

Would you like to

give him some justice?

You bet.

Goddamn nutcase.

Hope you like it

over in redleaf.

- Longman.

- Yeah?

How old's redleaf?

Older than you.

So what, '60s?

When did they start

making that big fuss

about humane treatment

for prisoners?

- Late '50s.

- Hmm.

Redleaf's from before then.

Get vertical.

- What's your name?

- Sean waterford.

And the name

of your prisoner is?

Bradley Thomas.

You should have received

the paperwork earlier.

Don't tell me

my business.

I do things direct,

and I have a system.

Sorry.

This is the fella who likes

to beat up officers?

Yes.

How many of your boys

did he take down?

Two are in the hospital,

a third sustained

minor injuries.

He whipped three of you?

We tried, but...

Mr. Thomas.

Look at me.

The redleaf detention center

is classified as

a maximum-security facility.

But there's another term

I prefer...

one that I think will

give you a clearer picture.

Minimum freedom.

If you make trouble,

your minimum freedom

will get smaller.

So small that it

becomes microscopic.

Do you understand?

- I do.

- Put a "sir" on that.

I do, sir.

Dump that out.

The men here

aren't like those faggots

over there at the fridge.

You can test us if you want to.

Prisoners are expensive,

and we're only too happy

to help the state balance

its budget

by deploying some cheap lead.

Unlock Mr. Thomas

so that he can change

into his neons.

Bad news, Mr. Thomas.

Our examination room

is under renovation.

So you're gonna have

to strip out here.

Wilson.

Give Mr. Thomas

a full cavity inspection.

How about my things?

My ring.

Warden tuggs:

I'll look for them tomorrow.

If I can find the time.

This is the transfer

from the fridge.

Bradley Thomas.

Clerk:
Cell block 12.

Cell 44.

You mean 56.

That's what I meant.

Read it wrong.

It's 56.

Take him over.

It's up here on your right.

The toilet doesn't work,

but that doesn't seem

to stop people from using it.

Hold here.

Wilson:

Walk in or get dragged in.

Your choice.

Wilson:

Put your hands through.

Behave yourself for two weeks,

and you'll get another cell.

If you go wild

like you did in the fridge,

you'll stay in here for years.

Wilson:
Lunch!

I can't eat in here.

The toilet's full up with sh*t.

Wilson:
James, make a note.

Prisoner Thomas in 56

refuses to eat.

Wilson:
Thomas!

Yeah?

Wilson:
Put your shirt on

if you want to go to the yard.

Come out and shut the door.

You get 60 minutes.

Behave and you'll get more.

You go wild, you'll live

in that cell 24 hours a day.

My name's Derrick.

Bradley.

I'm gonna go work out.

Hey, hey, hey,

hey, hey, hey.

You do not want to get

near those guys.

I have some questions.

Ask.

Do you know a guy

named Christopher bridge,

inmate in here?

I- I haven't heard of him.

Which one of these guys

are from cell block 99?

None of them.

Where are they?

Isolated from the rest

of the prison.

Who do they keep in there?

Child molesters, rapists,

guys with death sentences,

psychotics.

Hey, whoa.

W- w-where are you going?

Brad, Brad,

what's wrong with you?

It's Bradley.

And I'm psychotic.

Hey, hey, hey, hey,

just... just...

I'm gonna use that one.

We're using it now, gringo.

Don't call me a foreigner.

Last time I checked,

the colors of the flag

weren't red, white,

and burrito.

Want to start some stuff, huh?

I'm more of a finisher.

Loco en la cabeza.

That's right. I'm loco.

Now, get the f*** out

of my crazy way.

Man #1:
Drop the barbell!

The next shot

goes into a skull!

Put your hands in the air

and back away from each other.

Walk to the wall.

Man #2:
Maurizio?

Lo mal que es? Maurizio?

Man #1:
Walk to the wall now!

Man #2:
Maurizio needs help!

What'd you do?

Thomas.

Show us 10 fingers

or we'll shoot.

You just lost

your minimum freedom.

You're going to 99.

Open it wide.

Close it behind us.

Tuggs:
Make sure he doesn't

trip on his chains.

You're gonna have

to be more careful.

I suspect

that amnesty international

would frown upon

the contents of this room.

Cell block 99 is the prison

within the prison.

You will stay down here

until you're sorted out.

Or carried out.

Stand him up.

For the next month,

you'll wear this.

Turn it on.

Each time you misbehave,

you earn five points.

Each point gets you

one of these.

Bradley:

You currently

have 25 points.

These shall be dispensed to you

over the coming week.

When you are eating,

when you are sleeping,

when you are pissing,

and when you are shitting.

Mr. Thomas.

You want to be mindful

of the broken glass.

Who's there?

My employer has asked me

to take a few more pictures.

Is that him?

That's the abortionist.

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S. Craig Zahler

Steven Craig Zahler (born January 23, 1973), known professionally as S. Craig Zahler, is an American film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, novelist and musician. more…

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