"Fortress 2 (film)" redirects here. For the film starring Bruce Willis, see Fortress 2 (2022 film).
Fortress 2: Re-Entry is a 2000 American-Luxembourgish science fictionaction film directed by Geoff Murphy. It is the sequel to 1992's Fortress. In the film, the principal actor Christopher Lambert reprises his role as John Henry Brennick, still on the run from the MenTel Corporation. Lambert was the only original actor to reprise his role; Loryn Locklin, who played Karen B. Brennick from the first film, did not return for the sequel and she was played by Beth Toussaint.
Ten years after the events of the first film, John Brennick is somewhere in North America, still on the run from Men-Tel and living in the rural mountains. His son Danny tells him to come home immediately. When they arrive, there are three people waiting for them. They ask John to help them destroy Men-Tel's new power station, saying that the company is on the verge of collapse and "without their power, they have no power". John refuses, wanting to protect his family, so the trio leave on a boat. As John waves goodbye, two Men-Tel helicopters appear and John scrambles his family's escape plan. He sends Danny and Karen through an underground passage, while he leads the soldiers on a wild goose chase. The battle ends, though, with one helicopter destroyed, but Brennick's Jeep is overturned.
John is then knocked out and captured. He wakes up in a room with a disembodied voice telling him that he is in prison again and has been sentenced to death. He has been implanted with a behavior modification device which causes headaches of various intensity when prisoners enter prohibited areas. He also finds one of the men who visited him, a former Men-Tel vice president, who is now brain-damaged because of an improperly planted device. Another of John's visitors, a former soldier, is also in the jail and friends with one of the guards.
Brennick starts making enemies almost immediately. A video of Director Teller "welcomes" the new prisoners. He shows them a female prisoner receiving her death sentence, being blown out into space through an airlock. The video then shows the prisoners that their new prison is actually a space station orbiting the Earth which is used to generate power via a solar array.
Brennick tries to escape in a water-delivery shuttle but is caught and sent to "The Hole" - an exposed area of the ship where John is bombarded with solar radiation while the station faces the sun and extreme cold when its orbit takes it behind the Earth. When Men-Tel's president arrives he tries to kill John by jettisoning him without a spacesuit. John manages to hold his breath and propel himself towards another airlock and back into the prison. Due to the sudden decompression, the computerized warden, Zed, begins to malfunction and cannot perform its duties. John uses a prison gun to destroy the computer and Teller is subsequently electrocuted. John and all his friends board the Shuttle and head back to Earth, where John reunites with his family.
Worldwide distribution rights, excluding Australia and New Zealand, were initially acquired by 20th Century Fox at the 1995 American Film Market.[1]
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Critical responseedit
Almar Haflidason of the BBC said: "[It's] a film that sorely lacks energy [and] various moments of action are ruined by poor camera angles and clumsy editing, [but] while it may lack the grand set of Fortress, it does boast some reasonable CGI effects and is slightly more entertaining in a cheap kind of way".[2] Kim Newman of the British Film Institute's Sight & Sound said the film "lacks [Fortress director Stuart Gordon's] wit and grit, though director Geoff Murphy makes it a decent enough ride".[3]
Nathan Shumate of Cold Fusion Video Reviews said the film is "at best, a pale imitation of the original Fortress. [...] On its own, it’s a passable movie, with an adequate budget both for sets and CGI space effects. Too bad it had to be a sequel to a superior movie, instead of something wholly its own".[4] The Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy Film Review said: "The action scenes are run of the mill [and] the special effects are okay and the show at least mounts to a passable action climax as the space station explodes, [but] the scripters have not endeavoured to approach this film in any more intelligent a way than they did the original".[5]
^In the film, when John wakes up aboard the space station and is charged with his crimes, the computer refers to him as "Brennick, John W." instead of "Brennick, John H."
^In the above scene, the computer refers to Karen as "Brennick, Karen", without referring to a middle initial.
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Fortress 2 film redirects here For the film starring Bruce Willis see Fortress 2 2022 film Fortress 2 Re Entry is a 2000 American Luxembourgish science fiction action film directed by Geoff Murphy It is the sequel to 1992 s Fortress In the film the principal actor Christopher Lambert reprises his role as John Henry Brennick still on the run from the MenTel Corporation Lambert was the only original actor to reprise his role Loryn Locklin who played Karen B Brennick from the first film did not return for the sequel and she was played by Beth Toussaint Fortress 2 Re EntryOfficial DVD coverDirected byGeoff MurphyWritten byTroy NeighborsSteven FeinbergProduced byJohn DavisJohn FlockStarringChristopher LambertPam GrierCinematographyHiro NaritaMusic byChristopher FrankeProductioncompaniesGower ProductionsThe Carousel Picture CompanyJohn Flock ProductionsDistributed byTriStar PicturesRelease datesMarch 3 2000 2000 03 03 Australia April 25 2000 2000 04 25 United States Running time92 minutesLanguageEnglishBudget 11 000 000 estimated Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Release 3 1 Distribution 4 Reception 4 1 Critical response 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksPlot editTen years after the events of the first film John Brennick is somewhere in North America still on the run from Men Tel and living in the rural mountains His son Danny tells him to come home immediately When they arrive there are three people waiting for them They ask John to help them destroy Men Tel s new power station saying that the company is on the verge of collapse and without their power they have no power John refuses wanting to protect his family so the trio leave on a boat As John waves goodbye two Men Tel helicopters appear and John scrambles his family s escape plan He sends Danny and Karen through an underground passage while he leads the soldiers on a wild goose chase The battle ends though with one helicopter destroyed but Brennick s Jeep is overturned John is then knocked out and captured He wakes up in a room with a disembodied voice telling him that he is in prison again and has been sentenced to death He has been implanted with a behavior modification device which causes headaches of various intensity when prisoners enter prohibited areas He also finds one of the men who visited him a former Men Tel vice president who is now brain damaged because of an improperly planted device Another of John s visitors a former soldier is also in the jail and friends with one of the guards Brennick starts making enemies almost immediately A video of Director Teller welcomes the new prisoners He shows them a female prisoner receiving her death sentence being blown out into space through an airlock The video then shows the prisoners that their new prison is actually a space station orbiting the Earth which is used to generate power via a solar array Brennick tries to escape in a water delivery shuttle but is caught and sent to The Hole an exposed area of the ship where John is bombarded with solar radiation while the station faces the sun and extreme cold when its orbit takes it behind the Earth When Men Tel s president arrives he tries to kill John by jettisoning him without a spacesuit John manages to hold his breath and propel himself towards another airlock and back into the prison Due to the sudden decompression the computerized warden Zed begins to malfunction and cannot perform its duties John uses a prison gun to destroy the computer and Teller is subsequently electrocuted John and all his friends board the Shuttle and head back to Earth where John reunites with his family Cast editChristopher Lambert as John H Brennick a Beth Toussaint as Karen B Brennick John s wife b Liz May Brice as Elena Rivera Aidan Ostrogovich as Danny Brennick Willie Garson as Stanley Nussbaum Patrick Malahide as Prison Director Peter Teller Yuji Okumoto as Sato Pam Grier as Susan MendenhallRelease editDistribution edit Worldwide distribution rights excluding Australia and New Zealand were initially acquired by 20th Century Fox at the 1995 American Film Market 1 Reception editCritical response edit Almar Haflidason of the BBC said It s a film that sorely lacks energy and various moments of action are ruined by poor camera angles and clumsy editing but while it may lack the grand set of Fortress it does boast some reasonable CGI effects and is slightly more entertaining in a cheap kind of way 2 Kim Newman of the British Film Institute s Sight amp Sound said the film lacks Fortress director Stuart Gordon s wit and grit though director Geoff Murphy makes it a decent enough ride 3 Nathan Shumate of Cold Fusion Video Reviews said the film is at best a pale imitation of the original Fortress On its own it s a passable movie with an adequate budget both for sets and CGI space effects Too bad it had to be a sequel to a superior movie instead of something wholly its own 4 The Science Fiction Horror and Fantasy Film Review said The action scenes are run of the mill and the special effects are okay and the show at least mounts to a passable action climax as the space station explodes but the scripters have not endeavoured to approach this film in any more intelligent a way than they did the original 5 See also editList of films featuring space stationsNotes edit In the film when John wakes up aboard the space station and is charged with his crimes the computer refers to him as Brennick John W instead of Brennick John H In the above scene the computer refers to Karen as Brennick Karen without referring to a middle initial References edit Fox nabs Fortress II 25 February 1994 Fortress 2 review Almar Haflidason BBC July 27 2000 Fortress 2 review Archived 2008 05 23 at the Wayback Machine Kim Newman Sight amp Sound Fortress 2 review Archived 2008 05 09 at the Wayback Machine Cold Fusion Video Reviews Fortress 2 review The Science Fiction Horror and Fantasy Film Review September 5 2008External links editFortress 2 Re Entry at IMDb Fortress 2 Re Entry at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fortress 2 Re Entry amp oldid 1186422998, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
