Terminal Island
Terminal Island

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In the wake of a Supreme Court decision to outlaw the death penalty, California passes an initiative that designates San Bruno island as a dumping spot for first-degree murder convicts, free to do what they like except leave. The main camp of convicts is controlled by the tyrannical Bobby, who rules with an iron hand, and the women are used as sex slaves. A.J. and a group of more free-minded murderers have escaped and gone into hiding. When A.J. and his men liberate the women... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Terminal Island:

Don Marshall
Phyllis Davis
Ena Hartman
Marta Kristen
Barbara Leigh
Randy Boone

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In the wake of a Supreme Court decision to outlaw the death penalty, California passes an initiative that designates San Bruno island as a dumping spot for first-degree murder convicts, free to do what they like except leave. The main camp of convicts is controlled by the tyrannical Bobby, who rules with an iron hand, and the women are used as sex slaves. A.J. and a group of more free-minded murderers have escaped and gone into hiding. When A.J. and his men liberate the women from Bobby's custody, tensions mount to an all-out confrontation for control of the island.

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User Review - 8/10 by Richard DI was expecting this to be really trashy, but it's not. It's a really effective low-budget action film with some light exploitation touches.
User Review - 6/10 by Bill BAn early role for Tom Selleck, and loaded with B-listers, this tale about a prison island loaded with murderers left to govern themselves is a pretty decent little time-waster. Things never get as sleazy as I sort of expected them to (which may be due to the female director, but that's complete speculation on my part), so that kind of surprised me, but what is shown is sufficiently indicative of how awful the conditions are, and it all builds into an explosive finale. Decent little rental if you have the chance to check it out.
User Review - 6/10 by Tony PAn exploitation flick with a Johnny Cash-inspired theme song can't be half bad (for bad movie standards). It doesn't hold up to Roger Corman's women in prison classics, but this 70's quickie is just as much fun (i.e. riotous fight scenes filled with girlie man screams).
User Review - 6/10 by Joe HWhen going into "Terminal Island" I was expecting an earlier, lower budget, trashier exploitation version of "Escape from New York." Not only did it deliver on those accounts but it was also a more professionally made example of its ilk and manages to even please fans outside of the trashy exploitation ring. In the future capital punishment is now against the law. In its place criminals are exiled to a heavily guarded island where they are forced to fend for themselves in order to survival. A women recently sentenced to the island is forced against her will to provide physical labor, of the farming and sexual, kind to a sadistic self-proclaimed dictator (Sean Kenney). Being rescued by fellow prisoners, they band together with brains, bosoms and brawn to bring the psychotic "duke of terminal island" down. Though it can be described as an action-adventure flick, "Terminal Island" at its heart is pure crass exploitation and takes full advantage to show boobies and extreme violence at every opportunity. What makes it rise above other films in the genre is that it actually takes time for character development and some good old fashioned action to appeal to general film fanatics. The cast is extremely strong for this type of film, including early rolls for future Magnum P.I. costars Tom Selleck (as a doctor) and Roger E. Mosley. We are also graced with strong performances by Don Marshall, Sean Kenney and future "Vegas" star Phyllis Davis and director Stephanie Rothman handles her cast and low budget well, learning her trade from her earlier Roger Corman production "The Student Nurses." Though "Terminal Island" today is mostly known as an early exploitation film for future super star Tom Selleck, it is far better than that. Sure it's an exploitation film at heart but it still has enough other elements to please 70s film fans in general with interesting characters and numerous action sequences. I was thoroughly entertained by the film and any self-respecting drive-in cinema fan should be also. Multiple DVDs versions exist but only Code Red's beautiful widescreen release is fully uncut.
User Review - 4/10 by Scott RNever actually seen this well known grindhouse film and was a bit disappointed. It has a cool "Escape from New York" like set up, years before John Carpenter ever made this classic film. In this film, in order to save tax payers money, murderers are now sent to a Terminal Island where they are left to make their own violent world. To make things even cooler, the film features Tom Selleck and Roger E. Mosley who both went on to star in "Magnum, P.I." The film also features some cool Rambo-like jungle traps, also well before "First Blood" ever came out. However, the film is painfully low budget and does not feature any memorable characters outside of maybe Selleck's doctor who was imprisoned for a mercy killing, and in the end seems amateurishly made. Though I was not impressed with director/co-writer Stephanie Rothman who was one a only a handful of exploitation film directors. She's no Doris Wishman, but she did make quite a few exploitation films that you've heard of ("The Velvet Vampire" "The Student Nurses" "Blood Bath") even if they weren't quite classics. Overall, this film had a better concept than was the actual film, which is pretty standard for most 70s exploitation films.
User Review - 4/10 by Michael WCalifornia's worst offenders are banished to an island prison. Brutal, but still preferable to doing time in a Turkish prison. A few weaknesses, including a less-than-charismatic island dictator and a much too happy and tidy ending.
User Review - 4/10 by Brandon SHardcore 70's film where two groups of convicts battle on an island where murderers are dumped by the state of California. Laughable ending where Tom Selleck refuses a retrial to stay on the seemingly utopian island the winning group forms.
User Review - 4/10 by Sam DHardcore 70's film where two groups of convicts battle on an island where murderers are dumped by the state of California. Laughable ending where Tom Selleck refuses a retrial to stay on the seemingly utopian island the winning group forms.
User Review - 4/10 by Jessi CHardcore 70's film where two groups of convicts battle on an island where murderers are dumped by the state of California. Laughable ending where Tom Selleck refuses a retrial to stay on the seemingly utopian island the winning group forms.
User Review - 2/10 by delysid dThe only thing worse than being on Terminal Island is watching Terminal Island

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