Section 99

Original title: Brawl in Cell Block 99

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

80K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

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Prison Drama Crime Drama Thriller

A former boxer-turned-drug runner lands in a prison battleground after a deal gets deadly.A former boxer-turned-drug runner lands in a prison battleground after a deal gets deadly.A former boxer-turned-drug runner lands in a prison battleground after a deal gets deadly.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

80K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,999

1,587

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 nominations total

Trivia
The prosthetics used in fight scenes to show injuries were made to look like 1970's style grindhouse effects.

Goofs
When Bradley pulls himself out of the water during the shootout, his head is completely dry and his clothes don't appear wet either.

Quotes
James: Are you ok?
Bradley Thomas: South of ok. North of cancer.

Alternate versions
The UK release was cut, the distributor chose to reduce or remove moments of stronger. sadistic violence and injury detail in order to obtain a 15 classification. An uncut 18 classification was available.

Connections
Featured in Journey in the Brawl: The Making of 'Brawl in Cell Block 99' (2017)

Soundtracks
Buddy's Business
Written by S. Craig Zahler & Jeff Herriott
Performed by The O'Jays featuring Eddie Levert and Walter Williams Sr. (as Walter Williams)
Courtesy of Cinestate Publishing LLC

User reviews652

Featured review

7/10

Bold & Brutal!

1. Bone Tomahawk

2. Dragged Across Concrete

3. Brawl in Cell Block 99

But as my rating suggests I think it's pretty great, and just like the other two I will watch this one again.

I was afraid I wasn't gonna be able to take Vince Vaughn seriously in this type of role but I did. I certainly took him a lot more seriously than I did in the second season of True Detective. I personally like his performance in Dragged Across Concrete more but he was still really good in this. And I never thought I would find him intimidating.

Also, casting Don Johnson as the sadistic warden was genius!

And now I want to check out more grindhouse movies!