Liens d'acier

Original title: Fled

1996
12
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

5.4/10

10K

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Salma Hayek, Stephen Baldwin, and Laurence Fishburne in Liens d'acier (1996)

Two prisoners chained together flee during an escape attempt gone bad.

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Dark Comedy Action Adventure Comedy Crime Drama Romance

Two prisoners chained together flee during an escape attempt gone bad.Two prisoners chained together flee during an escape attempt gone bad.Two prisoners chained together flee during an escape attempt gone bad.

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IMDb RATING

5.4/10

10K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Seen as a loose remake of The Defiant Ones starring Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis

Goofs
The chain connecting the two prisoners is missing during the jump from the bridge.

Quotes
[discussing how to split the money]
Piper: I want half.
Dodge: Half. Fuck you, this isn't divorce.

Alternate versions
There is a longer version of the film which runs 105 minutes and features more footage. This cut features:
A love scene involving Laurence Fishburne and Salma Hayek which is only hinted in the final theatrical version.
A longer more developed scene in which Rico and his goons break into Brittany Powell's apartment in search of the diskette.
The motorcycle chase substantally longer and shows the demise of Rico after a showdown with Fishburne, which is completely cut out of the theatrical and home video versions.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Multiplicity/The Frighteners/Kazaam/Fled/Celestial Clockwork (1996)

Soundtracks
Crank This
Written by Carlos Young and Mr. Collipark (as Michael Crooms)
Performed by DJ Kizzy Rock
Produced by Mr. Collipark (as DJ Smurf) for Collipark Productions
DJ Kizzy Rock appears courtesy of Black Label Recordings
'Crank This' contains samples from "Play At Your Own Risk"
Written by Arthur Baker and John Robie
Performed by Planet Patrol
Courtesy of Tommy Boy Records

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Featured review

Not terrible, but could have been a lot better

FLED is, perhaps, best watched very late at night after a bit of a drink when you don't seem to care about plot holes, bland characters and poor acting. Although not as diabolically awful as other reviewers have made out, this is a pretty bad remake of a great classic. What they seem to have forgotten is that when they made THE DEFIANT ONES, it was at a time where racial awareness was so topical - in FLED the conflict is represented by just one line.

The two leads are acceptable, with Laurence Fishburne flexing his fighting skills ready for THE MATRIX. Stephen Bladwin is his usual surly smouldering self, and there is a very small (ie no reason to watch it just for this!) part from Salma Hayek.

Although a little overdone, I enjoyed the film references made by Baldwin's character, and you will have a chuckle at the very final one...!