Punishment Park (1971)
"One of the most controversial films ever made."
Critics Score
🎬 92%
(RT: 92%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Patrick Boland as Tribunal Defendant
Kent Foreman as Lee Robert Brown (Tribunal Defendant)
Luke Johnson as William Luke Valerio (Tribunal Defendant)
Katherine Quittner as Nancy Jane Smith (Tribunal Defendant)
Scott Turner as James Arthur Kohler (Tribunal Defendant)
Stan Armsted as Charles Robbins (Tribunal Defendant)
Mary Ellen Kleinhall as Allison Mitchner (Tribunal Defendant)
Is Punishment Park good?
Yes. 87% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 92%.
Overview
In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim. Wikipedia ↗
