Let's Go To Prison

when i first saw a poster for Let's Go To Prison it looked like it could be a quite class. that was at some time back in 2005 or 2006 - sadly the film did not turn up, and i forgot about it. happily my good friend Spiros, who it has to be said is an avid collector of all men in prison films, discovered this gem and lent it to me. many thanks, Spiros!!

the plot, such as it is, involves some dude who keeps getting arrested and sent to prison. in order to make the next sentence worthwhile, he decides to send the son of the judge who keeps sending him there to prison. then he hits on the rather novel idea of getting himself sent to prison at the same time, presumably so he can watch and ensure that he suffers. not exactly the grandest recipie for comedy, but oddly enough it works rather nicely.

Let's Go To Prison is hardly high-brow art, but then again it does not really claim to be. it's rather close to the bone at times, so to speak, so certainly is not for the more sensitive viewers. for the more broad minded, however, there are certainly some great laughs to be had in the film.


of the film entire, the star of the piece is most certainly a character called Barry - there is a longer name for him, but i am not going to repeat it here! these images should give a pretty good and reasonable indication as to how exactly Barry passes the time whilst detained in prison. his rather impressive tactic of "woo-ooo-oooo-ooo-ing" one is rather fascinating viewing. well, whoever did hear of an eskimo kiss hurting anyone? and there is plenty of helpful advice as to how best to describe how good someone looks in overalls.

it is with deep distress, however, that our respected friend Mervin Fraser has indicated that, in a real prison, there are not characters quite like Barry. Mervin instead paints a rather disturbing picture, one free of woo-ooo-ooo-ing and eskimo kisses whilst equally full of cutting to the chase, so to speak. i could give a full account from Mervin of how it all works, but i would rather not, thanks. instead, remain happy with this image of Barry and his class duck.

Let's Go To Prison is unlikely to be declared as the all time favourite film of anyone (except Spiros), and the apparent lack of release or difficulty in finding the thing is not exactly going to help the film gain any sort of widespread following. ho hum, if you are lucky enough to find a copy and do not mind some rather raw humour, knock yourself out!!



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