Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Penitentiary II' right now, here are some useful insights about the Bob-Bea Productions, Ideal Films, United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama flick. Penitentiary II starring Leon Isaac Kennedy, Glynn Turman, Ernie Hudson, Mr. T has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 48 min. The release date of the movie is April 2nd, 1982. is based on registered
Need a quick rundown of the movie? Here's the plot: "An ex-con, on parole and trying to straighten his life out, decides to resume his boxing career when one of his prison enemies escapes and kills his girlfriend."
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Penitentiary is a 1979 American blaxploitation drama film written, produced, and directed by Jamaa Fanaka, and starring Leon Isaac Kennedy as Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone, a man who deals with the wrongful imprisonment of a black youth. The film was released on November 21, 1979. The first sequel, Penitentiary II, was released in 1982. It was a direct sequel that followed the exploits of "Too Sweet" Gordone shortly after his release from prison. It was notable for the early casting of Mr. T as Gordone's trainer, Glynn Turman as his brother-in-law, and Ernie Hudson recast in the villainous role of "Half Dead." The second sequel, Penitentiary III, was released in 1987. The plot centers on "Too Sweet" Gordone's time in prison, where he is sent after beating another boxer to death in a performance enhancing drug-fueled fugue state.
