East Jersey in popular culture East Jersey State Prison

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sacred straight! (1978)



the hurricane (1999)




movies


east jersey state prison has appeared in many feature films. distinctive architecture, including large dome , radial cell blocks, along imposing metal gates , proximity new york city, has made favorable filming location.



crazy joe (1974) - starring peter boyle. story of life of joseph gallo, member of colombo crime family.
scared straight! (1978) prison became famous , synonymous 1978 oscar-winning documentary, scared straight!. movie filmed entirely within walls of prison. raw, unscripted expose of prison life, inmate life sentences (called lifers group) fiercely warned delinquent teens of brutal realities of prison. film won academy award best documentary feature in 1978, , 2 emmy awards outstanding individual achievement–informational program , outstanding informational program in 1979.
something wild (1986) - starring jeff daniels, melanie griffith , ray liotta
lock (1989) - starring sylvester stallone , donald sutherland
city of hope (1991) - (reference made prison)
malcolm x (1992) - starring denzel washington
rounders (1998) - starring matt damon , edward norton
he got game (1998) - starring denzel washington
the hurricane (1999) - biographical drama of boxer, rubin hurricane carter, starring denzel washington
ocean s eleven (2001) - starring brad pitt , george clooney
jersey boys (2014) - directed , produced clint eastwood based on musical, telling story of musical group, 4 seasons.




^ raab, selwyn. unusual legal move freed rubin carter, lawyers , new york times, november 10, 1985. accessed november 11, 2007. mr. carter had received 2 consecutive life terms, or minimum of 30 years. judge sarokin ordered him released rahway state prison without bail on friday.
^ dwight muhammad qawi . international boxing hall of fame. 2004. retrieved july 31, 2016. 
^ lustig, jay (january 5, 2015). belly of beast, lifers group . www.njarts.net. retrieved november 4, 2016. 
^ lynch, colum (february 25, 1992). inmates take rap--to grammys : pop music: lifers group can t attend ceremonies, band nominated stark long-form video . www.articles.latimes.com. retrieved november 4, 2016. 
^ grammy awards - awards 1992 . www.imdb.com. february 25, 1992. retrieved november 4, 2016. 
^ stroud, brandon (february 28, 2013). sports on tv: arrested development s 15 greatest sports moments . www.uproxx.com. retrieved march 23, 2017. 
^ 51st academy awards | 1979 . www.oscars.org. april 9, 1979. retrieved november 4, 2016. 
^ television academy - emmys . www.emmys.com. 1979. retrieved november 4, 2016. 






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