Movie
Escape from El Diablo
1983 · 90 min
A scrappy, sun-baked caper that mixes barroom trouble with a scrappy rescue mission, easy to watch and never too heavy.
- Directed by
- Gordon Hessler
- Genres
- Drama, Action, Adventure
- Starring
- Jimmy McNichol, Tim Van Patten, Ethan Wayne
- Tagline
- She got him in... They better get him out!
- Overview
- Two young Americans, Pauli and Daniel, journey via motorcycle across the border into Mexico to visit a bar next to the infamous El Diablo prison. Pauli starts a fight with off-duty guards and is locked up. When Daniel realizes the corrupt guards are demanding a steep bribe, he rounds up their SoCal friends—including surfers and skateboarders—to stage a daring breakout.
- How it feels
- Tense, light and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Friendship, survival, corruption, justice
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Gordon Hessler
- Genres
- Drama, Action, Adventure
- Starring
- Jimmy McNichol, Tim Van Patten, Ethan Wayne
