Guest Shot
June, 1995
With Shawshank Redemption, Hollywood renewed its devotion to prison movies. Up the river and into the VCR, your vid tour of the small-screen cooler includes: Escape From Alcatraz (1979): Clint in the clink. Eastwood and pals portray the only real-life cons ever to check out of the fabled offshore lockup prematurely. Look for newcomer Danny Glover.Birdman of Alcatraz (1962): Another true tale of jailbirds on the Rock, as caged criminal-turned-ornithologist Burt Lancaster makes nice with the canar...
