''Doin' Time'' is a 1985 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

George Mendeluk George Mendeluk ( ua, Джордж Менделюк) (born March 20, 1948, in Augsburg, Bavaria) is a Germany, German-born Canadians, Canadian film director, television director and writer of Ukrainians, Ukrainian descent. Throughout his career ...

and written by Franelle Silver, Ron Zwang and

Dee Caruso Dee Caruso (April 7, 1929 – May 27, 2012) was an American television and film screenwriter and television producer, whose credits included ''Get Smart'', ''The Monkees'' and ''The Smothers Brothers Show''. Caruso and his longtime writing partne ...

. The film stars

Jeff Altman Jeff Altman (born August 13, 1951) is an American stand-up comedian and actor who has appeared as a guest on ''Late Night with David Letterman'' and ''Late Show with David Letterman'' a combined 45 times. Altman mesmerized contemporaries like Davi ...

, Dey Young,

Richard Mulligan Richard Mulligan (November 13, 1932 – September 26, 2000) was an American character actor known for his roles in the sitcoms ''Soap'' (1977–1981) and ''Empty Nest'' (1988–1995),. Mulligan was the winner of two Emmy Awards (1980 ...

, John Vernon,

Jimmie Walker James Carter Walker Jr. (born June 25, 1947) is an American actor and comedian. Walker portrayed James Evans Jr. ("J.J."), the older son of Florida and James Evans Sr., on the CBS television series ''Good Times'', which ran from 1974 to 1979, ...

, and

Judy Landers Judy Landers (born October 7, 1958) is an American film and television actress. Early years Landers is the daughter of Ruth Landers, and is the younger sister of actress Audrey Landers. She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. C ...

. The film was released by

Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Di ...

on May 19, 1985.

Plot

The warden of

John Dillinger John Herbert Dillinger (June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American gangster during the Great Depression. He led the Dillinger Gang, which was accused of robbing 24 banks and four police stations. Dillinger was imprisoned several times and ...

Memorial Penitentiary begins a series of

prison A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correc ...

reforms that cut down on the fun and games that the prisoners had been enjoying and eventually the convicts decide a little revenge is in order.

Cast

References

External links

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Doin' Time
at BFI
Doin' Time
at Letterbox DVD 1985 films Warner Bros. films American prison comedy films 1985 comedy films The Ladd Company films Films scored by Charles Fox Films with screenplays by Dee Caruso 1980s English-language films Films directed by George Mendeluk 1980s American films {{1980s-comedy-film-stub