Ring of Death (2008 film)
Encyclopedia
Ring of Death is a television movie
created for Spike TV
in 2008, which stars Johnny Messner, Stacy Keach
and Charlotte Ross
.
), he plays a part-time father to their only son, Tommy (Uriah Shelton
).
He quietly harbours a desire to return to the force,and he gets the chance when approached by his old partner and friend, and now a successful FBI agent, Steve James (Derek Webster
) who visits Burke to talk about an investigation into the suspicious and violent murders of several inmates at Cainsville State Penitentiary
, a notorious and brutal maximum security prison, with the suspicion that Prison Warden, Carl Golan (Stacey Keach) is running an underground fight club where prisoners fight to the death for the entertainment of private viewers, paying internet subscribers and for the financial gain of prison officials.
Needing someone to infiltrate the prison, Burke is offered the job with the promise of a massive trustfund for his son and definite to be re-instated on the force with an FBI job. Unable to let the opportunity pass, he agree to the prospects and his desire whetted, the offer can’t be refused and he agrees to pose as a prison inmate to investigate the deaths.
A high profile operation, the only way to get inside the prison without arousing suspicion, is for Burke to commit a crime himself and receive a jail sentence.
Waiting outside a police precinct, he assaults an officer and steals his squad car then purposely surrenders himself, and once sentenced, is transported to the prison in a bus with other convicts.
Not long after arrival inside, Burke brushes with some of the more dangerous inmates of the prison, almost landing himself in fatal situations, and eventually crosses swords with Milton Kennedy a.k.a The President (Lester Speight
) a towering, physically imposing and vicious criminal and the boss of the prison's biggest gang known as 'The Disciples'. Feared and respected by all other felons, he has an untouchable status amongst them as well as to the guards.
Burke's steel is then tested when he must defend himself against a lowly group of cons, but his prowess only attracts the interest of Warden Golan, who only sees in him a new addition to his league of fighters. Soon, FBI suspicions are confirmed when Burke is plunged into a cruel, sadistic world of life or death duels where he finds himself forced to compete for the warden and his guards in the blood sport
that he was drafted to expose.
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
created for Spike TV
Spike TV
Spike is an American cable television channel. It launched on March 7, 1983 as The Nashville Network , a joint venture of WSM, Inc...
in 2008, which stars Johnny Messner, Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach is an American actor and narrator. He is most famous for his dramatic roles; however, he has done narration work in educational programming on PBS and the Discovery Channel, as well as some comedy and musical...
and Charlotte Ross
Charlotte Ross
Charlotte Ross is an American actress, who is perhaps most widely known as a cast member of NYPD Blue from 2001 to 2004.-Early Years:...
.
Plot
Burke Wyatt (Johnny Messner) is a hardened ex-cop with a seasoned history of extreme and over-the-top methods during his time with the police, but having been dismissed for the past three years after drastically subduing a criminal, he wades through a rough stretch in his life, separated from his wife (Charlotte RossCharlotte Ross
Charlotte Ross is an American actress, who is perhaps most widely known as a cast member of NYPD Blue from 2001 to 2004.-Early Years:...
), he plays a part-time father to their only son, Tommy (Uriah Shelton
Uriah Shelton
Uriah Shelton is an American teen actor and singer. He is the son of accountant Allen Shelton and house-wife Cindy Shelton. His name means "God is light" in Hebrew. Shelton was born in Dallas, Texas but spent spent most of his childhood in Magnolia Springs, Alabama with both of his parents. ...
).
He quietly harbours a desire to return to the force,and he gets the chance when approached by his old partner and friend, and now a successful FBI agent, Steve James (Derek Webster
Derek Webster
Derek Webster can refer to:* Derek Webster .* the publisher and editor of Maisonneuve magazine....
) who visits Burke to talk about an investigation into the suspicious and violent murders of several inmates at Cainsville State Penitentiary
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
, a notorious and brutal maximum security prison, with the suspicion that Prison Warden, Carl Golan (Stacey Keach) is running an underground fight club where prisoners fight to the death for the entertainment of private viewers, paying internet subscribers and for the financial gain of prison officials.
Needing someone to infiltrate the prison, Burke is offered the job with the promise of a massive trustfund for his son and definite to be re-instated on the force with an FBI job. Unable to let the opportunity pass, he agree to the prospects and his desire whetted, the offer can’t be refused and he agrees to pose as a prison inmate to investigate the deaths.
A high profile operation, the only way to get inside the prison without arousing suspicion, is for Burke to commit a crime himself and receive a jail sentence.
Waiting outside a police precinct, he assaults an officer and steals his squad car then purposely surrenders himself, and once sentenced, is transported to the prison in a bus with other convicts.
Not long after arrival inside, Burke brushes with some of the more dangerous inmates of the prison, almost landing himself in fatal situations, and eventually crosses swords with Milton Kennedy a.k.a The President (Lester Speight
Lester Speight
Lester Rasta Speight is a former American football player who has had subsequent careers as a professional wrestler and then actor...
) a towering, physically imposing and vicious criminal and the boss of the prison's biggest gang known as 'The Disciples'. Feared and respected by all other felons, he has an untouchable status amongst them as well as to the guards.
Burke's steel is then tested when he must defend himself against a lowly group of cons, but his prowess only attracts the interest of Warden Golan, who only sees in him a new addition to his league of fighters. Soon, FBI suspicions are confirmed when Burke is plunged into a cruel, sadistic world of life or death duels where he finds himself forced to compete for the warden and his guards in the blood sport
Blood sport
Bloodsport or blood sport is any sport or entertainment that involves violence against animals.Bloodsport includes coursing or beagling, combat sports such as cockfighting and dog fighting, or other activities...
that he was drafted to expose.
Cast
| Main cast members | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Messner | Charlotte Ross Charlotte Ross Charlotte Ross is an American actress, who is perhaps most widely known as a cast member of NYPD Blue from 2001 to 2004.-Early Years:... |
Uriah Shelton Uriah Shelton Uriah Shelton is an American teen actor and singer. He is the son of accountant Allen Shelton and house-wife Cindy Shelton. His name means "God is light" in Hebrew. Shelton was born in Dallas, Texas but spent spent most of his childhood in Magnolia Springs, Alabama with both of his parents. ... |
Frank Sivero Frank Sivero Frank Sivero is a Sicilian-American character actor, perhaps best known for playing the roles of Genco Abbandando in Mario Puzo's and Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part II and Frankie Carbone in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas.Sivero was born Francesco LoGiudice in Siculiana, Sicily, Italy,... |
Lester Speight Lester Speight Lester Rasta Speight is a former American football player who has had subsequent careers as a professional wrestler and then actor... |
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| Burke Wyatt | Mary Wyatt | Thomas "Tommy" Wyatt | Tommy Micelli | The President | Steve James |
External links
- Ring of Death at Rotten TomatoesRotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...