Punishment Park
7.3
88 minutes
10/1/1971
Overview
In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim.
Cast List
Patrick Boland
as Tribunal Defendant
Carmen Argenziano
as Jay Kaufman (Tribunal Defendant)
Kent Foreman
as Lee Robert Brown (Tribunal Defendant)
Luke Johnson
as William Luke Valerio (Tribunal Defendant)
Katherine Quittner
as Nancy Jane Smith (Tribunal Defendant)
Scott Turner
as James Arthur Kohler (Tribunal Defendant)
Stan Armsted
as Charles Robbins (Tribunal Defendant)
Mary Ellen Kleinhall
as Allison Mitchner (Tribunal Defendant)
Mark Keats
as William C. Hoeger (Tribunal Chairman)
Gladys Golden
as Mary Jurgens (Tribunal Member)
Sanford Golden
as Senator Harris (Tribunal Member)
George Gregory
as Mr. Keagan (Tribunal Member)
Norman Sinclair
as Tribunal Member
Sigmund Rich
as Prof. Hazlett
Paul Rosenstein
as Tribunal Member
Lee Marks
as Federal Agent
Sandy Cox
as Stenographer
Frederic Franklyn
as Defense Attorney
Ross Briegleb
as Tribunal Doctor
Joe Hudgins
as Chief Tribunal Marshall
Rodger Greene
as Tribunal Marshall
Tom Kemp
as Tribunal Marshall
Harry McKasson
as Tribunal Marshall
Harold Beaulieu
as Defendant in the Desert (Militant)
Cynthia Jenkins
as Defendant in the Desert (Militant)
Jack London
as Defendant in the Desert (Militant)
Rob Lewine
as Defendant in the Desert (Militant)
Viola Gonzalez
as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Roland Gonzalez
as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Jack Gozdzik
as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Brian Hart
as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Linda Mandel
as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Don Pino
as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Jason Sommers
as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Conchita Thornton-Marusich
as Defendant in the Desert (Semi-Militant)
Gary Johnson
as Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)
Michelle Johnson
as Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)
Ted Martin
as Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)
Don McDonald
as Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)
Harold Schneider
as Defendant in the Desert (Pacifist)
Jim Bohan
as Officer Edwards (as Jim Bowan)
Val Daniel
as Sheriff's Dept.
Harlan Green
as Sheriff's Dept.
Dennis Wilson
as Sheriff's Dept.
Paul Alelyunes
as City Police
Kerry Cannon
as City Police
Bob Franklin
as City Police
Bruce McGuire
as City Police
Ron Pennington
as City Police
Allen Powell
as City Police
Jim Wettstein
as City Police
Jim Churchill
as National Guard
Danny Conlon
as National Guard
Wally McKay
as National Guard
Cliff Pinard
as National Guard
Don Vann
as National Guard
Charlie Wyatt
as National Guard
Peter Watkins
as Documentarist (uncredited)