Wedlock

Wedlock

Year: 1991

Runtime: 101 mins

Language: English

Director: Lewis Teague

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It’ll blow your mind A male prison escapee heads for his hidden loot, electronically attached to a female prisoner.

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1

Diamond Exchange Heist and Betrayal

Frank orchestrates a high-stakes diamond exchange heist with Sam and Noelle at a Diamond Exchange. They seize the diamonds and Frank hides the stash, but his partners betray him and alert the authorities. He is arrested, and he refuses to reveal the stash location to anyone, including Sam and Noelle.

During the heist Diamond Exchange
2

Wedlock System and Sentence

Frank is sentenced to 12 years at Camp Holliday, an experimental prison designed to be inescapable. The prison uses sealed electronic Wedlock collars that connect each inmate to a random partner, with detonation if they are separated by more than 100 yards or if tampered with. The lack of bars or fences makes the system particularly brutal, overseen by Warden Holliday.

After sentencing Camp Holliday
3

Meeting Tracy in the Yard

In the prison yard, Frank discovers his Wedlock partner is Tracy Riggs, a prisoner who claims wrongful conviction. They accidentally separate and their collars begin chiming as a warning, underscoring the deadly stakes of their bond.

Early in imprisonment Camp Holliday Yard
4

Kidnap Attempt on the Bus

Sam and Noelle locate Camp Holliday and stage a violent ambush on a prisoner transport bus to kidnap Frank. The chaos allows Frank and Tracy to escape the transport and flee the facility.

Shortly after the yard incident Prison transport route
5

Escape Across the Country

Frank and Tracy are forced to stay within close proximity to avoid detonation as they flee across the country. They elude authorities and the betrayal group who pursue them in hot pursuit.

Immediately after escape On the road / across the country
6

Bonding on the Run

On the run, Frank and Tracy's initial clashes give way to a developing romantic bond. They rely on each other to survive their perilous journey across cities and deserts.

During the journey Across the country
7

Emerald, the Collar Removal Specialist

They track down Emerald, an old associate with the skills to remove the Wedlock collars. He agrees to help, but Sam and Noelle ambush them before the procedure can be completed.

Mid-journey Emerald's location
8

Pursuit, Fight, and Removal

Frank and Tracy fend off the ambush and kill their pursuers, and the collar removal proceeds successfully after the danger passes.

Immediately after the ambush Emerald's location
9

Hiding the Diamonds and Tracking

Frank leads Tracy to the diamonds' hiding spot. Warden Holliday uses internal transponders in the removed collars to track them and arrives in a helicopter to claim the loot.

Moments before confrontation Diamond stash hideout
10

Final Confrontation with the Warden

In the final showdown, Frank outsmarts Holliday by attaching a collar to the Warden and tossing the linked collar into the helicopter as it departs. The distance limit is breached, triggering detonation that kills Holliday and destroys the aircraft.

Final moment Holliday's helicopter vicinity
11

Diamonds Reclaimed and a New Life

With the collars gone and enemies dead, Frank and Tracy reclaim the diamonds and drive off together to start a new life.

After the confrontation Road out of town

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