Let's Go to Prison

"Welcome to the slammer."

2006 1h 29m EN

😐

6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 379

ComedyCrime

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

When a career criminal's plan for revenge is thwarted by unlikely circumstances, he puts his intended victim's son in his place by putting him in prison...and then joining him.

“Welcome to the slammer.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Dax Shepard
John Lyshitski
Will Arnett
Nelson Biederman IV
Chi McBride
Barry
David Koechner
Shanahan
Dylan Baker
Warden
Michael Shannon
Lynard
Miguel Nino
Jesus
Jay Whittaker
Icepick

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bob Odenkirk
Writers: Thomas Lennon, Michael Patrick Jann, Robert Ben Garant
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

RUNTIME

Did you know

89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

MONEY

Did you know

Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Released 20 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Bob Odenkirk, shot by Ramsey Nickell. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Alan Elliott. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Eric L. Beason shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Dax Shepard and Will Arnett and Chi McBride carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

FACT

Did you know

Marketing tagline: "Welcome to the slammer.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bob Odenkirk directs. Ramsey Nickell behind the camera. Alan Elliott scores. Eric L. Beason cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 20 years ago.
4Directed by Bob Odenkirk, shot by Ramsey Nickell. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Alan Elliott. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Eric L. Beason shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Dax Shepard and Will Arnett and Chi McBride carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Welcome to the slammer.".
9IMDB entry: tt0454987 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.