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4 unusual facts about Let's Go to Prison


Let's Go to Prison

The defunct Joliet Prison in Joliet, Illinois used for the film is the same prison featured in the beginning of The Blues Brothers (1980) and the first season of the Fox show Prison Break (2005).

Despite his fearsome appearance, Barry has the heart of a true romantic beating within his massive, hairy torso – he likes smooth jazz (Chuck Mangione is a favorite of his), he plies potential romantic partners with his finest toilet-made Merlot, and he has transformed his prison cell into a candle-lit, rose-bedecked passion parlor.

Nelson, Barry and John take a drive, listening to "Move This" by Technotronic.

According to writers Tom Lennon and Robert Ben Garant's appearance on the Nerdist Podcast from Aug 23, 2011, changes included a happier ending, the removal of a sparse drums-only score recorded by Meg White of the rock band The White Stripes, and other alterations that made a significant change to the overall tone of the film.


Prison rape in the United States

This phenomenon is exemplified by the 2006 U.S. feature film Let's Go to Prison or the board game Don't Drop the Soap being marketed by John Sebelius, the son of Kathleen Sebelius.


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