On January 20, 1960, Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood) arrived at Alcatraz to become prisoner #AZ1441. As with many other inmates of the prison, he was sent there because he had a tendency to escape other prisons, and Alcatraz was built to keep people from escaping.
However, according to most records, Morris almost immediately began planning his exit from The Rock. While it may or may not be completely true, on the arrival of two of his former associates, John and Clarence Anglin, Morris accelerated his plans, and on the night of June 11, 1962, they were gone, never to be heard from again.
The events surrounding the event are of course lost, so the details are dramatized for the movie. But that doesn’t mean that it’s not a good one to sit through.
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Drama on December 20th, 2006 by Chad Everett
Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood, who also directed) is, by most accounts, trying to hide in his gym. He’s content to finish out his years with his friend, Eddie Dupris (Morgan Freeman) by his side. Unfortunately, like doesn’t always work out the way that we have it planned.
One day, Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) comes in and tells Frankie that she’d like to box. There are two reasons that this is bad. One is that Maggie has little, if any, boxing talent. Two is that she just won’t go away, and that bothers Frankie more than anything. He just wants to be left alone. But like most things, if you stick with it long enough, you may just get your wish, and Maggie does. Eventually, Frankie gives in and agrees to be her trainer – but only as long as she gives it everything she has.
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