I remember seeing this on a Summer night when we first got HBO circa 1981. The lead actor resembled my basketball idol Larry Bird who had just came to town to save my Boston Celtics. I am a runner and there is a lot of distance running in this movie as the prisoners are hunted by the guard dogs. Kay Lenz was smoking hot in this picture and the scene where a guard tries to force himself on her made me want to kick the guys butt thru the TV. For some reason this film has always been in my memory and I would love to have a DVD. George Kennedy and the other guards were mean SOBs. This is a poor mans Shawshank Redemption but should be viewed by all!
Review of Mean Dog Blues
