History Film / NoEscape1994

* TooDumbToLive: Casey. Captain Robbins clearly explains to Casey why he shouldn’t follow him on a raid against a cannibal warlord’s camp. He explains Casey isn’t a killer and this is a killer’s job, and even states sending him back makes him the best friend he ever had. Casey follows him anyway and immediately bungles into a snare trap. He’s tortured, Robbins tries to free him, getting Robbins captured. After that they have to duel to the death and Casey begs Robbins to kill him, which he does. What a worthless load.

* TooDumbToLive: Casey. Captain Robbins (Ray Liotta), clearly explains to Casey (Kevin Dillon) why he shouldn’t follow him on a raid against a cannibal warlord’s camp. He explains Casey isn’t a killer and this is a killer’s job, and even states sending him back makes him the best friend he ever had. Casey follows him anyway and immediately bungles into a snare trap. He’s tortured, Robbins tries to free him, getting Robbins captured. After that they have to duel to the death and Casey begs Robbins to kill him, which he does. What a worthless load.

* FamedInStory: The Rosenberg kidnapping, which Casey is doing life for being part of, appears to be well known as Robbins instantly recognized it when it's mentioned. From what's said, multiple children were taken and held for ransom then accidentally killed, it's indicated, so this makes sense as high-profile crimes against minors tend to get lots of attention.

* FamedInStory: The Rosenberg kidnapping, which Casey is doing time for being part of, is implied to be well known as Robbins instantly recognized it. Multiple children were taken and held for ransom then accidentally killed, it's indicated, so this makes sense as high-profile crimes against minors tend to get lots of attention.

* AnAsskickingChristmas: The Insiders are shown celebrating Christmas at one point, and during the party, that's when the Outsiders attack.

* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Most of the film takes places on a primitive jungle island, but from what we see of technology on the outside, very little of it is explicitly futuristic: computers are still mostly text-based interfaces (with some 3-D visuals), the guns are a little more stream-lined but still use bullets instead of being [[RayGun laser-guns]], there are still helicopter gunships instead of futuristic hovercrafts, prisoners are brought in by train and tortured with [[LightningLash electro-whips]]. About the only examples of truly future tech is that the Warden uses intimidating [[HugeHolographicHead holograms]], there are sensors embedded in cell walls to detect different types of thoughts, and DNA tests that can identify and predict certain personality traits. With a little bit of rewriting, the story could have easily been taking place in an [[AlternateHistory alternative present]] instead of 28 years into the future.

* BaddieFlattery: Marek delivers this in shades to both Robbins and the Father, complienting Robbins' combat skills, and then later calling attention to the Father's book collection to mock him before trying to kill him.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Marek is this in shades. He always acts [[SoftSpokenSadist superficially friendly]] toward other people and is quite polite. It's clear he doesn't mean any of it however, as he's a bloodthirsty psychopath with no principle except "might makes right" which isn't hidden at all.

* GladiatorGames: Marek forces Robbins to fight one of his men for sport. He's impresses how Robbins kills the guy seconds after the fight's started. He offers Robbins entry into his gang, but the latter refuses and escapes. The next time he's captured, Marek makes him fight Casey, a friend of his.

* IntertialImpalement: Marek meets his (impressively bloody) end when Robbins knocks him off a lookout tower and onto a thick wooden spike jutting from the water below.

* DecapitationPresentation: Marek kills all the other gang leaders so that their individual gangs will have to unite under him, and then empties out a sack of all their severed heads in front of everyone, and says "As you can see, I've eliminated all [[VisualPun the heads of state]]."

* YourDaysAreNumbered: The Father has a progressive Hodgkin's Disease and no way to treat it, which will kill him in two months. This is why 1) he is trying to find a good successor and 2) he has no interest in escaping himself.

* WorldOfSnark: Many of the film's characters is a DeadpanSnarker, but Robbins in particular. He makes at least one sarcastic comment in nearly every conversation, and many of the other characters are able to keep up with him.

* ChromosomeCasting: There are absolutely no female characters in the film. Every single character is male, even all the technicians in the control room are all male. The only one that is mentioned is The Father's deceased wife, and just ''maybe'' you can briefly see a woman's silhouette in Robbins' FlashbackEcho. Justified in that the plot of movie involves futuristic prisons which in RealLife are nearly all segregated by sex.

* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Most of the film takes places on a primitive jungle island, but from what we see of technology on the outside, very little of it is explicitly futuristic: computers are still mostly text-based interfaces (with some 3-D visuals), the guns are a little more stream-lined but still use bullets instead of being [[RayGun laser-guns]], there are still helicopter gunships instead of futuristic hovercrafts, prisoners are brought in by train and tortured with [[LightningLash electro-whips]]. About the only examples of truly future tech is that the Warden uses intimidating [[HugeHolographicHead holograms]], there are sensors embedded in cell walls to detect different types of thoughts, and DNA tests that can identify and predict certain personality traits. With a little bit of rewriting, the story could have easily been taking place in an [[AlternateHistory alternative present]] instead of 28 years into the future.

* HeroicSacrifice: Robbins is saved due to these [[UpToEleven three times]] in the film.

Has no relation to [[Film/NoEscape the 2015 movie of the same name]] starring Creator/OwenWilson.

* FantasyGunControl: The Insiders use crossbows in place of guns.