History Film / LetsGoToPrison

* HangingJudge: Nelson Biederman III is ridiculously harsh.
* HarsherInHindsight: [[spoiler:Although Nelson clearly grows to like Barry as a friend, pretending to have romantic feelings for him is rather cold, seeing how Barry’s affection is sincere.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Both Lyshitski and Biederman are assholes.

Since John Lyshitski (Shepard) was eight, he's been in and out of prison, all because of one man--Judge Nelson Biederman III. (Well, okay, it's mostly his own fault, but Biederman's sentences are indiscriminately harsh.) Lyshitski plots his revenge while completing his third sentence, only to find out that Beiderman died three days prior to Lythitski's release. So, to get revenge on Biederman III, Lyshitski decides to get the obnoxious rich-kid Nelson Biederman IV (Arnett) framed for theft. It works, mostly due to Biederman's lawyers intentionally sabotaging the case, and Lyshitski gets himself locked up in the same prison to ensure that Biederman has the worst time possible.

''Let's Go to Prison'' is a 2006 comedy film starring Dax Shepard and Will Arnett. The movie was loosely based on the non-fiction book, ''You Are Going to Prison'' by Jim Hogshire.

Since John Lyshitski (Shepard) was eight, he's been in and out of prison, all because of one man--Judge Nelson Biederman III. (Well, okay, it's mostly his own fault, but Biederman's sentences are indiscriminately harsh.) Lyshitski plots his revenge while completing his third sentence, only to find out that Beiderman died three days prior to Lythitski's release. So, to get revenge on Biederman III, Lyshitski decides to get the obnoxious rich-kid Nelson Biederman IV framed for theft. It works, mostly due to Biederman's lawyers intentionally sabotaging the case, and Lyshitski gets himself locked up in the same prison to ensure that Biederman has the worst time possible.

* ManlyGay: Barry. Later, [[spoiler:Nelson]] fits this trope when he feigns homosexuality to avoid Barry’s wrath. Nevertheless, he does like Barry as a friend.
* NiceGuy: Barry after he and Biederman, become best friends.

* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Both Lyshitski and Biederman.

* ManlyGay: Barry. Later, Nelson fits this trope when he feigns homosexuality to avoid Barry’s wrath. Nevertheless, Nelson does care for Barry as a friend.
* NiceGuy: Barry after he and Biederman become friends.

* PrisonRape: Subversion. ScaryBlackMan Barry forces heterosexual Nelson into a relationship with threats of extreme violence shall he ever reject or lie to him. However, Barry does try to woo him with toilet-made Merlot and a romantic environment in his cell. [[spoiler:They eventually become best friends, and Nelson comes to accept that he’s stuck with Barry so he plays along with the “relationship”. However, Nelson’s facial expressions and body language implies that he is still perturbed by Barry’s affection.]]

* StraightGay: Barry's sexuality is never put as the focus of his character, and the most flamboyant thing about either of him is his affinity for toilet wine.

* LoopholeAbuse: Nelson is automatically made chairman of his father's foundation after his father's death, per the foundation's rules to transfer control to Biederman's son, but is then automatically removed from the chairmanship when he's convicted of a felony. He gets around this by [[spoiler: legally adopting Barry as his son, making him chairman.]]
* ManlyGay: Barry.
* NiceGuy: Barry after he and Biederman become "close friends."

* PrisonRape: Subversion. ScaryBlackMan Barry actually woos Nelson with toilet-made Merlot and a romantic environment in his cell. [[spoiler:They eventually become life partners.]]

* StraightGay: Barry and Nelson's sexualities are never put as the focus of their characters, and the most flamboyant thing about either of them is their affinity for toilet wine.

* ChewbaccaDefense: What Biederman IV's lawyers use to ensure he's locked up; they claim that Biederman's crime was ''just a special effect'', comparing the security-camera footage of the robbery to Creator/JeffGoldblum getting eating by a dinosaur in ''Film/JurassicPark''.

* AffablyEvil: With the exception of [[CompleteMonster Leonard]], the the Neo-Nazis are portrayed as polite, stick together, listen to orders without question, and as said by the abused henchmen "[Leonard] was giving Neo-Nazis a bad name!"

* AffablyEvil: The entire time the Neo-Nazis are portrayed as polite, stick together, listen to orders without question, and as said by the abused henchmen "He was giving neonazis a bad name!"

* BreakTheCutie: Lampshaded by Nelson

* ScaryBlackMan: Barry at first.

* ChewbaccaDefense: What Biederman IV's lawyers use to ensure he's locked up; they claim that Biederman's crime was ''just a special effect'', comparing the security-camera footage of the robbery to Creator/JeffGoldblum getting eating by a dinosaur in ''JurassicPark''.

* ChewbaccaDefense: What Biederman IV's lawyers use to ensure he's locked up; they claim that Biederman's crime was ''just a special effect'', comparing the security-camera footage of the robbery to JeffGoldblum getting eating by a dinosaur in ''JurassicPark''.

** It's even implied that they're not really gay so much as they love each other so much that their genders and sexuality are irrelevant.

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment GOB]] is Biederman IV.

* [[spoiler:FakingTheDead: Biederman and Lyshitski do this to get out of prison in the end.]]

Since John Lyshitski (Shepard) was eight, he's been in and out of prison, all because of one man--Judge Nelson Biederman III. (Well, okay, it's mostly his own fault, but Biederman's sentences are indiscriminately harsh.) Lyshitski plots his revenge while completing his third sentence, only to find out that Beiderman died three days prior to Lythitski's release. So, to get revenge on Biederman III, Lyshitski decides to get the obnoxious rich-kid Nelson Biederman IV framed for theft. It works, mostly due to Biederman's lawyers intentionally sabotaging the case, and Lyshitski gets himself locked up in the same prison to insure that Biederman has the worst time possible.

* ChewbaccaDefense: What Biederman IV's lawyers use to insure he's locked up; they claim that Biederman's crime was ''just a special effect'', comparing the security-camera footage of the robbery to JeffGoldblum getting eating by a dinosaur in ''JurassicPark''.

* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Biederman and Lyshitski do this to get out of prison in the end.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: As Lyshitski an Biederman enter the prison, Lyshitski comments that there's only one way to get out quickly: in a body bag. [[spoiler: Eventually, that becomes the crux of their [[FakingTheDead escape plan]]]].

* Foreshadowing: As Lyshitski an Biederman enter the prison, Lyshitski comments that there's only one way to get out quickly: in a body bag. [[spoiler: Eventually, that becomes the crux of their [[FakingTheDead escape plan]]]].

* BreakTheCutie: Lampshaded Nelson
* ChewbaccaDefense: What Biederman IV's lawyers use to insure he's locked up; they claim that Biederman's crime was ''just a special effect''.

* DoesThisMakeMeLookFat: Barry asks Nelson if his butt is big when the latter says no Barry threatens him with a knife.