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Caged Heat

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Women inmates (Juanita Brown, Erica Gavin) fight a warden (Barbara Steele) and her psychosurgical behavior modification.

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Dave Kehr Chicago Reader Jonathan Demme's debut film is campy, choppy, and generally immature, though his bonding themes are fitfully discernible amid the cartoonish action. Mar 28, 2007 Full Review Time Out It's no more than passable as a thriller, but the density of invention and energy in other respects is enough to shame a dozen contemporary major studio movies. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …Caged Heat is a seminal work in the WIP genre, and even if there are issues to be considered, it’s a strong, supple film… Rated: 3/5 Jun 17, 2022 Full Review Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia Jonathan Demme’s film is trashy and lurid Jun 9, 2022 Full Review Gena Radcliffe The Spool To watch Caged Heat is to be weirdly inspired - from garbage can eventually come greatness. Feb 5, 2020 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews There's ultimately never a point at which Caged Heat is able to overcome its palpably minuscule budget... Rated: 2/4 Dec 3, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Maybe jet fuel can't melt steel beams, but Juanita Brown and Co. sure can. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review stefano t Interesting plot, beautiful girls, but really bad acting. You can tell that it was a cheap movie made with people who were probably there for their beauty and not their acting skills. But it was a start for the director (Jonathan Demme) and it's a step forward in the "women in prison" subgenre. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review delysid d certainly not a great movie Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/06/17 Full Review Audience Member Heikko exploitaatiopätkä. **- /5 Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Jonathan Demme's directorial debut is an exploitation film, no doubt about it. But it holds up pretty well and is a bit more engaging than most similar fare - not that I've seen too much. As far as Women in Prison films go, Caged (1950) with Eleanor Parker has got to be the pinnacle - but that was more of a serious problem pic than a go-for-broke B-picture. What more can be said? The trials and travails of a bunch of ladies in the slammer, with loads of gratuitous nudity, some violence (and fake blood), a couple of lobotomies and some shock treatment, a few gals in solitary, a breakout, a repressed and sadistic warden (Barbara Steele!), and some truly 1970's low budget cars, clothes, and hairstyles. Apparently John Cale wrote the soundtrack (!). Amiable and fun, not sordid and lurid. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member This is the first Chick N' Chains flick I have seen that isn't based/shot in the Philippines. Roberta Collins is hotter than ever. In a weird way the final act kind of reminded me of 'Straight Time. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Women inmates (Juanita Brown, Erica Gavin) fight a warden (Barbara Steele) and her psychosurgical behavior modification.
Director
Jonathan Demme
Production Co
Artists Entertainment Complex
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 8, 2018
Runtime
1h 23m
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