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Chained Heat

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Sentenced to 18 months in prison for vehicular manslaughter, naïve Carol Henderson (Linda Blair) gets thrown into unexpected depravity, protected only by hardened fellow inmate Val (Sharon Hughes). Overseen by the sleazy, sex-obsessed warden, Bacman (John Vernon), the prison's population is split into rival gangs run by the Duchess (Tamara Dobson) and Ericka (Sybil Danning). Meanwhile, corrupt guard Capt. Taylor (Stella Stevens) is running a drug-dealing and prostitution ring.

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John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) In 'The Exorcist,' little Linda Blair spun her head around. 'Chained Heat' gives her a chance to turn other people's heads, with topless scenes that announce the former child star is now an adult actress, with new rotundities to match her chipmunk cheeks. Rated: 3/4 Sep 2, 2011 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid It has everything the genre needs, in addition to a pretty great cast. Jul 27, 2011 Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion A very dry comedy, essayed in the style of Jack Hill, or possibly Verhoeven Nov 16, 2009 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed I wish we had more of these movies... Rated: 3/4 Jun 15, 2008 Full Review Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Rated: 1/5 Apr 5, 2006 Full Review Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Rated: 2/5 Oct 9, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Lots of sleaze and Linda Blair. I leaned that women's prisons are full of lesbians. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Finally gave it a spin off the To-Watch Pile and I have to say that it was as much sleazy exploitation fun as you'd expect. Linda Blair's sleazy output from around this time period is a lot of fun, and this is a very typical Women In Prison outing, so you know exactly what you're in for from the first frame. Rental! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review bill t Entertaining enough, since it's got every single actor you would expect from a movie like this, from Linda Blair to Sybil Danning. Also, Henry Silva! Also, Stella Stevens! This is sleaze all the way through, though it appears that the copy I watched could have been edited to reduce the violence. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This trashy 80s exploitation flick is almost impossible to defend but equally as difficult to hate. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Rare women in prison film with a well known cast - John Vernon, Sybil Danning, Henry Silva all in support. Linda Blair stars as a naive new prisoner who ends up uniting warring racial factions in a riot against the usual corrupt administrators. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member An exploitation classic. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Sentenced to 18 months in prison for vehicular manslaughter, naïve Carol Henderson (Linda Blair) gets thrown into unexpected depravity, protected only by hardened fellow inmate Val (Sharon Hughes). Overseen by the sleazy, sex-obsessed warden, Bacman (John Vernon), the prison's population is split into rival gangs run by the Duchess (Tamara Dobson) and Ericka (Sybil Danning). Meanwhile, corrupt guard Capt. Taylor (Stella Stevens) is running a drug-dealing and prostitution ring.
Director
Paul Nicolas
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 12, 2011
Runtime
1h 35m