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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) 09/02/2011
3/4
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. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 07/27/2011
It has everything the genre needs, in addition to a pretty great cast. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion 11/16/2009
A very dry comedy, essayed in the style of Jack Hill, or possibly Verhoeven Go to Full Review
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed 06/15/2008
3/4
I wish we had more of these movies... Go to Full Review
Susan Granger www.susangranger.com 04/05/2006
1/5
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily 10/09/2005
2/5
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10/15/2016 Lots of sleaze and Linda Blair. I leaned that women's prisons are full of lesbians. See more 01/09/2016 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! See more bill t @Spuzz 06/30/2015 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. See more 03/10/2015 This trashy 80s exploitation flick is almost impossible to defend but equally as difficult to hate. See more 10/27/2012 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. See more 08/05/2012 An exploitation classic. See more 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