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1974 film by Jonathan Demme

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A young woman is convicted on drug offenses and sent to a women's penitentiary run by a repressed and oppressive female warden. When the prison's sadistic doctor begins conducting illegal "therapeutic" experiments on the inmates, the ladies plot their revenge.

Released: 1974-04-1983 minDir: Jonathan DemmeAction, DramaBudget: $180,000Part of: Caged Heat Collection

Cast

  • Juanita Brown as Maggie
  • Roberta Collins as Belle Tyson
  • Erica Gavin as Jacqueline Wilson
  • Ella Reid as Pandora
  • Cheryl Smith as Lavelle
  • Barbara Steele as Supt. McQueen

Themes

  • dreams
  • rape
  • gas station
  • women's prison
  • prison warden
  • jail
  • sexploitation
  • escape attempt
  • electroshock therapy

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Ratings

IMDb

5.3/10

3,484 votes

Year
1974
Runtime
80 min
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Jonathan Demme
Composer
John Cale
Producer
Roger Corman
Cinematographer
Tak Fujimoto
Duration
70
FilmAffinity ID
493662
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publication date
1985-07-31
title
Caged Heat
distributed by
New World Pictures
aspect ratio (W:H)
4:3
review score
76%
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