Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Juanita BrownMaggie
- Roberta CollinsBelle Tyson
- Erica GavinJacqueline Wilson
- Ella ReidPandora
- Cheryl SmithLavelle
- Barbara SteeleSupt. McQueen
- Warren MillerDr. Randolph
- Crystin SinclaireCrazy Alice
- Toby Carr RafelsonPinter
- Mickey FoxBernice
Recommendations
- 83
The A.V. Club
Caged Heat is inspired from start to finish. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
An exciting film, and one that proves that even the most exploitative of films can make a relevant statement. - 70
Time Out
A percussive, Velvet-y score by John Cale and several casting surprises (including the long-absent Barbara Steele) help keep both pace and interest high. 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. - 60
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Demme's debut film is campy, choppy, and generally immature, though his bonding themes are fitfully discernible amid the cartoonish action. - 60
IGN
Caged Heat is a nudity-filled sleaze-fest, that much is certain, but it's also a haunting little trip with plenty of memorable thrills.
