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Caged Heat

Play trailer Poster for Caged Heat R,  1974,  1h 23m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 71% 14 Reviews Tomatometer 40% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
71% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 40% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Women inmates (Juanita Brown, Erica Gavin) fight a warden (Barbara Steele) and her psychosurgical behavior modification.

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Dave Kehr Chicago Reader Mar 28, 2007
Jonathan Demme's debut film is campy, choppy, and generally immature, though his bonding themes are fitfully discernible amid the cartoonish action. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Jun 17, 2022
3/5
…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… Go to Full Review
Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia Jun 9, 2022
Jonathan Demme’s film is trashy and lurid Go to Full Review
Gena Radcliffe The Spool Feb 5, 2020
To watch Caged Heat is to be weirdly inspired - from garbage can eventually come greatness. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Dec 3, 2019
2/4
There's ultimately never a point at which Caged Heat is able to overcome its palpably minuscule budget... Go to Full Review
Fernando Trueba El Pais (Spain) Jul 31, 2019
Caged Heat is a film about prison interspersed with a good dose of feminism, terror, and humor. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Rey P Dec 6, 2017 certainly not a great movie
Kylo S Mar 27, 2017 Heikko exploitaatiopätkä. **- /5
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Jonathan Demme

Director

Juanita Brown

Maggie

Erica Gavin

Jacqueline Wilson

Barbara Steele

Supt. McQueen

Roberta Collins

Belle Tyson

Toby Carr Rafelson

Pinter

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Caged Heat

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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
Producer
Samuel W. Gelfman, Evelyn Purcell
Screenwriter
Jonathan Demme
Production Co
New World Pictures, Artists Entertainment Complex
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 8, 2018
Runtime
1h 23m
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