Caged Heat (1974) Buy
the DVD
Directed by Jonathan Demme
The cruel warden,
played by Barbara Steele, right.
Considered the quintessential "girls in prison" flick
of the 1970s, novice director Jonathan Demme's Caged Heat is set in an American
woman's penitentiary run by vicious, wheelchair-bound Barbara Steele.
Statuesque convict Erica Gavin is forced to undergo horrible (but legal)
tortures when she is falsely accused of trying to escape. Gavin and fellow
con Juanita Brown decide to make a real break, but return to prison to rescue a
friend who is about to be lobotomized by the sadistic prison doctor. Then
they stage a robbery, only to find a group of male robbers at the bank ahead of
them. Despite every opportunity to turn this film into a sleaze parade,
director Demme offers us a skillful, fairly believable and sometimes
(consciously) funny yarn in which we genuinely care about the people involved.
Caged Heat was also released under the title Renegade Girls.
| Barbara Steele |
.... |
Superintendent McQueen |
| Erica Gavin |
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Jacqueline Wilson |
| Donald Heitzer |
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Arresting Narc |
| Mike Shack |
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Jake |
| Gary Goetzman |
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Sparky |
| Cheryl Smith |
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Lavelle (as Rainbeaux Smith) |
| Ginna Martine |
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Dream Guard |
| Ella Reid |
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Pandora |
| Roberta Collins |
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Belle Tyson |
| Juanita Brown |
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Maggie |
| Irene Stokes |
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Hazel |
| Cynthia Songé |
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Rosemary (as Cynthia Songey) |
| Ann Stockdale |
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Bonnie |
| Amy Barrett |
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Amy |
| Cydoni Cale |
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Cindy |
| Desiree Cousteau |
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Debbie (as Deborah Clearbranch) |
| Essie Hayes |
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Essie |
| Valley Hoffman |
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Val |
| Cicely Johnston |
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Cicely |
| Carol Miller |
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Carol |
| Vi Oliphant |
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Vi |
| Gwen Sawe |
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Gwen |
| Susan Nelson |
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New Prisoner |
| Kathy Jordan |
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New Prisoner |
| Warren Miller |
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Doctor Randolph |
| John Aprea |
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Dream Man |
| Toby Carr Rafelson |
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Pinter |
| Layla Bias Galloway |
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Shower Guard (as Layla Gallaway) |
| Jack O'Riley |
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Sharpshooter |
| Hugh Corcoran |
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Sharpshooter |
| Jim Watkins |
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Sharpshooter |
| Bob Fontaine |
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Sharpshooter |
| David O. |
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Captain |
| Dorothy Love |
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Kitchen Matron |
| Carol Terry |
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Kitchen Guard |
| Leslie Otis |
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Station Mechanic |
| Patrick Wright |
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Cop at Gas Station |
| Sharon Armitage |
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Family in Car |
| George Armitage |
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Family in Car |
| Brent Armitage |
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Family in Car |
| Lynda Gold |
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Crazy Alice |
| Carmen Argenziano |
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Undercover Wrestler |
| Rob Reece |
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Mickey Mouse Robber |
| Stuart Brandt |
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Donald Duck Robber |
| Bruce Pern |
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Getaway Driver |
| Gary Littlejohn |
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Cop at Bank |
| Hal Marshall |
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Bank Guard |
| Marsha K. Viola |
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Liberated Prisoner |
| Stephanie |
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Liberated Prisoner |
| Joe Viola |
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Sports Car Driver |
| Mike Gray |
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Gate Guard |
| Gene Borkan |
|
(uncredited) |
| Mikki Fox |
|
(uncredited) |
