The film that kicked off the early 70s “women in prison” cycle, and it's terrific – exotic setting, sadistic guards, pseudo left-wing leanings (basically some of the prisoners are revolutionaries), violence, Pam Grier as a lesbian prisoner, junkies, cobras, women in cages, more torture, a riot in the food hall.Basically, everything you want in a WIP film, this has got.
It's very exploitative – there are lots of scenes involving showers and women being stretched out on racks or whipped; there’s even a scene where two women start fighting and end up wrestling in mud! The women are gorgeous - Roberta Collins particularly - and the action moves along at a fair clip.
With all these remakes of 70s films around at the moment, why doesn't someone give this another go?
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