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Girls in Prison [VHS]

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Why do people even bother making women-in-prison films when they don't understand what their audience is looking for? I mean, nobody REALLY wants to see the serious side of what goes on behind bars --- it's mostly dull and uninteresting, right? So when I rented this video, I expected the fun stuff --- the mean, bitchy guards and their cold, dykey warden, preying on their pretty little helpless female prisoners. This should include at least two or three shower scenes, and at least one nocturnal visit between barely clad cellmates! But this movie had NONE OF THIS! It was a poorly-scripted soap-opera, with a totally forgettable script. Note to director: Next time, stick to life on the outside!

This is a women-in-prison movie with a slight twist in that it's a period movie. It takes place during the 1950s, during the height of McCarthyism. McCarthyism actually has an indirect role in the plot, in fact.

The story details 3 women who are given life sentences for murder. Two are guilty while 1 was framed (Missy Crider). Missy's character is a musician who has a song that just might be a "hit" (and it's actually a decent song, too!). Anne Heche plays a sort of sadistic femme fatale who is out to claim rights to the song.

While some of the plot elements are rather contrived, this movie still has more depth to it than most women-in-prison films. In fact, many times you don't even know what the women are locked up for! Not so in this flick. Whether more plot is good or bad in a WIP movie is something you need to decide for yourself.

There are two ubiquitous shower scenes, and that's all well & good. Those are the only scenes where we get the obligatory nudity that's always featured in WIP films. Anne Heche looks great minus her shirt, but we only get tantalizing angles of the stunning Missy Crider. That's too bad. Kudos to the writers for ensuring there were a few shower scenes, but they should not have underestimated their utility.

If you're into WIP films and / or the 1950s / McCarthyism, this movie might be up your alley. The McCarthyism angle actually has a resurgence in relevance these days with politicians being accused of having ties to terrorism. Sadly, more witch hunts may be on the horizon.

This little gem is so campy you have to love it. Anne Heche is very funny as the "queen of mean" and all the actors do a terrific job. It is a very funny spoof of all those serious women- behind-bars movies (not to mention one of the most popular Charlie's Angels episodes), but this one is made just for laughs and it works!

I'm a fan of Anne Heche, but found this film weak and poorly done. Seemed to be a Roger Corman type film.

The Bottom Line:

It's not good as a spoof, it's certainly not good on its own merits, it doesn't offer enough sleaze to be campy fun (like, say, Prison Heat) and above all else it's just kind of boring--stay away from Girls in Prison at all costs.

A slightly campy and cheesy made for Showtime movie that takes place in the 1950's when mostly white women went to prison. We initially see two women kill men and go to prison. One (Bahni Turpin as Melba) used a hammer on a right wing news caster, and the other (Ione Skye as Carol Madison) was able to kill a man with a single blow to the head with a beer bottle. A third girl (Melissa Lahlitah Crider as Aggie) who goes to prison. She was framed and while it is a mystery as to who framed her and why, it is easy to figure out due to the lack of multiple suspects and only one motive.

The film includes the token prison doctor's exam, shower scene, fire hose, lesbians kissing, cat fight/riot, noir detective, and a really bad script.

Shower nudity (Ann Heche plus others)

Not too much to be said in a redeeming factor here. I think Ann Heche is a fabulous actor. I think shes even more cuter now, that she's 5 months pregnant..:)

However this movie, was a waste of my time and money. It had one or two shower scenes that lasted a few minutes. It had NO mean bully guards, that did awful things to the woman at night. Has prison reform really been this good.??

Listen rent it if your fan of Ann as I am, but save your money on buying it.

A standard murder plot takes on a new sweaty and sexy setting in this film starring the lusty lesbian Anne Heche. I recommend this film to anyone lonely on a Saturday night. Its not only for guys either. Women can fantasize too.

The cast did a wondefful job.Superb performance and brilliant direction.It explored lives and thoughts of women in cold,dark world behind bars. Thers's NO bitchy guards whipping big-boobs prisoners.If you want that stuff,rent the porno and stay away from this movie.