Product Details

• Actors: Catherine Oxenberg, Jeff Fahey, Louise Fletcher, Bo Hopkins, James Handy
• Directors: Glen Pitre
• Writers: Michael Melon, Michael Sheeter, Paul Pompian
• Producers: Anita Gershman, Jack Gilardi Jr., John Burrows, John D. Crededio
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Vidmark / Trimark
• VHS Release Date: May 16, 2000
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1573628735
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,713 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars ok women in prison movie, September 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Time Served [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Typical wip movie but this time they are forced to work at a strip-club by the judge that put then in prison. so-so acting, strip-search, no shower scenes.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful and disturbing., March 9, 2008

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MK Burgess "Devlyn" (Adelaide, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Time Served [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Beneath the soft porn nudity, there is a powerful message. Take your eyes off the prison dancers for a moment and you will realize that the abuse of women in prison is widespread and evil.
A mother ( Sarah McKinney played by Catherine Oxenberg) pays the ultimate gift of love by covering up her child's crime. She takes the blame for her child killing an abusive husband and father. Sentenced by a corrupt judge to serve prison time, she leaves behind a son who will not speak again until she is released. This is a powerful depiction of a mother's sacrifice and a child's love and longing.
Personal greed, self righteous indulgences and evil power plays lead to the very people we entrust our justice to, using the system for personal gain. Only the beautiful and sexy prisoners are chosen to perform at the strip/ prostitution club. Those who resist the 'offer' of work at the gentleman's club are raped, bashed and persecuted.
Gradually, Sarah's lawyer wakes from his drunk and pathetic life to uncover the abuse and corruption within our justice system.
It seems everyone wants a piece of Sarah, she can trust no-one as one after the other, the people she respected as jane citizen, turn against her. Government Officials, Judges, Prison Guards, other prisoners are all embroiled via the tentacles of greed and power.
Uncovering the truth may cost her lawyer his life; it may lead Sarah to further abuse; and it may cost more than she is willing to give.
This is a heart wrenching story that is realistic in its message.
Prisoner's and women everywhere are at the mercy of powerful and greedy men, and in some cases women.
These human rights atrocities must be uncovered, no mater the personal cost and the oppressors need to be stopped.
So get your eyes off the tittties, get your hands out of your pants and see the real story.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Yet ANOTHER Woman Behind Bars Flick, May 9, 2002

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Edward Lee "Trekscribbler (NCC1205)" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Time Served [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This must be a cottage industry.

The lovely Catherine Oxenburg plays the lead role here, unjustly imprisoned for a crime which she may (or may not) have committed. In any event, the script quickly succumbs to cliched cat fights, philandering or complacent guards, and the typical rape sequence played out on a concrete floor.

Sadly, the film tells little story, and the true wrongdoers here might've been the folks behind the production ... not so much the actors in front of the camera.

The rape scene, while crude, is not played out in full cinema time. Much of it takes place off camera, but the victimization of the Oxenburg's character is very clear.