Product Details

• Actors: Judith Brown, Roberta Collins, Jennifer Gan, Pam Grier, Bernard Bonnin
• Directors: Gerardo de Leon
• Writers: David Osterhout, James H. Watkins
• Producers: Ben Balatbat, Cirio H. Santiago, Roger Corman
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: New Concorde
• DVD Release Date: February 19, 2002
• Run Time: 81 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005TPC8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,453 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Women in Cages" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

American women prisoners in a foreign country. Sex and action. Format: Color, DVD, NTSC Language: English Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.) Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number of discs: 1 Rated: R (Restricted) Studio: New Concorde DVD Release Date: February 19, 2002 Run Time: 78 minutes

Customer Reviews

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not just another Women-In-Prison film..., July 19, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Women in Cages [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video won't win any academy awards but it will forever stand as one of the better classic cult 70's women-in-prison exploitation films. First off, the film is just flat-out fantasy fun, made in a time of American cinema history when gals were all-natural, good lookin', and good sports (nowadays, if you tried to make this film it'd be filled with silicone sisters trying to look like Pamela Anderson). What you get is a couple of American gals in a Filipino prison watched over by none other than the queen of 70's exploitation films Pam Grier (who managed a brief comeback in the 90's thanks to Quentin Tarantino). Eventually the gals cross Grier the wrong way and end up in The Playpen, the prison's torture chamber. Judy Brown, a fair-skinned brunette, ends up getting stripped, suspended, then placed in leather boots mounted on a slab that spreads wide enough to accept the smoldering charcoal from an evil-looking brazier. "This is our version of the hot foot!" Grier gleefully shouts. No lesbianism - too edgy for a 1970's audience - but there's plenty of topless frontal nudity in this and in another scene, where the other American gal, blonde-haired, blue-eyed Roberta Collins, is strapped to a wheel and spun around. Both scenes run about 2 minutes each, just long enough to be memorable and necessary for the plot, but not too long as to be obviously exploitative (at least not by today's standards). Flames from the brazier in Ms. Brown's scene and a strategically placed restraining strap around Ms. Collins' waist when she's on the wheel keep the nudity at an R rating, but its still pretty hot stuff. Eventually the two gals kidnap Grier, bust out of the prison, and escape into the jungle leaving Grier tied spreadeagled to a tree. She's later bumped off by a roving troop of bandits, and the other girls are double-crossed once they get back to civilization. What a great way to end a '70s exploitation film! Strap on your platform shoes, bellbottom jeans, and Foster Grant sunglasses for this piece of '70s low-budget cinema. I'm giving the film 1 star just for having Pam Grier in it and 1 star for each of the 2 torture scenes - Pam Grier just makes them so much fun!

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nobody escapes from MY prison!!!!!, August 5, 2002

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Johny Bottom "Insane and lonely guitarist" (Jacksonville, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Women in Cages (DVD)

Get out your riding crop and hot candle wax! Pam Grier is ready to take you to her version of hell (Harlem baby, I came from Harlem). Watch Pammy whip, beat, torture, and [hurt] inmates all the while wishing it was you taking Pam's abuse. What be up wit dat? Sucka if you don't know the sweet, tempting hot babe, then you be lost! Pam is queen of the 70's flicks. Not only that, but she looks better now than every female 70's star. She is a fine wine that improves with age...

If you dig movies with nudity, senseless dialog, bad language, sadism, and violence, then this is the flick for you. Pam runs this whole show. And like I said, if you don't know Pam, you don't know nothing you jive turkey!!!!!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A polished performance by Sofia Moran as "Theresa", August 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Women in Cages [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Recently seen this picture a few days ago and was impressed by the credible acting of Philippine actress Sofia Moran who played "Theresa". A very sexy, sultry, and popular actress in her country back in the early '70's. She was not "billed" during the opening credits of the film, but her character was the one I was able to sympathize compared to the other 3 main characters. Her portrayal of a victimized prison inmate and sexually abused by the Matron played by Pam Grier is a worthwhile reason to see this film. Overall, this "B" film is a Classic within its genre and is a fun film to watch with friends on a lazy Sunday afternoon.