- Director: Jonathan Demme
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- Genre: Crime
- Movie Type: Sexploitation, Prison Film
- Themes: Prison Life, Fighting the System, Women in Prison
- Main Cast: Juanita Brown, Erica Gavin, Barbara Steele
- Release Year: 1974
- Country: US
- Run Time: 85 minutes
- MPAA Rating: R
Caged Heat
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Biography
Caged Heat emerged in Boston, in 1997, commanded by the guitar, vocal, and harmonica gifting of Jill Kurtz. Playing rousing sounds of punk rock inspired by blues music, Heat suffered plural lineup changes, only maintaining its lead singer and founder. Kurtz, previously a member of Ashera, initially gathered a group including bassist Kate Fred and drummer Chris Negrette. This version of the outfit was together for a short period, nevertheless, they managed to record various themes. Lee Zoumas (guitar), Chris Ando (bass), and Scott Hansen (drums) embodied a new ensemble shortly after, ultimately recording several themes and playing a considerable number of concerts. In 1999, Heat finally managed to record their debut album, Serious Action, delivered by Ruff Stuff Records. Produced by Rob Ignazio, the disc gained significant airplay on New England's radio stations, and underlined the crew's unblemished sounds. During the following period, Kyle Keenan joined in as lead guitarist, just before Kurtz decided to dedicate some more of her time to a solo career. In spite of Kurtz's choice, Caged Heat continued playing as a full band, with the contributions of Dustin Brown, Aaron Gill, and Devon Irish. ~ Mario Mesquita Borges, All Music Guide| Discography: Caged Heat |
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For the World Championship Wrestling match, see Caged heat match.
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 Promotional poster for Caged Heat |
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| Directed by | Jonathan Demme |
| Produced by | Samuel W. Gelfman Evelyn Purcell Roger Corman |
| Written by | Jonathan Demme |
| Starring | Juanita Brown Roberta Collins Erica Gavin Cheryl Rainbeaux Smith |
| Music by | John Cale |
| Cinematography | Tak Fujimoto |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1974 |
| Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $180,000 |
| Followed by | Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom |
Caged Heat (alternate title: Renegade Girls) is a 1974 exploitation film in the women-in-prison genre. It was written and directed by Jonathan Demme for Roger Corman's New World Pictures. The film stars Erica Gavin, Roberta Collins, Juanita Brown, Rainbeaux Smith, Desireé Cousteau and Barbara Steele. John Cale wrote and performed the film's soundtrack, which prominently features the guitar playing of Mike Bloomfield.
Two sequels, Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom (1994) and Caged Heat 3000 (1995), borrow the Caged Heat name and women-in-prison setting, but are otherwise unrelated movies.
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Premise
The film centers on Gavin's character, Jacqueline Wilson, who is sentenced to a women's prison on drug-related charges. She bonds with a group of her fellow prisoners and fights the repressive tactics of the warden, played by Steele.
Critique
Caged Heat is Demme's directorial debut. Producer Roger Corman, feeling uncomfortable with the content of his company's previous "women in prison" films, asked Demme to come up with a script that brought something new to the genre, while still providing the violence and nudity that audiences would require. New elements included a satirical approach, and the casting of the sadistic warden as a female.[1] Demme also incorporated elements of liberal politics, feminism, and social consciousness. Because of this, and because of its place in Demme's filmography, some critics consider Caged Heat to be more interesting than run-of-the-mill women-in-prison movies.[2]
References
External links
- Caged Heat at the Internet Movie Database
- Caged Heat at Allmovie
- Caged Heat at Rotten Tomatoes
- Bliss, Michael, and Banks, Christina: What Goes Around Comes Around: The Films of Jonathan Demme (1996): ISBN 0-8093-1984-5
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