Jackson County Jail (1976)

Director:

Michael Miller

Writer:

Donald Stewart

Release Date:

April 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The cops are there to protect her... but who will protect her from the cops?

Plot:

This is a powerful drama about a young woman who stumbles into a nightmare land of hijacking and humiliation...

Plot Keywords:

Psychotic | Jail | Stranded | Hitchhiker | Wrongful Arrest

Cast

Yvette Mimieux	...	Dinah Hunter
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Coley Blake
Lisa Copeland	...	Girl in Commercial
Cliff Emmich	...	Mr. Bigelow (as Clifford Emmich)
Michael Ashe	...	Mr. Cooper
Edward Marshall	...	Mr. Blight
Howard Hesseman	...	David
Marciee Drake	...	Candy (David's Girlfriend)
Nan Martin	...	Allison
Betty Thomas	...	Waitress
Ken Lawrence	...	Paulie (Trucker at Counter)
Arthur Wong	...	Cook
Marcie Barkin	...	Girl in Restaurant (as Marci Barkin)
Nancy Lee Noble	...	Lola (as Nancy Noble)
Robert Carradine	...	Bobby Ray
Michael Hilkene	...	Vincent Lepardo
Roy David Hagle	...	Ambulance Driver
Britt Leach	...	Dan Oldum (Bartender)
John Lawlor	...	Deputy Burt
Severn Darden	...	Sheriff Dempsey
William Molloy	...	Deputy Lyle Peters
Fredric Cook	...	Hobie (as Frederic Cook)
Ira Miller	...	Drunk Man
Jackie Robin	...	Drunk Woman
Gus Peters	...	Melon Man Shaw
Patrice Rohmer	...	Cassie Anne
Amparo Mimieux	...	Poquita
Mary Woronov	...	Pearl
Richard Lockmiller	...	Officer Jessie
Jack O'Leary	...	Officer Blake
Duffy Hambleton	...	Sam Mayers
M. James Arnett	...	Highway Patrolman (as James Arnett)
Don Hinz	...	Highway Patrolman
Mark Carlton	...	Highway Patrolman
Norma Moye	...	Mayor of Fallsburg
Hal Needham	...	Chief of Fallsburg Police

Directed by
Michael Miller

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Donald Stewart

Produced by
Jeff Begun	....	producer
Roger Corman	....	executive producer
Paul Gonsky	....	associate producer

Original Music by
L. Loren Newkirk

Cinematography by
Bruce Logan

Film Editing by
Caroline Biggerstaff		(as Caroline Ferriol)

Art Direction by
Mike McCloskey		(as Michael McCloskey)

Costume Design by
Cornelia McNamara

Makeup Department
Leigh Mitchell	....	makeup artist
Gloria Montemayor	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Mark Carlton	....	production manager: second unit
Richard T. Schor	....	production manager (as Richard Schor)
Nancy Zearfoss	....	unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gary Dorf	....	second assistant director
Jan Kiesser	....	second unit director
Richard T. Schor	....	assistant director (as Richard Schor)

Art Department
John S. Curran	....	property master
James Keigher	....	assistant art director
Dennis Schaefer	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
William B. Kaplan	....	sound recordist
Earl Sampson	....	boom operator

Stunts
M. James Arnett	....	stunt coordinator (as James Arnett)

Camera and Electrical Department
Brink Brydon	....	gaffer
Daniel Dayton	....	assistant camera: second unit (as Dan Dayton)
Tom Evans	....	grip: second unit
Michael Hilkene	....	still photographer
Ron Johnson	....	assistant camera
Michael Katz	....	best boy
Jan Kiesser	....	camera operator: second unit
William R. Maxham	....	assistant camera
Bruce Pearn	....	electrician/generator operator
Brian Swain	....	key grip
Bob Wilson	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kathy Agron	....	wardrobe assistant
Penelope Jacques	....	miss mimieux's wardrobe

Editorial Department
Ron Horwitz	....	assistant editor
Gregg Barbanell	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Jerry Olson	....	driver captain

Other crew
Gary Dorf	....	location manager
Nancy Greene	....	script supervisor
Helen Liberty	....	assistant to director
Nancy Nash	....	stand-in
Manette Rosen	....	production secretary
Stanley Sodolski	....	assistant to director

Production Companies

• New World Pictures

Distributors

• International Film Distributors (1976) (Canada) (theatrical)
• New World Pictures (1976) (USA) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1977) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1977) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• New Concorde Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• New Horizons Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Shout! Factory (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video

Other Companies

• Ryder Sound Services  re-recording (as Ryder Sound)
• Jack Rabin & Associates  optical effects and titles

Also Known As:

"The Innocent Victim" - USA (video title)

Runtime:

USA:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) | Finland:K-16 (re-rating) | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Iceland:16 | France:-16 | New Zealand:R18 | West Germany:18 (nf)

Filming Locations:

Paso Robles, California, USA

Company:

New World Pictures

Trivia:

Selected by Quentin Tarantino for the First Quentin Tarantino Film Fest in Austin, Texas, 1996.

Quotes:

Dinah Hunter:They're gonna kill you!
Coley Blake:That don't matter. I was born dead.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005) (V)

Cult film doesn't deliver the goods...

Yvette Mimieux is a tough, terrific actress, and she cuts an assertive and sexy presence on the screen (especially in these post-"Time Machine" years); however, this mangy Roger Corman production doesn't do much for her or anyone else. Woman traveling alone is unjustly incarcerated while driving cross-country; she escapes jail with help from a convict (Tommy Lee Jones), but the crooked police are not far behind. Though it eventually caught-on with early cable-TV audiences, "Jackson County Jail" is hardly more than a slapdash effort, an exploitation item not designed to empower women but to give drive-in audiences a thrill at seeing one abused. The pretentious finale aside, the picture doesn't even have the good sense to play up its redneck clichés or have fun with the jailhouse formula; instead, director Michael Miller and screenwriter Donald Stewart take things far too seriously, culminating in one ridiculous scene after another. * from ****