Chained Heat (1983)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Paul Nicholas

Writers:

Aaron Butler (writer)
Paul Nicholas (writer)

Release Date:

27 May 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

What these women did to get into prison, is nothing compared to what they'll do to get out.

Plot:

Linda Blair plays Carol, a young woman who must serve 18 months in prison after killing a man (by accident)...

Plot Keywords:

Inmate | Prison | Lesbian | Corruption | Rapist

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Linda Blair	...	Carol Henderson
John Vernon	...	Warden Bacman
Sybil Danning	...	Ericka
Tamara Dobson	...	Dutchess
Stella Stevens	...	Captain Taylor
Henry Silva	...	Lester
Sharon Hughes	...	Val
Kendal Kaldwell	...	Boots
Robert Miano	...	Stone
Dee Biederbeck	...	Bobbi
Greta Blackburn	...	Lulu
Nita Talbot	...	Kaufman
Louisa Moritz	...	Bubbles
Jennifer Ashley	...	Grinder
Jody Medford	...	Blue Eyes

Also Known As:

Das Frauenlager (West Germany) (video title)

Runtime:

Argentina:99 min | USA:95 min | USA:88 min (cable version)

Country:

USA | West Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:18 | France:-16 | Norway:18 | UK:18 (cut) | USA:R | West Germany:18 (cut) | Australia:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Company:

Heat GBR

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: Visible for half of the film.

Quotes:

Dutchess: Don't you walk away from me, you chalk-faced whore!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Psych: The Devil Is in the Details... And the Upstairs Bedroom (#4.4)" (2009)

The 80s best exploitation movie?

I'm a sucker for 60s and 70s exploitation movies - Russ Meyer, Roger Corman, Jess Franco, Jack Hill, Larry Cohen, all those guys. While there was some great movies made in the 80s, very few exploitation movies from that era reached those dizzying heights. Crud like 'Porky's' and 'Hollywood Hot Tubs' were the order of the day. No thanks! However 'Chained Heat' is simply sensational, comparable to the classics of the genre and will appeal to discerning trash lovers everywhere.

Newbie Linda Blair ('The Exorcist' kid all grown up) enters a tough women's prison, where lesbianism, drug use, racial tension, violence and sneering are prevalent. The white inmates are ruled by tough-talking Erika (Sybil Danning, star of more b-grade nudies than you can shake a stick at), the black ones by tough-talking Dutchess (the fabulous Tamara Dobson of 'Cleopatra Jones' fame). Also in the mix are veterans John Vernon (at his sleaziest!), Stella Stevens, and Henry Silva. The superior cast is one of the things that makes 'Chained Heat' so great. The other is the sheer ludicrousness of it! The best women-in-prison movie I've ever seen. Highly recommended!