Chained Heat (1983)

Linda Blair plays Carol, a young woman who must serve 18 months in prison after killing a man (by accident). The prison turns out to be brimming with decadence, corruption and sleaze, where... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Nicholas

Writers:

Aaron Butler (screenplay), Paul Nicholas (screenplay)

Stars:

Linda Blair, John Vernon, Sybil Danning

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Linda Blair	...	Carol Henderson
John Vernon	...	Warden Bacman
Sybil Danning	...	Ericka
Tamara Dobson	...	Duchess
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

Storyline

Linda Blair plays Carol, a young woman who must serve 18 months in prison after killing a man (by accident). The prison turns out to be brimming with decadence, corruption and sleaze, where the other female inmates are sadistic crack-selling lesbian rapists and the guards and warden are no better. Racial tensions are high as the inmates is divided into two factions, blacks and whites, who must either join together against the management or kill each other trying. A sleazy blend of sexploitation and blaxploitation make this movie a real winner.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | inmate | warden | sexploitation | lesbian | 

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Taglines:

2000 women, stripped of all they had, except the will to survive.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA West Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 May 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cadenas calientes

Filming Locations:

Lincoln Heights Jail - 401 N. Avenue 19, Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Heat GBR, Intercontinental, Jensen Farley Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min 88 min (cable) 98 min (Panik House DVD 2011)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Stella Stevens fell down for real in the scene in which she falls down and gets back up while running with Henry Silva.

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Goofs

The boom microphone is visible multiple times during the movie.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

References All My Children (1970)

User Reviews

Superseded by "Reform School Girls"

I thought this was the greatest "Women in Prison" movie until "Reform School Girls" came along: It presented a gritty, "realistic" (although no real fatsos in this one) look at what our prisons must really be like. Although there was more cold blooded murder in this one, the high camp of "Reform School girls" took much of the edge from this one.

Sybil Danning and Tamara Dobson do great jobs as the leaders of their respective gangs and try to act this one up, but the rest of the cast does not seem to be taking their jobs all that seriously. This film may have one of the best prison riots ever filmed though.

If you cant get "Reform School Girls", but you can get this one, definitely give it a look!