The Naked Cage (1986)

Director:

Paul Nicholas

Writer:

Paul Nicholas (written by)

Release Date:

March 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Action

Tagline:

Raw violence and hot rage explode

Plot:

A young woman is falsely convicted of a bank robbery and sent to a maximum-security prison run by a corrupt warden, where she is forced to suffer various indignities. |

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Nudity | Topless Female Nudity | Exploitation | Women Killing Women

Cast

Shari Shattuck	...	Michelle
Angel Tompkins	...	Diane
Lucinda Crosby	...	Rhonda
Christina Whitaker	...	Rita
Faith Minton	...	Sheila
Stacey Shaffer	...	Amy
Nick Benedict	...	Smiley
John Terlesky	...	Willy
Lisa London	...	Abbey
Aude Charles	...	Brenda
Angela Elayne Gibbs	...	Vonna (as Angela Gibbs)
Leslie Scarborough	...	Peaches (as Leslie Huntly)
Carole Ita White	...	Trouble
Seth Kaufman	...	Randy
Larry Gelman	...	Doc
Susie London	...	Martha
Valerie McIntosh	...	Ruby
Flo Lawrence	...	Mother (as Flo Gerrish)
James Ingersoll	...	Father
William Bassett	...	Jordan
Nora Niesen	...	Bigfoot
Jennifer Anne Thomas	...	Mock
Chris Anders	...	Miller
Al Jones	...	Bartender
Sheila MacRae	...	Bank Teller (as Sheila Stephenson)
Bob Saurman	...	Motorcycle Cop
Rick Avery	...	Security Officer
Christopher Doyle	...	Police Officer
Gretchen Davis	...	Prison Guard
Beryl Jones	...	Prison Guard
Michael Kerr	...	Prison Guard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Helen Kelly	...	Bank Customer (uncredited)
Joseph Long	...	Cop at Bank Robbery (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Nicholas

Writing credits
Paul Nicholas		(written by)

Produced by
Samuel Benedict	....	producer
Chris D. Nebe	....	producer
Yoram Globus	....	executive producer (uncredited)
Menahem Golan	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Christopher L. Stone		(as Chris Stone)

Cinematography by
Hal Trussell		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Warren Chadwick
Anthony DiMarco

Casting by
Perry Bullington

Art Direction by
Alex Hajdu

Set Decoration by
Marlene Hajdu

Makeup Department
Lilly Benyair-Gart	....	key makeup artist (as Lily Benyair)
Christine Boyer	....	key hair stylist (as Christine Boyar)
Gábor Kernyaiszky	....	makeup artist (as Gabor Kernyaiszky)
Joni Sommers	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Daniel Schneider	....	unit production manager
Jeffrey Silver	....	executive in charge of production
Michael R. Sloan	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bea Ellen Cameron	....	assistant director intern
Karen Gaviola	....	second assistant director (as Karen Z. Gaviola)
Bradley M. Gross	....	first assistant director (as Bradley Gross)

Art Department
Paul Duran	....	carpenter
Brad Einhorn	....	property assistant
Chris Hopkins	....	set construction coordinator
Ray Hughes	....	carpenter
Don Martin	....	assistant art director
John Miller	....	lead set dresser
Laszlo Pal	....	set dresser
Stephen Andrew Schwartz	....	property master (as Stephen Schwartz)
Camille Tyler	....	carpenter
Richard C. Welch	....	carpenter (as Richard Welch)
Laurie Wolfe	....	art department assistant
Harry Wright	....	carpenter
Ewa Wójciak	....	assistant art director (as Ewa Wojciak)

Sound Department
Jim Borgardt	....	adr editor (as Jim Bogardt)
Joseph D. Citarella	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Joe Citarella)
Robert Dreebin	....	additional boom operator
Glenn Gebhard	....	sound effects supervisor
Charles Grenzbach	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Charles Bud Grenzback)
Seth Krugliak	....	sound effects editor
Steve Mann	....	foley editor
Amir Mashayekhi	....	additional boom operator (as Mashayekhi Amir)
Frank McKelvey	....	dialogue editor (as Frank McKelevey)
Michael Reilly	....	boom operator
Mortesa Rezvani	....	sound mixer (as Morteza Rezvani)
George S. Richardson	....	assistant sound effects editor
Richard Stachelek	....	sound effects editor
David Taylor	....	assistant sound effects editor
Tony Wakefield	....	assistant sound effects editor
Ray West	....	sound re-recording mixer

Stunts
Simone Boisseree	....	stunt player (as Simone Boisserée)
Clay Boss	....	stunt player
Geoff Brewer	....	stunt player (as Geof Brewer)
Bea Ellen Cameron	....	stunt player
Jadie David	....	stunt player
Eurlyne Epper	....	stunt player
Jeannie Epper	....	stunt player
Jon H. Epstein	....	stunt player (as Jon Epstein)
Debbie Evans	....	stunt player
Al Jones	....	stunt coordinator
Sheryl Sue Jones	....	stunt player (as Sheryl Jones)
Aaron Norris	....	stunt player
Cornelius O'Neill	....	stunt player
Debby Lynn Ross	....	stunt player (as Debbie Lynn Ross)
Sharon Schaffer	....	stunt player
Kym Washington	....	stunt player
Gary Epper	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Josh Bleibtreu	....	additional camera assistant
Anthony Caldwell	....	electrician (as Anthony Quinn Caldwell)
John Carney	....	best boy electric
Andreas Crawford	....	best boy grip
Thomas Crawford	....	grip
Rory Flynn	....	still photographer
Anthony Gaudioz	....	second camera operator
Mark Hadland	....	grip
George A. Hock	....	grip (as George Hock)
Kent Hughes	....	second assistant camera
Peter Kalisch	....	first assistant camera
Robert Keslow	....	additional camera assistant
Richard Mall	....	dolly grip
Richard Mall	....	key grip
Patrick Reddish	....	gaffer
Brian Robertshaw	....	electrician
Mark A. Shelton	....	electrician (as Mark Shelton)
Jesse Tango	....	electrician (as Jess Tango Jr.)

Casting Department
Janet Cunningham	....	extras casting
Bryan Utman	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shelley Komarov	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Shelly Komarov)
Marcie Olivi	....	wardrobe assistant
Beverly Val-Brown	....	wardrobe assistant (as Beverly Val Brown)

Editorial Department
Chris Jackson	....	assistant editor
Angelo Russo	....	color timer
Anne-Marie Vitello	....	negative cutter
Ron Vitello	....	negative cutter

Transportation Department
Edward Flotard	....	driver captain
Joel Renfro	....	transportation coordinator
Daniel Rothstein	....	driver
Craig Scott	....	driver
Danny L. Swanson	....	driver (as Danny Swanson)
Chip H. White	....	driver (as Chip White)

Other crew
Chris Anders	....	associate to producer
Wenden K. Baldwin	....	title designer
Carl Bressler	....	production secretary
Michael Broidy	....	publicity coordinator
Bea Ellen Cameron	....	key production assistant (as B.C. Cameron)
Polly Chung	....	production coordinator
Lynnda Donelson	....	nurse
Jan Evans	....	script supervisor
Andy Given	....	location manager (as Andrew Given)
Ian Greenstein	....	production assistant
Michael Kerr	....	assistant: Mr. Nicholas
Lyn Matsuda Norton	....	script supervisor (as Lyn Matsuda)
Brian McMillan	....	animal handler
Sharon Morov	....	production coordinator
Tina Rizzo	....	craft service
Andrew Stein	....	production assistant
Dan Todd	....	production assistant
Jonathan Wolf	....	production accountant (as Jonathan D. Wolf)

Production Companies

• Cannon Group

Distributors

• Cannon Film Distributors (1986) (USA) (theatrical)
• Media Home Entertainment (1986) (USA) (VHS)
• Vestron Video International (1987) (Belgium) (VHS)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print)
• Vestron Video International (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Special Effects

• A&A Special Effects

Other Companies

• B.F.M. Enterprises  music editor (as BFM)
• Keylite Production Services  production equipment

Also Known As:

"The Cage" - USA (alternative title)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:R (Ontario) (cut) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Norway:18 | France:-16 | UK:18 (cut) | USA:R | Australia:(Banned) (original rating) | Australia:R (censored) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Company:

Cannon Group

Soundtrack:

Mediocre Dreams

Gladiator school for women.

Standard fare about female criminals and a female penitentiary certainly doesn't have the best acting in the world and relies heavily on predictable material. Why bother?