Lust for Freedom (1987)

Director:

Eric Louzil

Writers:

Craig Kusaba (screenplay) &
Duke Howard (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

July 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller | Crime

Tagline:

Bras & brawls behind prison walls!

Plot:

A former female cop is framed by corrupt police, acting in collusion with the local judge, and has to fight her way out of the pen, alone, against tough inmates, and the people in charge. |

Plot Keywords:

Women In Prison | Nipples Visible Through Clothing | False Accusation | Red Dress | Sexploitation

Cast

Melanie Coll	...	Gillian Kaites
William J. Kulzer	...	Sheriff Coale
Judi Trevor	...	Mrs. Pusker
Howard Knight	...	Warden Maxwell
Elizabeth Carlisle	...	Vicky
Dee Booher	...	Big Eddie (as Dee 'Queen Kong' Booher)
John Tallman	...	Jud
Rob Rosen	...	Pete Andrews
Shea Porter	...	Scruggs
Donna Lederer	...	Donna
Rick Crews	...	J.T.
Elizabeth Carroll	...	Sharon Clarke
Lor Stickel	...	Warren Clarke
Joan Tixei	...	Evelyn Clarke
Raymond Oceans	...	Petey
Dana Palmer	...	Susan Williams
Richard Vega	...	Bill Collins
Amy Lyndon	...	Mary Robinson
Crystal Breeze	...	Lynn (as Lisa Stagno)
Michelle Bauer	...	Jackie
Denise Webb	...	Sally Hill
Adrian Scott	...	Karen
George Engelson	...	Doc Bass (as George J. Engelson)
Karl Anthony Smith	...	Cody Joe Dobson
Jan Washburn	...	Undercover Detective
Marc Christopher	...	Undercover Detective
John Benjamin Martin	...	Ron Peterson (as John Martin)
Pamela Gilbert	...	Snuff Victim
Sam Crespi	...	Sam Potter
Terri Beck	...	Holly
Rosemary Marston	...	Lisa
Wendy Forman	...	Hitchhiker
Nick Kranovich	...	Cemetery Caretaker
Nealie Gerard	...	Waitress
Richard M. Newkirk	...	Gary (as Richard Newkirk)
James Barron	...	Captain Franklin
Richard Escobedo	...	Warehouse Bodyguard
Budha Khan	...	Warehouse Bodyguard
Dennis Benda	...	Warehouse Bodyguard
Charles McFarlin	...	Warehouse Bodyguard
John Arnet	...	Warehouse Worker
Martha Garcia	...	Female Guard
Precious	...	Female Guard
Beverly Urman	...	Female Guard
Brian Scavo	...	Male Guard
Riley Carsey	...	Male Guard
Jim Cooper	...	Male Guard
Chuck Koernig	...	Male Guard
Lynn Troupe	...	Male Guard (as Lynne Troupe)
Ron Chapman	...	Male Guard
Jesse Chavez	...	Male Guard
Greg Trevor	...	Male Guard
Maxine Spencer	...	Prison Inmate
Brianne Siddall	...	Prison Inmate
Lori Hemmingway	...	Prison Inmate
Barbara Kane	...	Prison Inmate
Caprena Nowicki	...	Prison Inmate
Sylvia Smith	...	Prison Inmate
Rebecca Smith	...	Prison Inmate
Shay Howard	...	Prison Inmate
Jessica Pompei	...	Prison Inmate / Engagement Party
Dianna Plumlee	...	Prison Inmate
Lori Michele Harris	...	Engagement Party (as Lorilei Harris)
Danny Upton	...	Engagement Party
Maria Stockel	...	Engagement Party
Lindsay Stockel	...	Engagement Party
Bryan Louzil	...	Engagement Party
Eric Robert Louzil	...	Engagement Party (as Eric R. Louzil)
Steve Kulzer	...	Engagement Party
Veronica Kulzer	...	Engagement Party
Ty Arnold	...	Engagement Party
Diane Demartelaere	...	Engagement Party
Renee Hudson	...	Engagement Party
Patty Stahl	...	Engagement Party
Tony Davidson	...	Engagement Party
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Elizabeth Trosper	...	Prison Inmate (uncredited)

Directed by
Eric Louzil

Writing credits
Craig Kusaba		(screenplay) &
Duke Howard		(screenplay) &
Eric Louzil		(screenplay)

Produced by
Riley Carsey	....	associate producer
Michael Herz	....	executive producer
Lloyd Kaufman	....	executive producer
Laurel A. Koernig	....	co-producer
William J. Kulzer	....	associate producer
Eric Louzil	....	producer

Original Music by
John Massari

Cinematography by
Ron Chapman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Steve Mann
Thomas R. Rondinella

Art Direction by
Riley Carsey

Production Management
Rob Rosen	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rob Rosen	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Riley Carsey	....	propmaster

Sound Department
Randy Lawson	....	sound
Thomas R. Rondinella	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Jim Cooper	....	special effects assistant
William J. Kulzer	....	special effects
Jan Washburn	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
John Arnet	....	stunts
Jim Cooper	....	assistant stunt coordinator
William J. Kulzer	....	stunt coordinator
Cristeen Leonard	....	stunts
Lynn Troupe	....	stunt driver
Richard Vega	....	stunts
Jan Washburn	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Jan Washburn	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Mignon Dopham	....	assistant camera
Kamlesh Gupta	....	assistant camera
Tim Hallacy	....	electrical best boy
Ron Halpern	....	camera operator
Francis Howard	....	gaffer
Jim Laine	....	assistant camera
Doug Meyer	....	assistant camera
Doug Meyer	....	camera operator
Jessica Pompei	....	assistant camera
Rob Rosen	....	camera operator
John Sprung	....	director of photography: second unit
Lynn Troupe	....	key grip

Other crew
Judi Trevor	....	assistant to producer

Production Companies

• Mesa Film
• Troma Entertainment

Distributors

• Troma Entertainment (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• AIP Home Video
• Heron Films (II) (1988) (UK) (VHS)
• Hollywood DVD Ltd. (2004) (UK) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Sex Prison" - Hong Kong (English title) (original subtitled version)

Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | UK:18 | Australia:R (cut) | Singapore:R21 (cut) | USA:R | Australia:(Banned) (original rating) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Nevada, USA

Company:

Mesa Film

Goofs:

Continuity: In the opening action sequence before the title appears, a rookie cop engages a fist fight with an unknown thug, and his hat is knocked off during the brawl. His hat is back on his head in the next scene, and then shortly after its gone again.

Quotes:

Gillian Kaites:Cops were dying all over the place, and all I could do was act like a woman... I awakened, sopping wet and nauseous.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Tromeo and Juliet (1996)

Soundtrack:

Lust for Freedom

a great film

I saw this film on USA's Up All Night and it was like finding a priceless gem. It is a great film that everyone should see because it tells about the importance of freedom and how quickly it can be taken away from us. In the wake of 9/11 I think that is the most important message of all. A fine young actress named Melanie Coll stars as a policewoman who is framed and thrown into a hellhole prison and must fight to survive. She gives a really gutsy performance as the courageous young officer.