''Caged Desires'' is a 1970
exploitation film
An exploitation film is a film that tries to succeed financially by exploiting current trends, niche genres, or lurid content. Exploitation films are generally low-quality "B movies", though some set trends, attract critical attention, become hi ...
, the first writing credit for filmmaker
Barbara Peeters
Barbara Peeters, also known as Barbara Peters, is an American director and screenwriter of television and film. She is best known for her collaborations with producer-director Roger Corman on films such as ''Humanoids from the Deep'', and directi ...
, and directed by frequent
Ed Wood
Edward Davis Wood Jr. (October 10, 1924 – December 10, 1978) was an American filmmaker,
actor, and pulp novel author.
In the 1950s, Wood directed several low-budget science fiction, crime and horror films that later became cult cl ...
collaborator Donald A. Davis. It is a women-in-prison drama dealing with a power battle between long-term inmates over their newest cellmate.
Cast
*Barbara Peeters
*Connie Barney
*Susan Francis
*Lu Tomeny
*Fern Holbrook
*Victoria Carbe
*Thareen Auroraa
*Buzz Hinkley
*Willa Arste
*Linda Jeanne
Synopsis
16-year-old Maggie is jailed for performing an illegal (and fatal) abortion on a girl friend. While inside she is the subject of hostile advances from two rival cellmates, Brucie and Cat, and eventually finds love with Angel, a previous subject of the predatory women.
Release
''Caged Desires'' was produced by Hollywood Cinema Associates. According to the film's co-writer,
Barbara Peeters
Barbara Peeters, also known as Barbara Peters, is an American director and screenwriter of television and film. She is best known for her collaborations with producer-director Roger Corman on films such as ''Humanoids from the Deep'', and directi ...
, the film was shot in about 1967, even though it was not released until 1970. The film bore an
X rating
An X rating is a rating used in various countries to classify films that have content deemed suitable only for adults. It is used when the violent or sexual content of a film is considered to be potentially disturbing to general audiences.
Aust ...
(possibly self-imposed) upon its initial release.
The film's publicity material read: "The management believes that you as an adult are entitled to satisfy your intellectual and emotional needs by viewing this film. We also believe in free choice. Accordingly, if you believe you are likely to be shocked or offended by this film, we will gladly refund your money if you appear at the box-office with the stub of your ticket within the next three minutes."
[''Caged Desires'' pressbook, 1970]
See also
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List of American films of 1970
This is a list of American films released in 1970.
'' Patton'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The top-grossing film at the U.S. box office was ''Airport''.
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See also
* 1970 i ...
References
External links
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1970s exploitation films
American exploitation films
1970s English-language films
1970s American films
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