简介：CarolJeffries(knownas’Jeff’)isanaiveAmericanwomanstayinginthePhillipines.Sheisgiventenyearsinprisonafterbeingsetupbyherdrug-dealerboyfriend,Rudy.Sheendurestheharshconditions,sadisticheadmatronandattemptsonherlife,thenconvinceshercell-matestotrytoescapewithherthroughthejungle,inspiteoftheknowledgethatruthlesstrackerswillbesentoutafterthem.”“LegendhasitthatSamArkoff,headofAmericanInternationalPicturessawastatuesqueGrierathiscompanyswitchboardandcastheronthespotforherbreakthroughhitCoffy.That,astheysay,isbullshee-it.Theformerbeautyqueenmadeherfilmdebutin1970asanextrainRussMeyer’sbigbreastbonanzaBeyondTheValleyOfTheDolls,andappearedinanumberofB-picsshotinthePhilippinesthefollowingyearforAiP’srivalcompany,RogerCorman’sNewWorldPictures.Alongsideherroleasthetough-as-nailsprostituteinBigDollHouseweresupportsinthehorrorflickTheTwilightPeopleandasatoplesshooker(again!)inCoolBreeze,thenbackbehindbarsforWomenInCages.InWomenInCages,Grierplaysthesadisticwardenforonce,apot-smokinglesbianwithafully-equippedtorturechamber(includingaguillotine!).The’NewFish’(arecentinmate,foryouprisonfilmnovices),aditzyblondeex-strippercalledAlabama,hastakentheheroinpossessionrapforherpimpboyfriend.Sheknowstoomuch,sothepimpblackmailshercellmatestoexecuteher.Acompetentandwell-shotentryinthetropicalprisongenrefromFilipinodirectorGerryDeLeon,itplacestheembitteredex-addictandprostituteGrierinthepositionofslaveowner,watchingherwhitechargestoilingawayintheplantationwithobviousironicglee.
本片与之前推送的女子监狱片《玩偶屋》、《大鸟笼》构成了类似的三部曲，很多女囚犯演员也是同人参演，其中黑人女星Pam Grier在片中饰演大反派。《笼中女》，由菲律宾导演Gerardo de Leon执导的动作片，Judith Brown和罗伯塔·科林斯等出演，于1971年上映。该片讲述了女孩卡罗尔被毒贩陷害，在菲律宾某监狱被判了十年有期徒刑，她无法忍受恶劣的生存环境和监狱里残暴的管理员，于是她说服队友们设法逃脱的故事。片中刻画了几个性格迥异的女性角色，卡罗尔是一个天真善良的美国女孩；金发女性格彪悍，为了出狱暗害卡罗尔；《玩偶屋》中的红发女则同情弱者，敢于反抗。黑人女星Pam Grier则饰演暴戾、荒淫的监狱管理者。菲律宾导演执导的这部Women in Cages，故事里的菲律宾演员戏份增多，女囚之间的冲突增强，增加了野外逃生的经历，最后剧情戏剧性反转，恶人完蛋，好人得好报。