Girls in Prison
by John McNaughton
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Actor: Anne Heche, Bahni Turpin, Ione Skye, Melissa Lahlitah Crider, Nicolette ScorseseDirector: John McNaughton
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
Producer: Amanda DiGiulio
Producer: Amy Grauman Danziger
Producer: David Giler
Producer: Debra Hill
Producer: Llewellyn Wells
Writer: Christa Lang
Writer: Samuel Fuller
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Surround; English (Original Language), Dolby Surround
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 83 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-06-04
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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Movie Review: Song of a prisoner
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a women-in-prison movie with a slight twist in that it's a period movie. It takes place during the 1950s, during the height of McCarthyism. McCarthyism actually has an indirect role in the plot, in fact.
The story details 3 women who are given life sentences for murder. Two are guilty while 1 was framed (Missy Crider). Missy's character is a musician who has a song that just might be a "hit" (and it's actually a decent song, too!). Anne Heche plays a sort of sadistic femme fatale who is out to claim rights to the song.
While some of the plot elements are rather contrived, this movie still has more depth to it than most women-in-prison films. In fact, many times you don't even know what the women are locked up for! Not so in this flick. Whether more plot is good or bad in a WIP movie is something you need to decide for yourself.
There are two ubiquitous shower scenes, and that's all well & good. Those are the only scenes where we get the obligatory nudity that's always featured in WIP films. Anne Heche looks great minus her shirt, but we only get tantalizing angles of the stunning Missy Crider. That's too bad. Kudos to the writers for ensuring there were a few shower scenes, but they should not have underestimated their utility.
If you're into WIP films and / or the 1950s / McCarthyism, this movie might be up your alley. The McCarthyism angle actually has a resurgence in relevance these days with politicians being accused of having ties to terrorism. Sadly, more witch hunts may be on the horizon.
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