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Summary
Phillip Schuman's women-in-prison film is an account of a group of female prisoners who decide to organize a variety show.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 40GoodWatch 46
IMDb5.4
Audience score25%
Running time
1 h 33 min
Shorter than most music movies, −13 min on the typical 106
typical 10693Half of all music movies run 94–120 min.
Released
1988
July 14, 1988
38 years ago
Genre
MusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Argentina
Panama
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 3 more16 people
- Robin AntinJessie Harris
- VRValerie RichardsPeggy (as Valerie Gene Richards)
- RCRobin CleaverEcho
- Rhonda AldrichMax
- JHJacquelyn HoustonSamantha
- ALAnnie LivingstoneMouse
- DLDebra LawsLisa
- EJErica JordanJudy
- Perry LangDenny
- Ronald LaceyWarden Bauman (as Ron Lacey)
- VLVictoria LustigDr. Lunde
- María Noel GenoveseMary
- SLSebastián LarretaLamont
- Perla CristalJessie's Mother
- TMTheodore McNabneyStepfather (as Ted McNabney)
- JMJames MurrayDenny's Friend
Directing · 2
- Phillip Schuman Director
- Jorge Gundín Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Edward Kovach Writer
- Eduard Sarlui Writer, Executive Producer
- Carole Stanley Writer
Production · 2
- Helen Szabo Executive Producer
- Juan Carlos Crespo Producer
Camera · 1
- Leonardo Rodríguez Solís Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Raja Gosnell Editor
- Peter Teschner Editor
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