Caged Desires

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Caged Desires
Directed byDonald A. Davis
Written by Barbara Peeters
Bryon Predika
Starring Barbara Peeters
Music byChet More
Jim More
Production
company
Hollywood Cinema Associates
Release date
  • 1970 (1970)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Caged Desires is a 1970 exploitation film, [1] the first writing credit for filmmaker Barbara Peeters, and directed by frequent Ed Wood collaborator Donald A. Davis. It is a women-in-prison drama dealing with a power battle between long-term inmates over their newest cellmate. [2]

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Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Maggie is imprisoned for performing an illegal (and fatal) abortion on a girlfriend. While incarcerated, she becomes the subject of hostile advances from two rival cellmates, Brucie and Cat, and eventually finds love with Angel, a previous target of the predatory women. [3]

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Release

Caged Desires was produced by Hollywood Cinema Associates. According to the film's co-writer, Barbara Peeters, the film was shot in about 1967, even though it was not released until 1970. [4] The film bore an X rating (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." [5]

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References

  1. Caged Desires at TCMDB
  2. Davis, Donald A., Caged Desires, Barbara Peeters, Connie Barney, Susan Francis, retrieved 2018-07-12
  3. BFI
  4. Email conversation with Barbara Peeters, August 26, 2011
  5. Caged Desires pressbook, 1970