Caged Fury | |
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Directed by | Bill Milling |
Written by | Philip Yordan Fernando Fonseca |
Produced by | Bob Gallagher |
Starring | Erik Estrada Richard Barathy James Hong Paul L. Smith Jack Carter Michael Parks Hugh Farrington Janine Lindemulder |
Cinematography | Kenneth H. Wiatrak |
Edited by | Matthew Mallinson Brian O'Hara |
Music by | Joe Delia |
Distributed by | 21st Century Film Corporation |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Caged Fury is a 1990 women-in-prison film about a group of prisoners who decide to escape from an all-female prison. [1] The film was directed by Bill Milling, and stars Erik Estrada, Richard Barathy and James Hong. [2]
Discontent leads to a daring escape plan in a women's prison where the inmates are all lingerie-clad models and the lesbian warden demands unusual favors for early parole. [3]
Caged Fury was released to DVD by MGM (owner of the 21st Century Corporation catalog) on June 28, 2012, as a MOD DVD through MGM's Limited Edition Collection available through Amazon. It was released on Blu-ray from Shout! Factory on May 8, 2018.
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