Review of The Big Bird Cage (1972) by Ed Fucking H — 17 Nov 2011
Awesome Women in Prison flick from Jack Hill, brought to you by Roger Corman. Stars the lovely Pam Grier, Sid Haig and Anitra Ford (who some of you might recognize from Messiah of Evil.) Basically just a damn good time.
Involves a revolutionary group in an unnamed South American country. Their doing big things, but they realize there is one thing holding their revolution back. Scantily clad women! Where can you find lots of those? The womens prison of course! Pam Grier and Sid Haig get themselves into the prison (Sid Haig by posing as a gay prison guard, which was hilarious) and organize a coup d'etat.
Cat fights, mud wrestling, torture, girl on dude rape, and plenty of showers ensue. The women in prison genre is mysoginist by nature, but this is a lot more fun and less mean spirited than the WIP films that, say Jess Franco made.
Can;t really find anything to complain about here. Loved it!.
This review of The Big Bird Cage (1972) was written by Ed Fucking H on 17 Nov 2011.
The Big Bird Cage has generally received mixed reviews.
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