Girls in Prison (1994)

Big-screen stars Anne Heche (SIX DAYS, SEVEN NIGHTS) and Ione Skye (ONE NIGHT STAND) heat up the big house in this cool and campy takeoff of "women-behind-bars" movies! Aggie is a sweet young songstress having a hard time making it in the sleazy music biz ... though it's not nearly as hard as the "time" she'll have to do for a murder she didn't commit! Yet even in the slammer, she's targeted by the same shady characters responsible for her fiendish frame-up! Featuring some of Hollywood's most memorable "bad-girl" performances, including the year's steamiest shower scene -- you're sure to get caught up as Aggie fights to be declared innocent before she's silenced forever!

Song of a prisoner

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. October 29, 2008

Ohhhh My.. :(

Not too much to be said in a redeeming factor here. I think Ann Heche is a fabulous actor. I think shes even more cuter now, that she's 5 months pregnant..:)

However this movie, was a waste of my time and money. It had one or two shower scenes that lasted a few minutes. It had NO mean bully guards, that did awful things to the woman at night. Has prison reform really been this good.??

Listen rent it if your fan of Ann as I am, but save your money on buying it. December 23, 2001

No redemptive value anywhere but great for a laugh!

I don't know what film some people have been seeing, but this movie is TERRIBLE! Poorly scripted, transparent plot, bad acting and ridiculous set design reduced this movie to barely tolerable. If you look at it as a parody of women-in-prison porn, you'll enjoy it. A little. January 29, 2000

A hilarious spoof on women prison flicks.

This little gem is so campy you have to love it. Anne Heche is very funny as the "queen of mean" and all the actors do a terrific job. It is a very funny spoof of all those serious women- behind-bars movies (not to mention one of the most popular Charlie's Angels episodes), but this one is made just for laughs and it works! May 26, 1999

Awesome,powerful drama

The cast did a wondefful job.Superb performance and brilliant direction.It explored lives and thoughts of women in cold,dark world behind bars. Thers's NO bitchy guards whipping big-boobs prisoners.If you want that stuff,rent the porno and stay away from this movie. May 16, 1999

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