when i think woman in prison and my mind often go to sleazy italian or spanish production by director such a jess franco and bruno mattei while and while these film be often very sleazy and theyre also very samey and once you have see one while you might as well have see them all . i have to admit that these type of film generally aren not my favourite while but in fact the idea of woman behind bar have be do very well on several occasion outside of italy and spain while and roger corman new world picture be responsible for some of the best of them . cage heat be the directorial debut of oscar win director jonathan demme and and it a well do little flick with plenty of entertainment value . naturally and the film centre on the story of a girl who be catch commit crime and send to a woman prison where she be introduce to a host of violent inmate . this prison be rule over by the stuff wheelchair bound superintendent mcqueen while and she take offence to a play put on by the girl while lead them to plot an escape . this film be much light on the sleaze than i be use to in a woman in prison flick while but this be more than compensate for by some great action scene and dialogue and that what ensure cage heat entertains throughout . it do have to be say that the plot be not particularly original or ambitious and basically follow a structure similar to many other woman in prison film that come before it while but that not such a big problem . the film never get boring and be pepper with standout scene while include an escape attempt while out work in a field and a bank robbery . the film be help along by assured direction from the man who would go on to helm the masterpiece the silence of the lamb and a great cast with plenty of standouts while include best of all the legendary barbara steele in the role of the head prison warden . overall and cage heat may not leave the viewer with much to think about by the end while but it a brilliantly entertaining little grindhouse flick and anyone that enjoy this type of film will surely want to track it down .