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Les Anges du mal

Original title: Chained Heat
  • 1983
  • 18
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
2.8K
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Les Anges du mal (1983)
Prison DramaActionCrimeDramaThriller

Young Carol Henderson ends up in prison, where she must learn how to survive in an environment plagued by violence, murder, rape, racism, drugs, and staff corruption and brutality.Young Carol Henderson ends up in prison, where she must learn how to survive in an environment plagued by violence, murder, rape, racism, drugs, and staff corruption and brutality.Young Carol Henderson ends up in prison, where she must learn how to survive in an environment plagued by violence, murder, rape, racism, drugs, and staff corruption and brutality.

  • Director
    • Paul Nicholas
  • Writers
    • Aaron Butler
    • Paul Nicholas
  • Stars
    • Linda Blair
    • John Vernon
    • Sybil Danning
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    2.8K
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    • Director
      • Paul Nicholas
    • Writers
      • Aaron Butler
      • Paul Nicholas
    • Stars
      • Linda Blair
      • John Vernon
      • Sybil Danning
    • 34User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
    • 30Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Linda Blair
    Linda Blair
    • Carol Henderson
    John Vernon
    John Vernon
    • Warden Bacman
    Sybil Danning
    Sybil Danning
    • Ericka
    Tamara Dobson
    Tamara Dobson
    • Duchess
    Stella Stevens
    Stella Stevens
    • Captain Taylor
    Henry Silva
    Henry Silva
    • Lester
    Sharon Hughes
    • Val
    Kendal Kaldwell
    • Boots
    Robert Miano
    Robert Miano
    • Stone
    Dee Biederbeck
    • Bobbi
    Greta Blackburn
    Greta Blackburn
    • Lulu
    Nita Talbot
    Nita Talbot
    • Kaufman
    Louisa Moritz
    Louisa Moritz
    • Bubbles
    Jennifer Ashley
    • Grinder
    Jody Medford
    • Blue Eyes
    Mae E. Campbell
    • Trina
    • (as Mae Campbell)
    Monique Gabrielle
    Monique Gabrielle
    • Debbie
    Edy Williams
    Edy Williams
    • Paula
    • Director
      • Paul Nicholas
    • Writers
      • Aaron Butler
      • Paul Nicholas
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    6Malodramatic

    Wonderfully bad acted film.

    What a hoot! There's plenty here to appeal to lovers of many genres. John Vernon's acting is comically inept and the never ending stream of stunning inmates never seems to amaze. Linda Blair exhibits a constant look of concern, especially as the hilarious riot scene takes place. Sybil Danning shines as usual displaying her fine attributes regularly,
    5Uriah43

    Too Unrealistic

    "Carol Henderson" (Linda Blair) is a young woman who has just been sentenced to 18 months in a very harsh prison on the charge of vehicular manslaughter. When she gets there she is totally unprepared for what awaits her as "Warden Bacman" (John Vernon) is not only corrupt--but due to one of his subordinates named "Captain Taylor" (Stella Stevens)--he is incapable of exercising even the slightest control over some of the more reprehensible situations that develop within the prison. As a result the women are often beaten, sexually abused and sometimes even murdered. And because she is new Carol soon finds herself in the center of it all. Now rather than reveal any more about the story and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this was an average "Women-in-Prison" (WIP) movie which certainly had the potential to be much better. Although the cast was pretty good the story itself seemed to jump too quickly from one scenario to another without the necessary development to back them up. Additionally, some of the scenes were simply too unrealistic which caused the film to lose its credibility. On the other hand, this film certainly had its share of eye-candy with Sharon Hughes (as "Val") and Monique Gabrielle ("Debbie") being my personal favorites. Again though, had some of the scenes been more plausible, in addition to having a more thorough setup between them, it could have been a much better movie. As it is, I have to give it a rating of only average.
    7hsvbama

    A wonderfully vulgar piece of trash.

    `Chained Heat' is a wonderfully vulgar piece of trash that has everything anyone would want in a Women-In-Prison movie: lots of boobs, frontal nudity, lesbian action, drugs, prostitution, rapes, shootings, stabbings, strangulations, and much, much more.

    Linda Blair is the naive `heroine' who finds herself in a rather unique penal institution. Apparently, the authorities of the unnamed state in which this story takes place decided they required a lockup reserved almost exclusively for women with `D' cups. (Linda in the movie showed she didn't quite fit this criterion, but apparently some exceptions were made.) Naturally, the prison officials are corrupt to their core (you should see the warden's `playroom') and not above having the women inmates show `good behavior' (if you know what I mean, and I think you do.) There is some animosity between the various factions among the prisoners, but, as one might expect, the girl gangs find a commonality of purpose in the final blow-up toward the end of the movie.

    `Chained Heat' is a flick that will stick in your mind long after you've forgotten a lot of other movies.
    zeu69

    AN ABSOLUTE CLASSIC

    Chained Heat is an absolute classic. I can watch it over and over agin and never get sick of it. Its a pure trash classic. It centres around Carol (Linda Blair) who is an innocent thrown into a sleazy prison run by two adversaries Bachman (John Vernon) and Taylor (Stella Stevens). Its a heavily corrupt prison with two main gangs one headed by Erica (Sybil Dannning) and one by Duchess (Lousia Moritz), and with drugs, fights, lesbianism and murder thrown into the mix u know u r in for a good movie. Honestly the acting is hopeless, but who cares? you are not watching this film like an oscar voter, enjoy it

    By the way does anyone notice how Linda Blair is constantly being raped in films? (Born Innocent, Chained Heat, Savage Island, Savage Streets, Red Heat, Silent Assassins)just to name a few!
    MovieMan-112

    THE BEST WOMEN IN PRISON MOVIE OF ALL TIME!!!

    Compared to CAGED HEAT and other womens' prison films, CHAINED HEAT is the ultimate classic of the genre! It's got gruesome violence, a lot of humor, and lots and lots of female NUDITY! Also equipped with a decent story.

    Linda Blair is ok in the starring role but the 3 best characters got to be:

    1.)John Vernon's prison warden who has a jacuzzi in his office that's never without a sexy inmate. He also tapes his sex-capades with a video camera. GOD I WISH I HAD HIS JOB!

    2.) Stella Stevens' prison guard, Taylor, is a real tough bitch who scares new inmates (Blair) and brutalizes the rest with her cruel orders and unorthodox decisions. She also has an erotic side to her when she tries to satisfy her strong sexual urges by deeply falling for one of the warden's buddies who is only using her for his own personal gain. He is, in fact, already serious with the next character who is the best thing in this entire movie...SEX GODDESS SYBIL DANNING!

    3.) Sybil Danning's inmate, Ericka, is a georgous and tough woman who runs the entire prison. She makes unwanted passes at Linda Blair, especially in the BIG SHOWER SCENE where beautiful Sybil caresses Blair's shoulder's with warm water and soap. GOD I WISH I WAS LINDA BLAIR AT THAT MOMENT! Sybil has all the power in this movie. She chooses who she wants and desires and who she rejects and harms including one male guard who's crazy about her. Imagine being so close to her at work everyday and not being able to even approach her. TORTURE!

    See this movie and you'll very entertained..you'll get some laughs, some gore, a few catfights, and an increase in libido. Enjoy!

    Related interests

    Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins in Les Évadés (1994)
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    James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Sharon Angela, Max Casella, Dan Grimaldi, Joe Perrino, Donna Pescow, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Michael Drayer in Les Soprano (1999)
    Crime
    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama
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    • Trivia
      Star Linda Blair says that the script kept getting re-written and that the film ended up not resembling the script for which she had originally signed. That included adding several nude scenes, including her topless shower scene. It was her first onscreen nudity and she didn't want to do it, but producers told her, "Well, if you don't do it, you're never gonna work again." So she gave in because she felt she had no choice.
    • Goofs
      The boom microphone is visible multiple times during the movie.
    • Quotes

      Dutchess: Don't you walk away from me, you chalk-faced whore!

    • Alternate versions
      The 1986 and 1990 UK video versions were cut by 1 min 38 secs by the BBFC to remove the rape before the fight on the roof and to heavily edit fight scenes including groin kicks, face slaps and a woman's head being hit against a window. Some fight cuts were restored in the 1998 MIA video release though most of the original BBFC edits were retained. The 2006 Anchor Bay DVD had been heavily pre-edited and was missing the BBFC cuts along with some other edits.
    • Connections
      Featured in 42nd Street Forever: Blu-ray Edition (2012)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 18, 1984 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • West Germany
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Enchainées
    • Filming locations
      • Lincoln Heights Jail - 401 N. Avenue 19, Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA(setting: prison)
    • Production companies
      • Heat GBR
      • Intercontinental
      • Jensen Farley Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,250,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,149,983
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,252,682
      • May 30, 1983
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,149,983
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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