To me, this movie is perfection.

Sorry, this movie sucks

Good start, but then it gets ruined

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Afraid of being caught with a stash of heroin by the Filipino law enforcement, a drug dealer named "Rudy" (Charlie Davao) slips the package inside a purse belonging to his girlfriend, "Carol Jeffers" (Jennifer Gan). When she is apprehended she remains silent in the naive belief that Rudy will pull some strings and get her released. Instead she is sentenced to 10 years of hard labor in a remote prison deep inside the Philippine jungle. Even then she remains convinced that Rudy will make every effort to get her out. Instead he tries to insure her silence by having one of her cell mates named "Stoke" (Roberta Collins) kill her. If that wasn't bad enough, the main patron named "Alabama" (Pam Grier) takes sadistic pleasure in torturing the inmates and Carol is in her sights. At any rate, rather than spoil the film for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this is essentially a B-grade exploitation film. The acting is second rate and the fight scenes leave much to be desired. Likewise, as in most films of this type one should be aware that there is some nudity and a couple of graphic scenes here and there. Even so, the story flows smoothly and there are some attractive women, most notably Judith Brown (as "Sandy") along with the aforementioned Roberta Collins and Pam Grier to keep things interesting. And while it's certainly not a great film by any stretch of the imagination, it's not necessarily a bad film considering the genre.

American women prisoners in a foreign country. Sex and action.From producer Roger Corman, and starring Pam Grier as Alabama, we have a story of various women who are locked up in a foreign country (I believe the Philippines). Yes, there are the "women in prison" motifs, such as the showers -- and you might see plenty of nudity. But the film is hardly sexual, as it is so raw and gritty. This is the type of nudity you get from National Geographic.Pretty much the best thing about this film is seeing Pam Grier kick a little butt, get her butt kicked, and then kick a little more butt. She is one of the early modern strong females in film, and there is no denying her power on screen.

If I recall correctly, Pam Grier appears in about four women-in-prison films on both sides of the bars. In this film, she is the Chief Matron, and not a nice person at all.This was one of the last films for director Gerardo de Leon, the most- awarded director in the history of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Science.It also features Judith Brown and Roberta Collins, who both appeared in several women-in-prison films.In an uncredited role, you see Sofia Moran, a Philippine action star, who became their 13th President.Torture, showers, crawling through the sewer (Yech!) and boobage.

Naive and innocent Carol Jeffries (a solid and appealing portrayal by the attractive Jennifer Gan) gets framed by her dope dealer boyfriend and winds up incarcerated in a brutal female prison located in the Filipino jungle where the sadistic head matron Alabama (fiercely played with lip-smacking wicked relish by Pam Grier in a rare full-blown villainous role) treats the inmates with appalling cruelty and inhumanity. Director Gerry De Leon, working from an appropriately sordid script by James H. Watkins and David B. Osterhout, relates the harsh story at a constant swift pace and maintains a suitably hard and gritty tone throughout. All the pleasingly seedy grindhouse bases are well covered here: copious gratuitous female nudity, demeaning strip searches, a group shower scene, a ferocious catfight, lesbianism, torture, prostitution, drug use, and a thrilling breakout. Sturdy distaff veteran drive-in flick favorites Judy Brown as the sarcastic, hard-boiled Sandy and Roberta Collins as the resilient, but treacherous strung-out smack addict Stoke both excel in their juicy parts. Moreover, there's a pervasively rough, grimy, and sweaty quality to this picture which greatly enhances the overall supremely seamy atmosphere. Felipe Sacdalan's fairly polished and dynamic cinematography does the trick. The funky syncopated score likewise hits the get-down groovy spot. Recommended viewing for fans of down'n'dirty 70's exploitation cinema.