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The Big Bird Cage
The Big Bird Cage
	Theatrical release poster by Joseph Smith
Directed by	Jack Hill
Written by	Jack Hill
Produced by	Jane Schaffer
Starring	Pam Grier; Anitra Ford; Candice Roman; Carol Speed; Sid Haig;
Cinematography	Felipe Sacdalan
Edited by	James Mitchell; Jere Huggins;
Music by	William Loose; William Allen Castleman;
Production; company	New World Pictures
Distributed by	New World Pictures
Release date	July 22, 1972;
Running time	88 minutes
Countries	United States; Philippines
Language	English

The Big Bird Cage is a 1972 American exploitation film of the "women in prison" subgenre.^[1] It serves as a non-sequel follow-up to the 1971 film The Big Doll House. The film was written and directed by Jack Hill, and stars Pam Grier, Sid Haig, Anitra Ford, and Carol Speed.^[1]

Plot edit

Blossom, a buxom bad girl, is the rough-and-ready girlfriend of a radical guerrilla leader, Django. She keeps her relationship a secret, but is also quick to start a fight without knowing it. However, when Django's mercenary friends itch for some female companionship, she softens and the two devise a plan to liberate the inmates of a local women's prison, where the inmates are kept barefoot and subjected to brutally hard labor. A woman named Terry, a social climber, ends up in the prison herself because of Blossom and Django's earlier robbery. She is now forced to deal with crazy inmates, gay guards, and torture of the cage. Terry, Blossom, and Django (who busted in by seducing Rocco, one of the guards) eventually come together to face off against the warden Zappa to stage an explosive breakout.

Cast edit

Pam Grier as Blossom
Sid Haig as Django
Anitra Ford as Terry
Candice Roman as Carla
Teda Bracci as Bull Jones
Carol Speed as Mickie
Karen McKevic as Karen
Marissa Delgado as Rina
Vic Diaz as Rocco
Andres Centenera as Zappa
Zenaida Amador as Prison Doctor

Reception edit

TV Guide described the film as follows: "Women living out prison terms plan an escape that results in the massacre of all but two participants. Technical effort is only functional with lots of nudity, sex, violence, and raw language to cover the amateur script and performance. Comic relief is mercifully provided."^[2]