| Caged Heat | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jonathan Demme |
| Written by | Jonathan Demme |
| Produced by | Evelyn Purcell |
| Starring | Juanita Brown Roberta Collins Erica Gavin Ella Reid Rainbeaux Smith Barbara Steele |
| Cinematography | Tak Fujimoto |
| Edited by | Johanna Demetrakas Michal Goldman Carolyn Hicks |
| Music by | John Cale |
Production companies | Renegade Women Company Artists Entertainment Complex |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $180,000[1] |
Caged Heat (also known as Renegade Girls) is a 1974 women in prison film. It was written and directed by Jonathan Demme (in his directorial debut) for New World Pictures, headed by Roger Corman. The film stars Juanita Brown, Roberta Collins, Erica Gavin, Ella Reid, Rainbeaux Smith, and Barbara Steele. John Cale wrote and performed its soundtrack music, which features the guitar playing of Mike Bloomfield.
Two later films, Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom (1994) and Caged Heat 3000 (1995), made use of the Caged Heat name and the women-in-prison situation, but are unrelated to the original film.
- ^ Koetting, Christopher T. (2009). Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures. Hemlock Books. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-936-16842-2.