Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by Alex

Such was my point.

I haven't seen Caged so I don't know if it has the genre requisite naked shower fight. But it was early so not all of the tropes had been established.

So, since Chicago lacked the "requisite naked shower fight" scene, and also fit well within the bounds of another category (that being "stage musical turned into a movie"), would it not count as a "women in prison" movie?

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

So, since Chicago lacked the "requisite naked shower fight" scene, and also fit well within the bounds of another category (that being "stage musical turned into a movie"), would it not count as a "women in prison" movie?

No, at least not to me. But we can define this one like we did Disaster! and everybody can have a different view on where the lines are.

When I say a "women in prison" movie I don't mean just a movie that has a woman in prison but rather is about the abuse/exploitation of women in prison. Most generally in the form of exploitation films that are primarily motivated by S&M and lesbian tensions. Sometimes a particularly strict boarding school is substituted for the prison.

I wasn't necessarily serious in calling Caged a woman in prison movie. Like I said I haven't seen it. But the plot summary at IMDb read like a perfect description of one. Woman somewhat mistakenly is imprisioned and brutalized by the harsh headmistress.