CAGED HEAT (1974) & CRAZY MAMA (1975)
Making their UK Blu-ray debuts this June, the first two feature films from director Jonathan Demme. Before achieving success in the ‘80s, and subsequent critical acclaim for The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia and
Rachel Getting Married, Demme began his career working for exploitation king Roger Corman, delivering the one-two punch of women-in-prison drama CAGED HEAT, and crime spree action movie CRAZY MAMA. Both discs feature director commentaries and interviews with Roger Corman.
CAGED HEAT (1974)
Thrown into the penal hell of Connorville, petty criminal Jacqueline (Erica Gavin, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls) must fight against the ruthless inmates, a cruel warden (Barbara Steele, Dark Shadows) and a depraved staff. Eventually she forms an uneasy friendship with two hardened inmates. When these three unite, they find themselves on a sexy and violent adventure seeking escape, money and revenge. Also starring Roberta Collins (Death Race 2000) and Rainbeaux Smith (Massacre at Central High).
Special Features
- 2K scan from the Original Camera Negative
- Commentary with writer/director Jonathan Demme, director of photography Tak
Fujimoto and actress Erica Gavin
- Leonard Maltin interviews Roger Corman
- Theatrical Trailer
- Still Gallery
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CRAZY MAMA (1975)
Academy Award winner Cloris Leachman stars in Crazy Mama as Melba Stokes, a middle-aged woman who runs a California beauty parlour with her mother Sheba (Ann Sothern) and teenage daughter Cheryl (Linda Purl). When the shop is repossessed, the three ladies take a road trip from California to the family home in Arkansas that turns into a crime spree. Also starring Donny Most (Happy Days), Jim Backus and Stuart Whitman.
Special Features
- Commentary with director Jonathan Demme and Roger Corman
- Interview with Jonathan Demme and Roger Corman
- Theatrical Trailer and TV Spots
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