CarolJeffries(knownas’Jeff’)isanaiveAmericanwomanstayinginthePhillipines.Sheisgiventenyearsinprisonafterbeingsetupbyherdrug-dealerboyfriend,Rudy.Sheendurestheharshconditions,sadisticheadmatronandattemptsonherlife,thenconvinceshercell-matestotrytoescapewithherthroughthejungle,inspiteoftheknowledgethatruthlesstrackerswillbesentoutafterthem.”“LegendhasitthatSamArkoff,headofAmericanInternationalPicturessawastatuesqueGrierathiscompanyswitchboardandcastheronthespotforherbreakthroughhitCoffy.That,astheysay,isbullshee-it.Theformerbeautyqueenmadeherfilmdebutin1970asanextrainRussMeyer’sbigbreastbonanzaBeyondTheValleyOfTheDolls,andappearedinanumberofB-picsshotinthePhilippinesthefollowingyearforAiP’srivalcompany,RogerCorman’sNewWorldPictures.Alongsideherroleasthetough-as-nailsprostituteinBigDollHouseweresupportsinthehorrorflickTheTwilightPeopleandasatoplesshooker(again!)inCoolBreeze,thenbackbehindbarsforWomenInCages.InWomenInCages,Grierplaysthesadisticwardenforonce,apot-smokinglesbianwithafully-equippedtorturechamber(includingaguillotine!).The’NewFish’(arecentinmate,foryouprisonfilmnovices),aditzyblondeex-strippercalledAlabama,hastakentheheroinpossessionrapforherpimpboyfriend.Sheknowstoomuch,sothepimpblackmailshercellmatestoexecuteher.Acompetentandwell-shotentryinthetropicalprisongenrefromFilipinodirectorGerryDeLeon,itplacestheembitteredex-addictandprostituteGrierinthepositionofslaveowner,watchingherwhitechargestoilingawayintheplantationwithobviousironicglee.
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