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Jailbird Rock

  • 19881988
  • RR
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
65
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POPULARITY
74,819
45,147
Jailbird Rock (1988)
Musical
A young dancer protecting her mother from her abusive stepfather is forced to shoot him. She is convicted and sent to prison. The inmates hatch an escape plan, part of which is to put on a m... Read allA young dancer protecting her mother from her abusive stepfather is forced to shoot him. She is convicted and sent to prison. The inmates hatch an escape plan, part of which is to put on a musical show to cover the attempted breakout.A young dancer protecting her mother from her abusive stepfather is forced to shoot him. She is convicted and sent to prison. The inmates hatch an escape plan, part of which is to put on a musical show to cover the attempted breakout.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
65
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
74,819
45,147
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    • Director
      • Phillip Schuman
    • Writers
      • Eduard Sarlui(story)
      • Carole Stanley(screenplay)
      • Edward Kovach(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Robin Antin
      • Valerie Richards
      • Robin Cleaver
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    • Director
      • Phillip Schuman
    • Writers
      • Eduard Sarlui(story)
      • Carole Stanley(screenplay)
      • Edward Kovach(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Robin Antin
      • Valerie Richards
      • Robin Cleaver
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    • 2User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Robin Antin
    Robin Antin
    • Jessie Harris
    Valerie Richards
    • Peggy
    • (as Valerie Gene Richards)
    Robin Cleaver
    • Echo
    Rhonda Aldrich
    • Max
    Jacquelyn Houston
    Jacquelyn Houston
    • Samantha
    Annie Livingstone
    • Mouse
    Debra Laws
    • Lisa
    Erica Jordan
    • Judy
    Perry Lang
    Perry Lang
    • Denny
    Ronald Lacey
    Ronald Lacey
    • Warden Bauman
    • (as Ron Lacey)
    Victoria Lustig
    • Dr. Lunde
    María Noel
    • Mary
    Sebastián Larreta
    • Lamont
    Perla Cristal
    Perla Cristal
    • Jessie's Mother
    Theodore McNabney
    • Stepfather
    • (as Ted McNabney)
    Maria Carmen
    • Woman in Street
    James Murray
    • Denny's Friend
    Yolanda Pedroza
    • Max's Friend
    • Director
      • Phillip Schuman
    • Writers
      • Eduard Sarlui(story)
      • Carole Stanley(screenplay)
      • Edward Kovach(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Filmed in 1984/1985.
    • Connections
      References Jailhouse Rock (1957)
    • Soundtracks
      Can't Shake the Beat
      Written by Tommy Dunbar and Charles A. Judge (as Charles Judge)

      Sung by George Black

      Performed by World Without End

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    Flashdance goes to prison.
    This women in prison film, clearly sold to SOMEBODY as "Flashdance goes to prison" is a midlly entertaining noodel that takes itself way 'too seriously. It's got the full round of women in prison Usual Suspects, including the nude shower/delousing scene, the body cavity search scene, the knife fight scene, the attempted lesbian rape scene/fight scene, the corrupt prison guard, the evil lesbian bitch prisoner that runs it all, etc., lacking only the jailhouse riot to round out the cliche roster.

    Considering how by the numbers the movie is, and how silly the conceit is (dance as rehabilitation for hardcore prisoners) you'd think they'd have had more fun with it, but the movie is played kinda straight, which is its downfall. Plus the acting is generally so bad that the voices all sound dubbed even though they're not.

    It's not exploitive enough to be a good exploitation flick, and not enough of anything else to be any other kind of flick. If it's on cable, might be tuning in if you have something else to do in the meantime.
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    • Mar 22, 2002

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    • Release date
      • July 14, 1988 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Argentina
      • United States
      • Panama
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Prison Dancing
    • Filming locations
      • Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina
    • Production company
      • Continental Motion Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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