Framed for murder in 1950s Hollywood, a young singer faces danger and desire behind prison walls.
GIRLS IN PRISON
Two Sexy Rebels ... In The Wildest Lockup Yet!
Framed for the murder of a record company president in 1952 Hollywood, young, aspiring singer Aggie O'Hanlon is sentenced to life in prison and tries to adjust to her life life behind bars in a hellish womens prison where she is befriended by other "lifer" inmates who help her out when Aggie finds herself marked for murder by an unknown source who thinks she knows more about the murder than she does.
Quick Answer
Girls in Prison is a 1994 American crime drama thriller directed by John McNaughton about a young aspiring singer who is wrongly convicted of murder in 1950s Hollywood and must survive in a dangerous women's prison.
Programmer's Pick
Girls in Prison gives you all the pulp you could want: 1950s Hollywood, a wrongly accused chanteuse, and a women’s prison where danger, desire, and backstabbing are just another day in the yard. Add in a dash of McCarthy-era paranoia and you’ve got a potboiler that doesn’t skimp on either the intrigue or the lingerie.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- John McNaughton
- Writers
- Samuel Fuller, Christa Lang
- Release
- 1994
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Also Known As
- Kampf der Hyänen, Tyttöjä vankilassa, Mujeres en prisión, Nas Teias da Traição, Cárcere de Mulheres, Rebel Highway: Girls in Prison
Why This Matters
This film was produced as part of Showtime's Rebel Highway series, which revisited and reimagined classic B-movie genres for television in the 1990s.
Cast & Crew
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Why Cult
Experience a retro prison drama set in the glitz and shadows of 1950s Los Angeles, complete with period details and cultural anxieties.
Expect all the staples: wrongful conviction, prison riots, steamy showers, and inmates with complicated pasts—all ramped up for maximum pulp effect.
Lesbian themes and relationships simmer beneath the surface, making for charged encounters and alliances among the inmates.
A hard-boiled private investigator works the outside angle, connecting the prison’s drama to the dangerous world beyond the walls.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Aggie is wrongly convicted of murder
Hit girls sent to kill her in prison
Aggie’s life is in constant danger
Women's prison in 1950s Hollywood
Questions from the Vault
When was Girls in Prison released? +
Girls in Prison was released in 1994.
Who directed Girls in Prison? +
Girls in Prison was directed by John McNaughton.
How long is Girls in Prison? +
Girls in Prison has a runtime of 83 minutes.
What genre is Girls in Prison? +
Girls in Prison is a crime, drama, and thriller film.
Where can I watch Girls in Prison? +
You can watch Girls in Prison on SassyFlix.
How does Aggie get help from outside the prison? +
One of Aggie's fellow inmates connects her to a private investigator, who works to track down the real culprits behind the murder.
Why is Aggie targeted for murder inside the prison? +
Aggie is marked for murder by those who believe she knows more about the record company president's murder than she actually does, prompting the real culprits to send 'hit girls' after her.
