Drama Cult Classic

A wronged shopgirl lands behind bars in a neo-noir homage to vintage women-in-prison dramas.

STUCK!

2009 · 1h 35m · NR · Drama · IMDB TMDB

Beautiful young Daisy feels stuck working as a shopgirl by day and caring for her ailing mother by night. A suicide gone wrong leaves Daisy wrongly imprisoned, while the neighbor whose testimony put her away struggles with guilt. A tongue-in-cheek homage to 1950s women-in-prison films.

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What is Stuck! about?

Stuck! is a 2009 American drama film directed by Steve Balderson about Daisy, a shopgirl wrongly imprisoned after a suicide gone wrong, navigating life among a vivid cast of inmates and prison staff.

Programmer's Pick

Stuck! isn’t just another prison yarn—it’s a sly, stylized wink at the 1950s women-in-prison subgenre, complete with power-tripping guards, a shadowy warden, and a protagonist who never deserved her fate. Expect wit, homage, and a parade of eccentric cellmates.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

Stuck! follows Daisy, a young woman whose days are spent working in a shop and caring for her ailing mother. Her life takes a sharp turn when a suicide attempt leads to her being wrongly accused and incarcerated, due in part to her neighbor’s testimony. Inside prison, Daisy is confronted with a colorful and sometimes eccentric collection of cellmates, a dominating guard, and a mysterious warden, all set within an environment that pays tongue-in-cheek tribute to the women-in-prison films of the 1950s. The film delivers a neo-noir flair and a self-aware edge, blending drama with knowing homage as Daisy navigates her new reality behind bars.

Details & Specs

Director: Steve Balderson
Writers: Frankie Krainz, Steve Balderson, Jon Niccum
Release: 2009
Runtime: 1h 35m
Genres: Drama

Cast & Crew

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Director: Steve Balderson Writers: Frankie Krainz +2 more

Karen Black The Neighbor Lady

Susan Traylor Meme SJ Starina Johnson Daisy

Mink Stole Esther PG Pleasant Gehman Dutch

Jane Wiedlin Princess BO Betti O The Warden

Stacy Cunningham The Guard SC September Carter Mama TM Tom Morris The Doctor VA Virgil Adams The Prosecutor WJ William J. Self The Judge JR Janet Rawlins Carter The Deli Lady

Jeff Dylan Graham The Greaser LM Lady Monster The Laughing Girl

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