A wrongly accused singer faces sinister brainwashing in a women’s prison nightmare.
HUMAN EXPERIMENTS
The victims: young female inmates
Country singer Rachel is arrested and charged with murder and placed in prison. Psychiatric sessions are run by the sadistic Dr. Kline, whose idea of mental health is to erase the patient's personality and completely replace it with a new one through brainwashing.
Human Experiments is a 1979 American crime-horror-thriller film directed by Gregory Goodell about a country singer who, after being falsely accused of murder, is subjected to disturbing psychiatric treatments in a women's prison.
Synopsis
As no one believes that the child is responsible for such a horrific act, she's railroaded into a women's correctional facility by the prurient bar owner's brother Sheriff Tibbs (Jackie Coogan). As well as falsely charged with the murders, the innocent musician now finds herself at the mercy of prison psychiatrist Doctor Kline (Geoffrey Lewis) who has diabolical intentions. Kline has some radical techniques for "curing" criminality, and after a failed escape attempt she undergoes his 'treatment' and completely loses her mind.
Why Cult
Dr. Kline’s methods go beyond the usual prison cruelty, focusing on psychological erasure and identity replacement.
Rachel Foster is a traveling musician whose cross-country detour lands her in a Kafkaesque nightmare.
The film mines genre conventions with its corrupt officials, predatory staff, and the classic ‘innocent woman railroaded’ plot.
Themes & Keywords
Questions from the Vault
What is Human Experiments about? +
Human Experiments follows country singer Rachel Foster, who is falsely accused of murder and sent to a women's prison, where she is subjected to sadistic psychiatric treatments aimed at erasing her identity.
When was Human Experiments released? +
Human Experiments was released in 1979.
Who directed Human Experiments? +
Gregory Goodell directed Human Experiments.
How long is Human Experiments? +
The film runs for 82 minutes.
What genre is Human Experiments? +
It is a crime, horror, and thriller film.
Where can I watch Human Experiments? +
You can watch Human Experiments on SassyFlix.
