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An insane couple take over the operation of an old jail and seek out young women who they believe have escaped justice. A beautiful young French model becomes their latest victim and must at... Read allAn insane couple take over the operation of an old jail and seek out young women who they believe have escaped justice. A beautiful young French model becomes their latest victim and must attempt escape or face an almost certain death.An insane couple take over the operation of an old jail and seek out young women who they believe have escaped justice. A beautiful young French model becomes their latest victim and must attempt escape or face an almost certain death.
Karan David
- Karen
- (as Karen David)
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- TriviaSheila Keith was primarily a comedy actress, but Pete Walker chose to cast her against type as the sadistic warden Walker (named after himself). This is because he feels that comedy actors make the best villains. Penny Irving likewise played against type - as she mostly appeared in sex comedies such as Carry on Dick and Are You Being Served.
- GoofsWhen Karen is hanged, it appears she has been executed by the "long drop" method in which the victim is allowed to fall several feet in order to break her neck. This is apparent in the way Karen's body disappears entirely from the frame when the trap door is sprung. Having matron Walker weigh Karen beforehand is consistent with the procedure for long drop hangings so that the executioner can calculate the slack needed to ensure a quick death without decapitating the victim. However, the rope we see attached to the gallows is far too short for a long drop hanging. It has hardly any slack at all and would have resulted in a "short drop hanging" in which the victim would have fallen less than a foot and remained completely in view at almost the same level as her executioners while she slowly strangled. The absence of slack in the rope had already been confirmed when Mrs. Wakehurst inspected the gallows the day before and tugged on the rope. If there had been more rope above the frame than we could see on screen, Wakehurst would have released it when she pulled. The rope was clearly only as long as it appeared to be with the knot at about the level of Wakehurst's chin. In short, it is physically impossible for the gallows rig shown to produce the effect displayed in the film where the rope grew several feet in between edits.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: "This film is dedicated to those who are disturbed by today's lax moral codes and who eagerly await the return of corporal and capital punishment . . . ."
- Alternate versionsThere have been many discrepancies about the 1999 DVD release of this title by Image Entertainment:
- ConnectionsFeatured in 42nd Street Forever! Volume 1: Horror on 42nd Street (2004)
- SoundtracksTokoloshe Man
(uncredited)
Written by John Kongos
Performed by John Kongos
[played in the truckers' cafe when Jack recognises the newspaper model girl he gave a lift to]
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Hang 'em and flog 'em....
Grim, knowing, literate, uncompromising little dig at the British establishment and even sections of the population and it's tabloids' fascination with moral standards and the nasty little deviant punishments thought appropriate - in particular a good thrashing and if really necessary a good hanging. Hang 'em and flog 'em indeed, especially if they are pretty naked girls. WIP, I suppose this could be described as, but how misleading. No pretty shots of a dozen naked girls being hosed down or lesbian sisters kissing or indulging in cat fights. This is English boarding school style bullying and worse dressed up as 'correction'. A very powerful and dark tale of old and not so old England. Some say this is slow in parts. I didn't notice it let up for a minute. Excellent
- christopher-underwood
- Mar 23, 2005
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- Stag Model Slaughter
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- Littledean Jail, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK(House of Correction- interiors and exterior)
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- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
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