{"id":71636,"date":"2021-04-20T11:02:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T18:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=71636"},"modified":"2023-09-11T10:45:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T17:45:40","slug":"big-bird-cage-the-1972","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=71636","title":{"rendered":"Big Bird Cage, The (1972)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;What an army we could raise, if we only had a lot of women!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Poster-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-71637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Poster-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Poster-180x270.png 180w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Poster.png 647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA social climber (Anitra Ford) is taken hostage during a siege by revolutionary lovers Blossom (Pam Grier) and Django (Sid Haig), and sent to a women&#8217;s prison in the jungle. Will Terry (Ford) and her fellow prisoners be able to escape their brutal fate?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pam Grier Films<\/li>\n<li>Prisoners <\/li>\n<li>Revolutionaries<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nDirector Jack Hill&#8217;s follow-up to <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=63490\"><em>The Big Doll House<\/em> (1971)<\/a> was this similarly themed <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Women_in_prison_film\">WIP<\/a> exploitation flick, once again starring Pam Grier &#8212; though this time she&#8217;s given the role of an undercover revolutionary:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Grier.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Grier.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"544\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Grier.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Grier-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Grier-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Grier-357x270.png 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; romantically paired with Sid Haig, whose &#8220;schtick&#8221; is to pretend to be gay to distract the male prison guards: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Haig.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Haig.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"544\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Haig.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Haig-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Haig-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Haig-357x270.png 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of primary note in the cast is Anitra Ford &#8212; of &#8220;The Price is Right&#8221; modeling fame &#8212; playing a leggy, sultry hostage:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Ford3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Ford3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"544\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Ford3.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Ford3-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Ford3-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Ford3-357x270.png 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; surrounded by a bevy of &#8220;types&#8221;, including sex-obsessed Carla: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Roman.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Roman.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"544\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Roman.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Roman-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Roman-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Roman-357x270.png 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; jokey &#8220;Bull&#8221; Jones (Teda Bracci): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Bracci.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Bracci.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"544\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Bracci.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Bracci-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Bracci-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Bracci-357x270.png 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Amazonian Karen: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-McKevic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-McKevic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"544\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-McKevic.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-McKevic-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-McKevic-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-McKevic-357x270.png 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and pint-sized Mickie (Carol Speed): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Speed.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Speed.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"544\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Speed.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Speed-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Speed-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Speed-357x270.png 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s everything here you would expect in such a flick, including an elaborate &#8220;torture&#8221; machine (actually a sugar mill) the women are forced to work with (the titular &#8220;big bird cage&#8221;):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Machine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Machine.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"544\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Machine.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Machine-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Machine-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Machine-357x270.png 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; mud wrestling, rape, attempted escapes, and a fiery denouement. Only hardcore fans of the genre need bother to check this one out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anitra Ford&#8217;s bemused performance as Terry<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Ford.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Ford.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"544\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Ford.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Ford-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Ford-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Big-Bird-Cage-Ford-357x270.png 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one unless you&#8217;re a fan of the genre. Listed as a Camp Classic and a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0068273\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=2059\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/49777\/women-in-cages-collection-the\/\">DVD Talk Review <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/the-big-bird-cage\/review\/2030058305\/\">TV Guide Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;What an army we could raise, if we only had a lot of women!&#8221; Synopsis: A social climber (Anitra Ford) is taken hostage during a siege by revolutionary lovers Blossom (Pam Grier) and Django (Sid Haig), and sent to a women&#8217;s prison in the jungle. Will Terry (Ford) and her fellow prisoners be able to escape their brutal fate? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Pam Grier Films Prisoners Revolutionaries Strong Females Review: Director Jack Hill&#8217;s follow-up to The Big Doll&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=71636\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=71636"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91526,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71636\/revisions\/91526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=71636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=71636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=71636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}