A lot of actors have a multitude of good movie roles in their soul. Some, a handful. Others, maybe a couple.
Then there's Linda Blair. "The Exorcist". That's it.
When you see "Chained Heat" and watch Linda Blair in it, you have to wonder what, if anything, was running through her mind.
Certainly not, "Oh boy: Oscar for Best Actress, here I come!"
Just another women in prison film like they used to make for the cheap in the '70s, this one actually has names you may recognize. John Vernon plays the dean... I mean, the warden (with a hot tub in his office; wonder what he told the contractor?), Stella Stevens pops up, even Henry Silva and Louisa Moritz show how bad they needed the work.
And special mention, of course, for our heroine Sybil Danning as a bisexual prisoner who puts the moves on poor Blair. To paraphrase, Sybil is as Sybil does and everything Sybil does is done perfect. Makes you forget what a terrible movie you're watching.
Almost.
Two stars. One for Sybil and another for trying to pass off Linda Blair as a sex symbol. Whatever could have possessed them (get it?)?
Then there's Linda Blair. "The Exorcist". That's it.
When you see "Chained Heat" and watch Linda Blair in it, you have to wonder what, if anything, was running through her mind.
Certainly not, "Oh boy: Oscar for Best Actress, here I come!"
Just another women in prison film like they used to make for the cheap in the '70s, this one actually has names you may recognize. John Vernon plays the dean... I mean, the warden (with a hot tub in his office; wonder what he told the contractor?), Stella Stevens pops up, even Henry Silva and Louisa Moritz show how bad they needed the work.
And special mention, of course, for our heroine Sybil Danning as a bisexual prisoner who puts the moves on poor Blair. To paraphrase, Sybil is as Sybil does and everything Sybil does is done perfect. Makes you forget what a terrible movie you're watching.
Almost.
Two stars. One for Sybil and another for trying to pass off Linda Blair as a sex symbol. Whatever could have possessed them (get it?)?