---
title: 'Caged Heat (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jonathan Demme'
released: '1974-04-19'
runtime_minutes: 70
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/caged-heat-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071266/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Caged Heat (1974)

1974 · 70 min · Action, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Caged Heat is a 1974 American women-in-prison film written and directed by Jonathan Demme, in his directorial debut. It stars Juanita Brown, Roberta Collins, Erica Gavin, Ella Reid, Rainbeaux Smith, and Barbara Steele. John Cale wrote and performed its soundtrack music, which features the guitar playing of Mike Bloomfield.

## Credits

- **Editor:** [Johanna Demetrakas](https://cinepixo.com/people/johanna-demetrakas)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tak Fujimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/tak-fujimoto)
- **Director:** [Jonathan Demme](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-demme)
- **Screenplay:** [Jonathan Demme](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-demme)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Cale](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cale)
- **Producer:** [Roger Corman](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-corman)

## Cast

- [Joe Viola](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-viola)
- [Julian Christopher](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-christopher)
- [Warren Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-miller)
- [Desireé Cousteau](https://cinepixo.com/people/desiree-cousteau)
- [Mickey Fox](https://cinepixo.com/people/mickey-fox)
- [Roberta Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberta-collins) as Belle Tyson
- [Cynthia Wells](https://cinepixo.com/people/cynthia-wells)
- [Gary Goetzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-goetzman)
- [George Armitage](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-armitage)
- [Rainbeaux Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainbeaux-smith)
- [Barbara Steele](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-steele)
- [Erica Gavin](https://cinepixo.com/people/erica-gavin) as Jacqueline Wilson
- [Tak Fujimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/tak-fujimoto)
- [Carmen Argenziano](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmen-argenziano)
- [Juanita Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/juanita-brown) as Maggie Cromwell

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