Lust for Freedom (1987)

Director:

Eric Louzil

Writers:

Duke Howard (screenplay)
Craig Kusaba (screenplay)

Release Date:

July 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller | Crime

Tagline:

Sometimes a citizen has to take the law into HER own hands!

Plot:

A former female cop is framed by corrupt police, acting in collusion with the local judge, and has to fight her way out of the pen, alone, against tough inmates, and the people in charge. |

Plot Keywords:

Wrongful Conviction | Low Budget Film | W.i.p | Women's Prison | False Accusation

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Melanie Coll	...	Gillian Kaites
William J. Kulzer	...	Sheriff Coale
Judi Trevor	...	Mrs. Pusker
Howard Knight	...	Warden Maxwell
Elizabeth Carlisle	...	Vicky
Dee Booher	...	Big Eddie (as Dee "Queen Kong" Booher)
John Tallman	...	Jud
Rob Rosen	...	Pete Andrews
Shea Porter	...	Scruggs
Donna Lederer	...	Donna
Rick Crews	...	J.T.
Elizabeth Carroll	...	Sharon Clarke
Lor Stickel	...	Warren Clarke
Joan Tixei	...	Evelyn Clarke
Raymond Oceans	...	Petey

Also Known As:

Georgia County Lockup (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | UK:18 | Australia:R (cut) | Singapore:R21 (cut) | USA:R | Australia:(Banned) (original rating) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Nevada, USA

Company:

Mesa Film

Goofs:

Continuity: Jud rips off Vicki's shirt. In the next scene she has her shirt on again.

Quotes:

Gillian Kaites: Cops were dying all over the place, and all I could do was act like a woman... I awakened, sopping wet and nauseous.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Tromeo and Juliet (1996)

Soundtrack:

Lust for Freedom

a great film

I saw this film on USA's Up All Night and it was like finding a priceless gem. It is a great film that everyone should see because it tells about the importance of freedom and how quickly it can be taken away from us. In the wake of 9/11 I think that is the most important message of all. A fine young actress named Melanie Coll stars as a policewoman who is framed and thrown into a hellhole prison and must fight to survive. She gives a really gutsy performance as the courageous young officer.