Prison-A-Go-Go! is an American movie
first released in October 2003 by WorldWide International Picture
Studios, known for producing low budget
B-movies with
campy
concepts. The film premiered at the Deep Ellum Film Festival in
2003 and went on to win several awards. The film was directed by
Barak Epstein and starred
Mary Woronov and
Rhonda
Shear. The film is an homage/parody of
women in prison films.
Plot
Prison-A-Go-Go! tells the story of a sweet, innocent young woman
named Callista who is abducted for "scientific reasons” and taken
far away. Now it is up to her bright sister, Janie to solve the
mystery and take a crack at rescuing her little sister.
But the
only clue she finds leads to a notorious prison in the Philippines
, where committing a crime may be the only way
in. The film was marketed as being filled with multiple
shower scenes, girls running amok, kung fu food fights, ninjas,
mutant zombies, evil scientists, genetic mutation, and mud
wrestling.
Awards
The film won several awards at the various film festivals that it
was screened at. It premiered at the
2003 B-Movie
Film Festival and won four B-Movie awards including Best
B-Movie, Best Director (
Barak
Epstein), Best Movie Actress (
Rhonda
Shear), and Best Set Design (Heather Mason). The film won the
2003 Deep Ellum Award for Best Feature
at the Deep Ellum Film Festival. At the
2004 Backseat Film Festival
Prison-A-Go-Go! took home the prize for Best Feature. Then
at the 2004 Twisted Sinema Underground Festival
Prison-A-Go-Go! was given the award for Best Comedy.
Cast
References
- Prison-A-Go-Go!
- Prison-A-Go-Go! (2003) - Awards
- The Mary Woronov Website
- Prison-A-Go-Go! - INFO
- Prison-A-Go-Go! - PRESS
External links