Nightmare in Badham County (Special Edition)

Great uncut 2k scan. Extras. Commentaries. Subtitles.A rare U.S. based WIP flick. Usually this type of fare was based and/or filmed in the Philippines.Are you in the market for a film that features a scantily clad Tina Louise hose down (as to break up the inevitable cat-fight-in-the-mud) nude and semi-nude inmates while cackling with her (also inevitable) sapphic sidekick? Yes? OK, then!Great direction by John Moxley (Circus of Fear, The Night Stalker) and stunning cinematography by Frank Stanley - best known for his work with Clint Eastwood, most notably Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Magnum Force and the Eiger Sanction. He also shot Blake Edwards' 10 (1979). You can really see (feel?) the sunbaked dirt and oppressive heat.Very effective script by another frequent Clint Eastwood collaborator, Jo Heims. She penned Play Misty For Me and did uncredited work on Dirty Harry. She'll always have a place in every exploitation fan's heart for her classic script (under a pseudonym) for the 1977 sleaze-fest Death Game (aka The Seducers), which was later remade as Knock Knock by Eli Roth.Great cast: Deborah Raffin (The Sentinel, God Told Me To) is terrific and quite fetching. Carol Brady's "beard" Robert Reed surprisingly believable as a sleaze-ball deluxe. Chuck Connors in one of his best exploitation roles - on par with his insane performances in The Mad Bomber (aka The Police Connection), Tourist Trap and Graydon Clark's infamous 80s (available on Prime! Free!) VHS classic, Skinheads.The entire cast (see product description) really shine. Real troopers, as it were.I'm amazed that a TeeVee version exists, let alone aired. Not that I'll watch it - the TV version is also included - presumably it might be of academic interest for some.A must see for the WIP/ southern-fried/ drive-in enthusiast. It also meets the criteria for a "good movie." What more can one want?

Just watched the Kino Lorber blu ray. The blu ray does contain both the originally as aired TV version (which aired on ABC as a Friday "Movie of the Week") and a version that aired in theaters overseas. The "overseas" version is longer, with extra nudity and two additional scenes not seen in the TV version. (One scene involves Robert Reed selecting women for a gathering at his estate, the other involves an inmate and a lesbian prison guard wanting sex) I prefer the TV version, which plays as a quite effective exploitation drama. (I still remember the whipping scenes from when I first saw it on the Friday "Movie of the Week") The transfers are quite good for 1970s era "made for TV" films (which are oftentimes have had DVD presentations in "50 movie pack" collections with mediocre transfers). Extras include an interview with John Llewelyn Moxey(the director) and a commentary track discussing this and how it fits in with the "women in prison" genre. (The Linda Blair TV film "Born Innocent" was mentioned a bit in the commentary & I also recommend tracking down that DVD)

I finally had the chance to see the uncut version that they never put on television a long time ago. I was sad about how the movie had ended. If you buy this movie, you will see what I mean. Other than that, the movie was ok.

When this was out in the early 70's, I was not allowed to see such movies............. as my parents would make me go to bed when these type fliks came on. I had long forgotten this gem. As I was going through my movie picks on Amazon, I came across it. It takes a good acting cast to really get a movie going. Tina Louise, Chuck Connors, Lynne Moody, Deborah Raffin and Della Reese hit pretty good with this one. Lynne/Deborah were on their way to anywhere during school break, Chuck Connors.........a far cry from the Rifleman gave you an insight as to just how well he would be in the movie Roots with his part in this movie........I won't give away what happened, but I believe this was based on a true story. This movie opened my eyes up ..........to yet something else to worry about.

I remember watching this on tv when it originally aired in the 70’s on ABC & it scared the hell outta me at 6. Unfortunately 40+ years later this late night TV movie looks like nothing’s changed in our current climate of corrupt cops & judicial system.About 2 college kids from California driving across country when their car breaks down in a small sleepy town & the injustices they face during a sham arrest & trial of trespassing & prostitution for turning down the sheriffs advances.Starring Tina Louise (Gilligan Island’s Ginger) as the brutally tough prison warden of an all women’s prison camp from the south...Robert Reed (Brady Bunch’s dad) as the plantation prison camp superintendent & Della Reese (Touched by an Angel) as the hardened prisoner.This all too realistic cringe worthy thriller is well worth the watch.

Very good made for tv thriller that was released to theatres outside the u.s with some added nudity. Highly exploitative and definitely not politically correct in this time and place, the film features some excellent performances by Lynne Moody, Deborah Raffin, Chuck Connors, Della Reese and even Tobert Reed from television’s The Brady Bunch. The blu ray makes the film look terrific. Both the television and uncut European versions are included on the disc. The nudity that had been added to the film is totally unnecessary. During one of the extras on the disc director John Llewelyn Moxey (Charlie’s Angels” original pilot episode), discusses how he felt about directing the nude scenes and how he was not happy doing them. Great disc for fans of the female prison genre.