The Big Bird Cage (1972)

The Big Bird Cage: Directed by Jack Hill. With Pam Grier, Anitra Ford, Candice Roman, Teda Bracci. Grier and Haig are thieving mercenaries who engineer a prison break from the outside.

“First of all, I would like to say that I find Leonard Maltinu0026#39;s review of this film rather inaccurate. u0026quot;Amusing SPOOF of prison filmsu0026quot;? Calling u0026quot;The Big Bird Cageu0026quot; a spoof is like calling u0026quot;Die Hardu0026quot; a spoof of action films because it contains some wisecracks and comic-relief characters. That said, I found this film inferior to its predecessor in pretty much every aspect. It is more exploitative, the direction has no pace, the characters are not as strongly drawn and Roberta Collins is sorely missed (Candice Roman is a pretty blonde, but not as pretty as Roberta). Pam Grieru0026#39;s dominating presence (especially in the scene where she proclaims herself the leader of the prison camp) is not only the best, but one of the few things that this film has going for it. (**)”