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Olivia de Havilland,
Olivia de Havilland,
Ann Sothern,
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Walter E. Grauman,
Walter E. Grauman
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: Not Rated
: Paramount
: Classics, Suspense/Thriller, Classic Drama
: 94 min.
: English
: English
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Olivia de Havilland stars in this sensationalistic shocker as Mrs. Halyard, a wealthy widow recuperating from a broken hip. Inside her mansion, she becomes trapped between floors in her elevator. She activates an emergency alarm but succeeds only in attracting the attention of the wino (Jeff Corey), who steals goods from her house and sells them to a fence. The wino visits Sade (Ann Sothern), a prostitute, who spreads the plight of Mrs. Hilyard's dilemma to three young hoods, Randall (James Caan), Elaine (Jennifer Billingsley), and Essie (Rafael Campos). The trio follows the wino and the hooker back to the mansion, where they have an orgy, kill the wino, and lock Sade in a closet. Randall taunts Mrs. Hilyard and confronts her with a nasty suicide note from her son, Malcolm (William Swan). Mrs. Hilyard, mustering up her strength, attempts to fight back against Randall and the two other goons. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
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| Now I Know What "Panic Room" Ripped Off
by randomcha
February 1, 2006 - 12:27 PM PST
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3 out of 3 members found this review helpful
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| Take "Lady In A Cage" and throw in a cute kid, loud explosions, and more violence and you've got "Panic Room." But the irony is that, for all its over-the-top dramatics and social commentary, "Lady In A Cage" is a better film. Too disturbing to be easily dismissed, this film ends with a half hour of pure tension that will drive you up the wall. Director Walter Grauman previously directed several episodes of "The Twilight Zone"; if you watch the film from that angle, you're on the right track. It's a tightly wound parable, a morality play. Ms. de Havilland has several juicy lines and James Caan is almost unbearably (forgive the pun; watch the movie and you'll know what I mean) repulsive. The remastered soundtrack is so sharp it's almost shocking! This would make an awesome double bill with "Targets." |
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