I'm not quite sure that this episode lives up to its reputation, it's not exactly the greatest written episode. If you view as a take on the 70s women in prison films, then I suppose it's more enjoyable on that level, something to savor in a low brow way.
There's not much to say about the plot, other than the Angels are hired to go undercover at a prison to discover what happened to the missing sister of their client. But their cover is only known by one guard and he's quickly taken out of the picture, so suddenly the Angels have to deal with the fact that they're just like any other prisoner. That includes showering and being deloused in front of female guards who shamelessly leer at them, and then later on being forced into a high-class call girl ring run by the warden. Yeah, it's that kind of episode.
While the plot is rather farfetched, the cast is great. Love Boat's Lauren Tewes plays Christine Hunter, the woman who hires the Angels to find out what happened to her sister. She doesn't look anything like her Love Boat character.
David Huddleston plays greasy Sheriff Clint, a cigar chomping, corrupt lawman who we've seen a thousand times before in stories just like this one. He's of course best known for playing The Big Lebowski himself, you know, not the Dude.
Kim Basinger plays a woman named Linda Oliver, an inmate who's been forced into the call girl ring. She's young enough to have a little bit of baby fat, and it's pretty apparent she's an inexperience actress. This being 1976, it would take another 21 years for her to go on and win an Oscar in LA Confidential. Interestingly enough, at the episode's end she's hired by Charlie Townsend to be the receptionist at the agency. Of course we never see her again.
Other supporting cast of note; Anthony James as Karl Stern, another guard with bad intent. Because of his devilish face, James played a lot of bad guys throughout his career, I particularly remember him from a Buck Rogers episode where he played a mutant.
Mary Woronov plays Maxine, a lascivious guard, and perfectly cast I might add. She's perhaps best known for being part of Andy Warhol's entourage and starring in some of his underground films.
Angels in Chains is certainly worth watching, Anything with Farrah in it is worth checking out. But in my estimation there are far better episodes than than this one.
There's not much to say about the plot, other than the Angels are hired to go undercover at a prison to discover what happened to the missing sister of their client. But their cover is only known by one guard and he's quickly taken out of the picture, so suddenly the Angels have to deal with the fact that they're just like any other prisoner. That includes showering and being deloused in front of female guards who shamelessly leer at them, and then later on being forced into a high-class call girl ring run by the warden. Yeah, it's that kind of episode.
While the plot is rather farfetched, the cast is great. Love Boat's Lauren Tewes plays Christine Hunter, the woman who hires the Angels to find out what happened to her sister. She doesn't look anything like her Love Boat character.
David Huddleston plays greasy Sheriff Clint, a cigar chomping, corrupt lawman who we've seen a thousand times before in stories just like this one. He's of course best known for playing The Big Lebowski himself, you know, not the Dude.
Kim Basinger plays a woman named Linda Oliver, an inmate who's been forced into the call girl ring. She's young enough to have a little bit of baby fat, and it's pretty apparent she's an inexperience actress. This being 1976, it would take another 21 years for her to go on and win an Oscar in LA Confidential. Interestingly enough, at the episode's end she's hired by Charlie Townsend to be the receptionist at the agency. Of course we never see her again.
Other supporting cast of note; Anthony James as Karl Stern, another guard with bad intent. Because of his devilish face, James played a lot of bad guys throughout his career, I particularly remember him from a Buck Rogers episode where he played a mutant.
Mary Woronov plays Maxine, a lascivious guard, and perfectly cast I might add. She's perhaps best known for being part of Andy Warhol's entourage and starring in some of his underground films.
Angels in Chains is certainly worth watching, Anything with Farrah in it is worth checking out. But in my estimation there are far better episodes than than this one.