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?

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.

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 gave up years ago of ever seeing one of my favorite 70s film released as the main feature on DVD. Finally, in 2019, “Nightmare In Badham County” is not only available on DVD but Blu-ray also! With loads of extras! I owned this movie on VHS for many years. Transferred it over to a DVD-R and sold the tape because I no longer owned a VCR. Now, I can finally trash the DVD rip because we finally have an official digital release! This is a great Christmas gift to myself! :)

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.

excellent movie Nightmare in Badham County there are two versions to watch cut version and the r rated version and the Blu ray is excellent .

Great set as described turbo shipping

Can't wait to watch it.

Seen tv version which was really censored so good to find on DVD. Only on region 1 dvd format. Excellent delivery service.

Although this film is too competent to be classified as Grindhouse, fans of the genre and Women-in-Prison flicks should add it to their collection. It does boast great moments usually found only in '70s Drive-in Cinema. As one of the "trustees" on a women's prison farm, Tina Louise swaps the Gilligan's Island glamour for cargo shorts, a bra and no makeup while muttering the N-word under her breath repeatedly. And who knew her partner-in-crime Fionnula Flanagan had such a bangin' body? Certainly not this viewer, who mostly remembers her from The Legend of Lizzie Borden when she was swathed in Victorian garb.Deborah Raffin as the heroine of the piece starts off rather flat, but really sells it once she's "on the inside" and has to convey desperation, panic and fear. Her co-hort Lynne Moody is actually the weakest link here, which becomes even more glaring in her scenes with the always-dependable Della Reese as the world-weary "lifer".Solid performances from Robert Reed, Chuck Connors and Ralph Bellamy as well. There is some female nudity and coarse language throughout, but nothing too sleazy to push into Grindhouse territory.