CarolJeffries(knownas’Jeff’)isanaiveAmericanwomanstayinginthePhillipines.Sheisgiventenyearsinprisonafterbeingsetupbyherdrug-dealerboyfriend, Rudy.Sheendurestheharshconditions, sadisticheadmatronandattemptsonherlife, thenconvinceshercell-matestotrytoescapewithherthroughthejungle, inspiteoftheknowledgethatruthlesstrackerswillbesentoutafterthem.”“LegendhasitthatSamArkoff, headofAmericanInternationalPicturessawastatuesqueGrierathiscompanyswitchboardandcastheronthespotforherbreakthroughhitCoffy.That, astheysay, isbullshee-it.Theformerbeautyqueenmadeherfilmdebutin1970asanextrainRussMeyer’sbigbreastbonanzaBeyondTheValleyOfTheDolls, andappearedinanumberofB-picsshotinthePhilippinesthefollowingyearforAiP’srivalcompany, RogerCorman’sNewWorldPictures.Alongsideherroleasthetough-as-nailsprostituteinBigDollHouseweresupportsinthehorrorflickTheTwilightPeopleandasatoplesshooker(again!)inCoolBreeze, thenbackbehindbarsforWomenInCages.InWomenInCages, Grierplaysthesadisticwardenforonce, apot-smokinglesbianwithafully-equippedtorturechamber(includingaguillotine!).The’NewFish’(arecentinmate, foryouprisonfilmnovices), aditzyblondeex-strippercalledAlabama, hastakentheheroinpossessionrapforherpimpboyfriend.Sheknowstoomuch, sothepimpblackmailshercellmatestoexecuteher.Acompetentandwell-shotentryinthetropicalprisongenrefromFilipinodirectorGerryDeLeon, itplacestheembitteredex-addictandprostituteGrierinthepositionofslaveowner, watchingherwhitechargestoilingawayintheplantationwithobviousironicglee.