There may be messages here about the importance of freedom, but they were lost amid guffaws prompted by the abysmal quality of this movie. The screenplay was awful, the acting for the most part dreadful, the editing appalling.

Melanie Coll is marginally better than most in the film, but hers is hardly a sparkling performance. Many of the rest of the cast appear to be enthusiastic amateurs.

It appears that the censors have forced cuts to the version put on to DVD in the UK in 2004, probably because of excessive violence. But the cuts were made with sheep shears rather than anything sharper, so the viewer is left wondering how the action has moved on so quickly and inexplicably.

Don't waste 90 minutes of your life on this garbage.

I also caught this on USA "Up All Night" a few years ago. My friend and I stayed awake until 3 AM just to finish it. It was too ridiculous to ignore! I also couldn't believe people actually spent money to make this film.

"Lust For Freedom" is the type of movie you watch with your buddies when you're all looking for a few thrills and a bunch of laughs. There is gratuitous violence. There are performances worse than what you see in a soap opera. There are scantily-clad women running around, fussin' and fightin' as they try to escape some slavery ring. If you're on the hunt for MINDLESS ENTERTAINMENT, "Lust For Freedom" is just what the doctor ordered. If you're looking for something even marginally intelligent, don't bother.

LUST FOR FREEDOM is a surprisingly enjoyable low rent women-in-prison movie put out by Troma and a lot better than the usual quality of their independent releases. This one was shot on a tiny budget in Nevada and involves a female cop who is drugged by a corrupt sheriff and sent to a female prison rife with corruption.

The first half is slow but mildly engaging, whereas the second half descends into prison brawls, lesbian make out scenes, a whole host of nudity, and some last-reel violence as the inmates stage a revolt. Don't go in expecting any name stars or much in the way of originality here; nonetheless, as a film it still works quite well at times and is never slow.