The Sisterhood (1988 film)

The Sisterhood (released in the Philippines as Caged Women) is a 1988 American action/adventure/science fiction film directed by Filipino director Cirio H. Santiago.^[2][3]

The Sisterhood
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Cirio H. Santiago
Written by	Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
Produced by	Anna Roth
Starring	Rebecca Holden Chuck Wagner Lynn-Holly Johnson Barbara Patrick Robert Dryer Henry Strzalkowski David Light Jim Moss Anthony East Tom McNeeley[1]
Cinematography	Ricardo Remias
Music by	Jun Latonio
Production company	Santa Fe
Distributed by	Concorde Pictures Media Home Entertainment (VHS)
Release date	January 1988 (1988-01)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

In what used to be America, several women fight to stay alive in a post-apocalyptic world, after being captured by a brutal army of men. The men are veterans of the "Western War," which occurred sometime before 2021. The army is led by Mikal (Chuck Wagner) who is world-weary and tired of fighting, but sees no alternative

With escape impossible, their only hope for rescue is a nomadic band of fierce she-warriors: The Sisterhood. Each member of the Sisterhood has a unique paranormal power, although they have lost battles to the men's forces in the past. Led by Alee (Rebecca Holden) the Sisterhood eschews mechanical weapons in favor of their paranormal abilities. The Sisterhood is able to overcome the army of men and free the captives. They reaffirm their commitment to heal the land with the use of their powers not machinery.

Cast

• Rebecca Holden^[4]
• Chuck Wagner
• Lynn-Holly Johnson
• Barbara Patrick
• Robert Dryer
• Henry Strzalkowski^[5]
• David Light
• Jim Moss
• Anthony East
• Tom McNeeley^[6]

Release

The Sisterhood was released in the United States in January 1988. In the Philippines, the film was released as Caged Women by Jadestar Films on June 30, 1989.^[7]

Reception

Creature Feature gave the movie 2 out of 5 stars.^[8] Others found the movie "trashy," although the acting is found to be better than average and the story is better than average^[9]

Variety said the film "breaks no new ground but includes diverting material drawn from the ““Mad Max’’ cookbook... Pic has many a similarity to other genre films, with the Sisterhood having mystical reverend mothers (a la Dune)."^[10]

The film was one of two post-apocalyptic movies made starring Chuck Wagner the other being America 3000. He later said of these, "with enough cocktails they're mildly entertaining. They're both silly, silly films."^[11]

References

1. "The Sisterhood (1988)". millionmonkeytheater.com. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
2. "Directed by Cirio H. Santiago The Sisterhood 1988". blu-ray.com. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
3. "Calendar". The Los Angeles Times. 17 January 1988. p. 5.
4. "Sisterhood 1988 film DVD". amazon.co.uk. 22 October 2001. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
5. "Sisterhood (1988)". senscritique.com. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
6. "The Sisterhood". gettyimages.co.uk. 24 March 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
7. "Opens Friday". Manila Standard. Kagitingan Publications, Inc. June 28, 1989. p. 22. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
8. Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd Edition
9. "The Sisterhood (1988) -- Full Movie Review!".
10. "The Sisterhood". Variety Film Reviews 1987-1988. 1983. pp. 538–539.
11. "Broadway star calls Verona home". Verona-Cedar Grove Times. 29 July 1993. p. 1.

External links

• The Sisterhood at IMDb
• The Sisterhood at Letterbox DVD