Larry Woolner

Ep. 142: The Big Bust-Out featuring Chris Iannacone

That’s right, #PrisonMarch is back for Prison Marc H 2: Second Offense! Once more, we plumb the depths of the women-in-prison movies released by New World Pictures, this time with an Italian knock-off created after New World’s THE BIG DOLL HOUSE became a huge success! Yes, plenty of studios were making knock-offs by 1973, but…

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The Big Bust Out
The New World Pictures Podcast
Ep. 142: The Big Bust-Out featuring Chris Iannacone
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New World Pictures and the Women in Prison Film

By Ryan Gowland New World’s fascination with the “women in prison” film can be blamed on two things: the Philippines and Larry Woolner. When Roger Corman started New World Pictures in 1970, he wasn’t immediately sure what kind of films he was going to make. He was already locked into a two-film deal with United…

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