Caged Men

As the new guy, Elliot is considered fresh meat and encounters inmates trying to make him their own at every turn.

Elliott (Ross Stephenson) isn't the brightest bulb in the box, but he is sweet and has a good heart.  Elliott also has feelings for the lovely Sherri.  (Maureen McGill)   It's Sherri who ends up being Elliott's downfall when she asks him to take part in a bank robbery.  Hoping this might lead to her returning his affections, Elliott agrees.  Sadly, Sherri has eyes for another and Elliott ends up in prison.

In addition to providing Elliott a reason to break the law, and to firmly establish he's straight, the addition of one female character allows the producers to add the words 'plus one woman' to the movie's poster and promotional material. Although Sherri isn't in the movie for more than a few scenes, I'm guessing her inclusion, in part, was trying to ensure the movie could be promoted to mainstream audiences.

Edward Blessington

Truth is, once Elliott ends up in prison, the movie is mostly about him trying not to sexually assaulted or raped.  The gay stereotypes are not subtle, and many many find offensive.  I cut the move a little slack given in was 1971, and the film was obviously geared towards satisfying a gay audience.  In most versions of the film, Stephenson's shower frontal is cropped from the scene, but thanks to the posters at DC a clip from the Blu-ray version, including Stephenson's frontal was found. 

In addition to being a Sexploitation film, Caged Men can also be categorized as a Canuxploitation film.  Canuxploitation is a word used to categorize B movies filmed in Canada.  Sadly, there was very little to find out about the film's appealing lead actor.  Caged Men appears to be the one and only film from actor Ross Stephenson.