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Marilyn Monroe in a sleazy asylum exploitation flick? The '90s were unhinged.
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Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars (1992)

Grindhouse sleazeSo-bad-it's-somethingB-movie chaos

Overview

HorrorThriller

A suicidal drunk-driver is forced to serve as bait to lure young girls into a private sanitarium that sells them to harems. One day, he runs into a woman who claims to be Marilyn Monroe.

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reincarnationprostitution ring

Standout Aspects

Acting

Richard Moll somehow commits harder than this film deserves.

Practical Effects

Low-budget asylum grime you can practically smell through the screen.

Best for:Solo: When you want to hate-watch alone with snacks and regret.·Binge: Pair with other '90s schlock for a trash cinema marathon.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Sanitarium-as-brothel premise with trafficking implications throughout.·Disturbing: Suicide attempt opening, non-consensual institutional exploitation.
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Director

John Carr

ReleasedJan 1, 1992
Runtime1h 30m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Movie Media
Trinity Home Entertainment

Top Cast

John Phillip Law

John Phillip Law

Harry Billings

Francine York

Francine York

Marilyn Monroe

Richard Moll

Richard Moll

Otto

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Trivia

This was one of several low-budget horror films John Phillip Law made in the early '90s before his career faded into Italian genre obscurity.

Cultural

The film cynically trades on Monroe's tragic death to lend cheap gravitas to grindhouse schlock—a particularly '90s exploitation move.

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