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directed by Janet Meyers. It was written by Patricia Resnick, Peter Geiger and Bruno Heller. It stars

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, Idalis DeLeón and

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. It aired April 25, 2000 on the

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.Stasi, Linda. "From Half a Dirty Dozen Gals to Dozens of Dirty Guys... Two Extreme Loads of Bull", ''

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'', 2000-04-25, p. 98.

Plot

A group of female convicts volunteers for a mission to rescue a woman from a Cuban prison.

Cast

as Deacon *

as Randy * Idalis DeLeón as Ver *

as Tanika * Jenica Bergere as Sue *

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as Nicoline *

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as Christine * Julie Carmen as Jackie *

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as Prison Warden (as Megan Cavenagh) * Thom Barry as Tyler * Annette Helde as Rosa * Eileen Weisinger as Anna (as Ayleen Weisinger) * Wil Cesares as Jorge * David Norona as Ramone * Omar Ynigo as Maquito

References

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* 2000 television films 2000 films 2000 action films American action films Films set in prison USA Network original films Films with screenplays by Patricia Resnick 2000s American films {{US-tv-film-stub