10 Days in a Madhouse (2015) : The trailer for this no-budget adaptation of Nellie Bly's famous asylum expose shows a bald woman struggling in a straitjacket, and a brief shot of three nurses trying to put a jacket on another woman. I put the clip on Google Drive.

101 Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventure (2002) : At the end of this sequel to the classic Disney film, a defeated Cruella is thrown in the back of an ambulance and taken to the looney bin. (thanks to Mariano)

2069: A Sex Odyssey (1977) : This German sex comedy has a brief SJ scene at the 64-minute mark, as a hysterical, matronly woman is tied in one by two attendants and carried off. The jacket has large grommets on the back, but it looks like they just slip it on and hold it in place. I've put the clip on Google Drive.

Aatma (2013) : In this Bollywood horror film, Bipasha Basu plays a widow whose young daughter is possessed by the spirit of her vengeful, abusive husband. Late in the film, she is framed for the murder of the daughter's counselor and sent to a mental institution. She's put in a straitjacket and placed in a green padded cell. She realizes that she has to become a ghost to fight her dead husband, and ends up beating her head against the door to kill herself. The entire film is available on YouTube; the scenes are from 1:15:30-1:16:05 and 1:21:50-1:24:05. I've also put the clips on Google Drive.

Adam and Evil (2004) : The very final shot of this slasher flick shows the actress Barbara Kottmeier SJed in a padded cell. The jacket looks like a magician's model (white canvas with brown leather detailing), but has side loops and a crotch strap. Kottmeier is wearing panties, and does some very energetic struggling. The scene is about 45 seconds long. The scene is up on YouTube (thanks to Rodrigo).

Addams Family, The (1991) : In the movie adaptation of the famous TV show, Uncle Fester takes siamese twins Flora (Maureen Sue Levin) and Fauna (Darlene Levin) out on a date. He bids them goodnight as an ambulance pulls up, and an orderly wraps them in a special straitjacket. The scene occurs at about 1:10:50, and I've put it in Google Drive (thanks to Leon).

Alias (2002) : This Belgian film focuses on two women who accidentally videotape a woman's death, initially thought to be a suicide but the tape shows evidence of foul play. The investigation leads to an asylum. There's a short scene of a woman in a Posey SJ that Rodrigo has kindly uploaded to YouTube.

Alice (Alicja; 1981): According to this Cold Fusion film review, this Polish free-form adaption of Alice in Wonderland features the lead actress, Sophie Barjac, in a SJ singing "I'm a Psychologist" in a room full of mental patients. The entire film was uploaded to YouTube, and it's actually another actress in s smock-style SJ, not Barjac. The asylum scene starts at 1:19:00, and we see the SJed extra at 1:21:45 - 1:22:20. I've put the clip on Google Drive.

Alice in Acidland (1969) : This anti-LSD scare film ends with the title character sitting sadly in a straitjacket. You can download the entire film from The Internet Archive, and I've put the pertinent clip on Google Drive.

Alien Resurrection (1997) : At about 7-1/2 minutes into the film, Sigourney Weaver is seen in an unusual SJ: it's a beige vest (with laces about halfway down the front) with three straps on each side to hold her arms. She was also wearing metal legirons. There are two brief views of this scene, totaling about 15 seconds. She's also seen in a pair of solid metal handcuffs before and after this scene. I wonder if the dark brown vest she's wearing for the rest of the film is a modified version of this SJ (there are no arm restraints on it, though). Intriguingly enough, I flipped through a "making-of" book, which had the storyboards running along the top, and film frames corresponding to the boards running below. On the original storyboard for this scene, Ripley had her arms encased in a metal contraption in front of her. Too expensive, perhaps? Thank goodness for small favors. :-) I've put the clip on Google Drive.

Ambushers, The (1968) : About 8 minutes into this entry of the Matt Helm (Dean Martin) spy parodies, Janice Rule appears in a rather "mod"-looking SJ (white with two shiny red straps attached in front and red "racing stripes" down the sleeves; no crotch strap); a few minutes later, she appears with the sleeves pulled up. I've put the clip on Google Drive.

Amityville: A New Generation (1993) : Julia Nickson-Soul, an Asian-American actress, appears briefly (two shots, about 5 seconds total) in an SJ in a flashback. This occurs near the climax of the film, around the 1 hour and 20 minute mark. I've put the clip on Google Drive.

Amityville Asylum, The (2013) : At the 70-minute mark of this film, lead actress Sophia Del Pizzo is seen in a dank concrete cell wearing a straitjacket (grey with sleeves that are open at the ends). The scene lasts about 2 minutes, and I've put it on YouTube.

Ana and Bruno (2017) : This is reportedly the most expensive animated film made in Mexico (US$5.3 million). Ana is a young girl whose mother Carmen is confined in a bizarre mental hospital, who befriends Bruno, a kind-hearted goblin. They escape the hospital to search for Ana's father. About 45 minutes in, two nurses escort a straitjacketed Carmen out of her cell and into the asylum's ECT room. At 53 minutes in, she is seen strapped to a table and about to be given ECT, but a friendly spider uses a drop of water to short out the machine. At 1:13:30, Carmen is back in the ECT room, when her husband manages to get in. However, the doctor gets his orderlies to strap the husband into an electric chair to shock him too, but Bruno manages to get some of the other patients to storm the ECT room and stop the doctor. You can find the entire film on YouTube. I've put a clip up on Google Drive.

Anal Institution (1996) : The head doctors of a mental institution decide to treat their patients with anal sex. A review of this porn video mentions that at least one actress is SJed. I've found at least two sequels to this tape, but I haven't seen any of these.

Angel Eyes (1993) : In this "erotic thriller", Angel (Monique Gabrielle) is released from a mental hospital to stay with her stepfather. At the 55:00 mark, a nurse from the hospital calls Angel to check up on her, and Angel has a few brief flashbacks to her in a canvas straitjacket with brown leather straps, with black tape covering her mouth in the last second. I've put the clip on Google Drive.

Angel Dust (1996) : Every Monday at exactly 6:00 PM, a serial killer murders a young woman at a subway terminal via poisonous injection. A female criminal psychologist is assigned to the case, but is disturbed when all clues seem to lead back to her former boyfriend, who conducts deprogramming sessions for cult members. About halfway into this film, the boyfriend examines videotape of one of his female patients. She is seen in an SJ and strapped to some sort of chair. In the first shot, she is gagged with a sort of "horse bit" (hard rod covered with foam), and she wears a wicked-looking leather(?) face mask in the next shot. Unfortunately, these scenes are shot in grainy black-and-white video (like a surveillance camera), most of the footage is in long shots, and the close-ups crop most of the SJ offscreen. The film itself is very good and suspenseful, owing its basic plotline and characterizations to The Silence of the Lambs, but those looking solely for good SJ stuff will be disappointed.

Apparition (2015) : The DVD cover of this amateur horror movie shows a sceaming girl in a straitjacket, but Lsj tells me he can barely remember if there was an actual scene in the film.

Assignment, The (formerly known as "(Re)Assignment" and "Tomboy", 2016) : This film raised some controversy at the Toronto International Film Festival for its alleged "transphobia". Michelle Rodriguez plays a hitman who is kidnapped and given a male-to-female sex change operation by a vengeful surgeon (Sigourney Weaver). The film opens with Weaver straitjacketed in an asylum, telling the story to a psychologist, and she is seen in the jacket in several other scenes in the first half of the film, sometimes with her arms undone. The straitjacket closes in the back with several D-ring buckles and a thin front arm loop. About 1:18 into the film, Michelle Rodriguez is seen in a similar jacket for about 3 minutes, with some great struggling, before the bad guys unwisely remove it. I've uploaded the scenes in three separate videos to Google Drive (thanks to Renfield):

Sigourney Weaver 1       Sigourney Weaver 2       Michelle Rodriguez      

Asylum of the Damned (aka Hellborn, 2004) : Nurse Wells (Deborah Flora) is seen sitting on the floor of a room in a Posey straitjacket for a few seconds, in a long shot and a close-up. The scene occurs about 1:08 into the film (Chapter 17 on the DVD). The scene is available on YouTube (thanks to Anon).

Asylum of the Dead (aka The Lost Episode and Pennhurst, 2014) : In this "TV crew stakes out abandoned asylum to film paranormal activity" movie, Beverley Mitchell gets cleave-gagged and strapped into a green-collared Posey straitjacket before meeting a bad end. The scene occur at the 58 and 68-minute marks, and you can also find screencaps at the Themis Collection. (thanks to S.W., Bob2300, and Anon)

Athiran (2019) : This Indian film is an adaptation of Stoneshearst Asylum (2014). Late in the film, protagonist Dr. Nair finds Nithya (Sai Pallavi) struggling in a straitjacket. When he tries to free her, Nair is knocked unconscious and awakens strapped down by villainous Dr. Benjamin. Benjamin is about to perform electoshock on Nair, when the still-straitjacketed Nithya bursts out of a wood coffin. She stuns Benjamin with a high kick, frees herself from the jacket using a chair, and releases Nair, The scenes happen at 1:47:10 - 40 and 1:49:50 - 1:50:30. The entire movie is available on YouTube, and I've put the clips on Google Drive.

Avengers, The (1998) : The big-budget version of the classic cult series from Britain has one SJ scene with Uma Thurman as Ms. Peel, about an hour into the film. The jacket used is very nice (canvas-and-brown-leather with neck, wrist, and 2 crotch straps), but it's not tied very tightly, and the scene itself is only about 30 seconds long. The scene is once again available on YouTube.

Axegrinder 4 : Souls of Blood (2019) : "A social worker leads a group of non-violent criminals into the forest for rehabilitation, but infamous serial killer Freddy Palmer still lurks out there, just waiting for a new group of victims to stumble into his wooded lair of death." (from Amazon Prime Video) Lead actress Andrea Martina is seen in a fake SJ at 1:09:30 for about 2 minutes. I've put the clip on Google Drive (thanks to Renfield).

Beauty of a Straightjacket (2001) : Other than a brief IMDb page, there is absolutely nothing on the internet about this New Zealand film. Anyone have any info? (thanks to lsjvsf4)

Beverly Hillbillies, The (1993) : In this offshoot of the beloved 60s sitcom, Granny (Cloris Leachman) is hustled off to a nefarious "retirement home" by the bad guys (Lea Thompson and Rob Schneider). She gets shock treatment (off-screen) and is seen afterwards in a small Posey SJ and a frizzed-out hairdo, before Miss Hatheway (Lily Tomlin) sneaks in to save her.

NEW! Beware The Boogeyman (2024) : A new doctor at a psychiatric hospital reads up on the case histories of several patients, all of whom fear the same malevolent creature, the Boogeyman. I haven't seen this, but L.S. tells me that three woman are seen SJed in the same costume jacket. The promo trailer shows two men wearing the jacket, with a leather strap in the front.

Beyond the Door (Chi sei? ("Who are you?"); 1974) : Italian Exorcist ripoff; Juliet Mills (sister of Hayley Mills) plays a pregnant wife who is possessed by the devil. In the latter part of the film, she is seen in what looks like a Posey roller-buckle straitjacket. There's some struggling, but YMMV, since Mills is sporting sclera lenses and green puke for much of those scenes. The entire film is available on YouTube; the scenes are at 1:22:00 - 1:26:30, 1:28:10 - 1:30:15, and 1:37:30 - 1:39:40. I've put a file of all the clips on Google Drive (thanks to Mark).

Blind War (2022) : This Chinese action film centers on a SWAT captain who is blinded during a failed mission, whohas to defend his daughter from an old enemy. This YouTube recap shows a woman prisoner transported in a police vehicle, SJed, chained, and facemasked Lecter-style at the 4:25 mark; I haven't seen the whole film (thanks to Renfield).

Blonde (2022) : This film takes a controversial view of Marilyn Monroe's life, based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates. At the 29:15 mark, Marilyn is visiting her mother in a mental hospital, and she briefly walks past a room with three women struggling in straitjackets. I've put the clip on Google Drive (thanks to Renfield).

Bloody Mary (2006) : This film has a scene where the title character is lying in a room with a Posey SJ for a few seconds with no struggling. It's on Chapter 9 of the DVD. There's also a scene with a struggling woman put into 4-point restraints. (thanks to Joe)

Blue Elephant 2, The (2019) : In this Egyptian film, a psychiatrist is unnerved when a new female psychiatic patient claims that his wife is possessed, and his family will die in 3 days. Farida (Hend Sabry) wears a straitjacket with cloth ties, and is in a unique padded cell with a plexiglass wall and door. The scenes occur at 4:10 - 4:55, 13:15 - 21:50, and 23:45 - 25:00. I've uploaded the clips to Google Drive (thanks to Q We and Rodrigo).

Boo! (2005) : Trish Coren plays "a young woman with a spiritual and mental connection to the angry spirits haunting her friends" in the abandoned hospital where the film takes place. She confirms in this interview that she wears a straitjacket in the film. You can check out this story at Cinescape for pics of Cohen and her co-stars. There are stills (including a pic of Cohen in a yellow-collared SJ over a pajama top) posted at the horror site Arrow in the Head.
Someone recently uploaded a HD copy to YouTube under the name Terror Hospital, and I've put the clip on Google Drive.
D.H. tells me this is available to watch on Peacock TV.

Buried Alive (aka Edgar Allan Poe's Buried Alive) (1989): At a home for troubled girls, whose premises once housed an insane asylum, a sinister figure is clutching young women and walling them up in the abandoned cells. What makes this strange film nice is that the girls are tied in lace-up canvas SJs before they're entombed. There is one brief scene at the opening of the film, a very good longer scene about 45 minutes in (lots of struggling), and another short scene at the 65-minute mark (Ginger Lynn Allen is chest-deep in a hole that's about to be filled with concrete, so you don't see the SJ for most of the scene). BTW, don't confuse this with the made-for-USA-Network film with Jennifer Jason Leigh that came out about the same time. There's a small cap of one of the SJed victims on this Polish horror film site.

Buster's Bedroom (1990) : "art film" by Rebecca Horn about a young woman searching for the spirit of Buster Keaton. Her travels lead her to a convalescent home for old Hollywood actors; her presence is viewed with such alarm that a doctor (Donald Sutherland) ties her in an SJ (white canvas with leather straps, crotch strap, and long cloth ties at the ends of the sleeves). A few minutes later, she manages to "twirl" herself free. The scenes occur about 52 minutes into the video, and have a lot of generous struggling and some juicy dialog ("Treat it like....a second skin!"). The clip, dubbed into Russian, is available on YouTube (thanks to Anon).

Camisa de Fuerza (2018) : This upcoming film is an adaptation of the comic book miniseries Straitjacket published by Amigo (and listed on the Miscellaneous Media page). The trailer shows the female lead in an untied jacket. (thanks to Renfield)

Canary Season, The (1993) : This Bulgarian film centers on a woman and her grown son, as she recounts the horrors of life under communism. Late in the film, she witnesses a politcal murder and is shunted into a psychiatric hospital. She is wrapped in a smock-style SJ, strapped to a chair and has her head shaved. The scene occurs about 1:45 into the film, and lasts about a minute. There's also a 4-point restraint scene a few minutes later. The scene is available on YouTube.

Captain America : Civil War (2016) : After the big fight scene at the airport, Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye, Falcon, and Ant-man are locked up in the Raft, a maximum security underwater prison. Scarlet Witch is put in a power suppressing collar and black and blue straitjacket. The shots happen about 1 h 51 m and 2 h 14 m into the film. Here are new caps from the blu-ray:

Cholo, El (2001) : Here's the description of this Spanish-language movie from Brian R's Scene Database: "Sexy vamp drugs the hero's girlfriend. She wakes up in a room with other girls and against their warnings starts banging on the door for help. The evil woman comes in with an enforcer guy and she's sedated,straitjacketed and bound and gagged OTM with medical gauze.The hero and co. find where she's being held and OTM gag a middle-aged woman with white cloth and tie her up. They find the bad girl and do the same to her after hand-gagging her.As the heroine is freed,the gag comes off and we see cloth packing was stuffed in her mouth." The actress in question is Claudia Bernal, a raven-tressed beauty. The initial scene of bondage occurs 52:30 and lasts about a minute. At 1:01:45, the hero finds and ungags Bernal, but the enforcer interrupts them.

Christina (1974) : "An unemployed engineer accepts a $25,000 bribe to marry a beautiful and mysterious woman so that she can stay in the United States. During their honeymoon, he starts to fall in love with her, but she suddenly disappears. When he tries to find her, it puts his life in danger." (from its IMDb page) The entire film was uploaded to YouTube dubbed into Spanish, so I can't follow the plot, but we see a woman SJed in a padded cell about 10 minutes in, and another padded cell scene at 1:23:00. I've put the clip on Google Drive (thanks to Renfield).

Çildirtan kadin ("The Crazy Woman", 1978) : This softcore sex film from Turkey starts with a brunette (Zerrin Egeliler) in an asylum slicing her wrist with a piece of broken glass, causing three orderlies to put her in a smock-style straitjacket. The scene lasts about 20 seconds, and I put it on Google Drive (it's very loud, so watch the volume).

City of Scars (2010) : This impressive short was made by Batman fans for only $27,000. Even mmore impressive is the lengthy scene showing a female inmate at Arkham Asylum, straitjacketed and chained to the walls of her cell, being interrogated by the Caped Crusader. The film is available at io9, and the scene starts at the 7:30 mark.

Cobweb, The (1955) : This Vincent Micelli-directed melodrama is set in a mental hospital. At least one man is SJed, but I don't know about any women.

Committed (1983) : This independent movie about Frances Farmer contains three scenes of interest: 1) The very first shot in the film is of two attendants dragging Farmer (Sheila McLaughlin, also the film's co-producer and co-director) down a dark hall to an examination room, where they remove the SJ and hold Farmer down for an injection; 2) about 9 minutes into the film, there are two short shots of the SJed Farmer lying on a cot in a cell; in the latter shot, there is some decent struggling; 3) an hour into the film, a wildly struggling Farmer is SJed at her mother's house and carried off. The last scene is a minute long, and has decent closeups of McLaughlin (not as glamorous as Jessica Lange, but quite attractive in her own right) and the back of the jacket, which looks like a Humane Restraints model. The film is available on tape from First Run Features.
The spanking-oriented blog Tan Her Hide has a lengthy entry about the film with some video captures.
N. B. : There is also a 1988 film with this name, about a psychologist (Jennifer O'Neill) tricked into committing herself into a private institution. This film does NOT have any SJs (there is a teasing glance at a strange-looking restraint on a bed in a dank chamber O'Neill is exploring,but nothing comes of it).

Confessions of a Psycho Cat (1968) : “A deranged, wealthy woman offers $100,000 to three men if they can stay alive for 24 hours in Manhattan, and then hunts them down.” (Courtesy of the IMDB.) There is a very short SJ scene at the end. It's available on DVD from Something Weird Video.

Coroner, The (1999) : The heroine of this film (Jene Longenecker), who is kidnapped by the titular character, is seen SJed (yellow collared Posey) in a padded cell at the beginning and end of this film, grimacing through flashbacks and flashforwards of the film. It's available on both VHS and DVD from New Concorde Home Video.

Crazy Hospital (original title translates as "Mistaken Madhouse", 2016) : At the 43:50 mark of this short Chinese feature, a female mental patient is saved from a suicide attempt and is held down in bed in what appears to be a Posey straitjacket (there is a front loop). The scene lasts about 15 seconds, and I put it up on Google Drive. The entire film is available on YouTube.

Crazy in Love (AKA My Suicidal Sweetheart, 2005) : Two people "meet cute" in a mental institution and get married, but their problems return after they leave the hospital. Natasha Lyonne is seen straitjacketed and carried by two orderlies out of an ambulance and into a hospital for about 10 seconds.

Cult of Chucky (2017) : Fiona Dourif (daughter of character actor Brad Dourif, the voice of Chucky) is seen wearing a straitjacket while sitting in a wheelchair at 1:09 of this red-band trailer (thanks to Renfield). In the finished film, Dourif is seen in the jacket for several minutes, starting about 70 minutes in, as she's menaced by her creepy psychiatrist and then by three separate Chucky dolls (thanks to S. W.). You can see the clip (prefaced by Dourif receiving ECT) on YouTube (thanks to Anon).

Curados De Espantos (1992) : This Mexican film features a female anthopologist who awakens a mummy trapped inside a pyramid. She can't get anyone to believe her, and ends up in a jacket (and injected with something) in one scene. The scene is available on YouTube.

Curtains (1983) : Slasher flick about an actress (Samantha Eggar) who commits herself to an asylum for research; her hubbie (John Vernon) makes sure she can't get out. Eggar is tied in an SJ (again, one of the wimpy two-strap models) by three attendants (with vigorous struggling), and is seen in it for about two minutes. Not bad. The entire film is available with ads on Tubi (thanks to Mike), and the scene starts about 5 minutes in. Here are some caps I made from the blu-ray:

Dark House (2009) : Meghan Ory, the lead actress in this haunted house film, ends up in a too-large Posey straitjacket at the end. There's a brief shot of the scene at the end of the trailer (thanks to Renfield). You can also find the entire clip on YouTube (thanks to Anon).

Dark Reprieve (2008) : In this horror film, Matt (Shawn Storer) and Kate (Janelle Bartosek) wake up in an abandoned prison, not knowing how they got there. Bartosek is seen in a costume-style straitjacket with double D-ring buckles from about 22 to 25 minutes, and is found in a cell and freed by Matt at 33 to 35 minutes.

Dark Shadows (2012) : This campy updating of the classic 70s soap opera contains a scene in which Victoria Winters (Bella Heathcote) has a flashback to her time in a mental institution. She is seen in a straitjacket as a child and as a young adult, and also undergoes electroshock.

Dark Sleep, The (2012) : In this low-budget thriller based on a story by H. P. Lovecraft, Taylor Nicole Adams is seen sitting chained to the floor and wearing a canvas straitjacket. She snarls and growls at her friend, who has come to save her, before the jacket disappears and Adams lunges for her. The scene starts 72 minutes in and lasts a couple of minutes. I've put an edited clip up on Google Drive.

Daughter of Darkness (1994) A woman (Mia Sara) is haunted by nightmares and discovers that she is descended from the undead. An unidentified blonde (not the lead) is seen in an SJ with her arms tied over her head. The tape was released by Lions Gate Home Entertainment.

Dead Leaves (2004) : This anime feature deals with two criminals (one female) who are sent to a prison on a distant moon where the inmates are kept in full-length SJs in padded cells all the time, only being let out to eat and work. The art design is jagged and minimalist. ARNie! was kind enough to send some vidcaps:

Dead Pit, The (1989) : A Jane Doe (Cheryl Lawson) ends up in an asylum where nefarious deeds are occurring. During a nightmare, Jane dreams she is SJed in a padded cell, strugglig and screaming. This occurs about 44 minutes into the film, and is rather brief. The tape was released by Imperial Entertainment.

Devil Girl (2007) : This film is about a young woman who finds herself in danger when her car breaks down in a small town. Near the end, in a psych ward, an SJed woman is seen bouncing on a bed. The film is available on Tubi, go to 1:17:20 (thanks to Renfield).

Die Before I Wake: This undistributed film was produced by Bison Digital Video. The whole film was posted in about 16 parts on Google Video; the parts we're concerned with are Part Three, Part Four, and Part Five.

Disney's Christmas Carol (2009) : In this animated version of Charles Dickens' venerable tale, Scrooge has a vision of Ignorance and Want as a young boy and girl respectively. Ignorance grows up into a criminal and a thug, while Want becomes a prostitute and ends up straitjacketed in an asylum. There's a nice vidcap at DisneyWiki (thanks to LC).

Disturbed, The (200?): The web site for this Australian zombie movie shows an SJed woman as its main image. The trailer is supposed to have some SJ shots as well.

Domicile, The (2017) : This horror film focuses on a widower writer who is haunted by his dead wife when he rekindles his relationship with his old mistress. His sister-in-law Samantha (Amanda Ruth Ritchie) tries to kill him one night, and is put into a yellow-collared Posey jacket and carried out by two orderlies. The scene takes place at 52:30 - 53:05, with some good struggling. You can see a brief shot of the scene in high quality in the official trailer, and the entire film is available (albeit in low quality and with Arabic subtitles) on YouTube. I've put the entire clip (with the brief trailer shot) on Google Drive (thanks to Rodrigo).

Dr. Caligari (1990) : The granddaughter of the original Dr. Caligari continues his weird works in Caligari's Insane Asylum (check out the initials for a cheap laugh). This is one STEE-RANGE flick, filled with nudity, electric chairs, pus-oozing boils, inexplicable eyeballs, and not a normal human being in sight. Well, here's the tally: 1) A not-unattractive-but-goofy-acting Oriental woman (Magie Song) is SJed (straps with metal grommets in front) in a dialogue scene with two attendants; little struggling (34 minutes into the film); 2) a painting of a woman kneeling in an SJ, done in the style of Margaret Keane's "big eye" paintings, is shown (46 minutes); 3) three hot-pink padded SJs are shown on a clothesline, but aren't used, dammit! (48 minutes). The OOP tape was released by Starmaker/Anchor Bay Entertainment.

Dr. Jekyll and Mistress Hyde (2003) : This softcore horror film focuses on a therapist (Julian Wells) who devises a chemical formula to enhance a woman's sexual pleasure. She tries it out on a patient (Andrea Lewis), who becomes so crazed that she has to be restrained. Lewis is seen in a magician's SJ in Chapters 5 and 6 on the DVD (13:40 - 14:15), with several brief flashbacks later (17:45 to 20:00). The film ends with the good doctor herself SJed (Chapter 16; 1:26:00). The accompanying documentary contains more indulgent looks (Chapter 6; Lewis at 39:00 - 40:15, and Wells at 44:10 - 46:45). The DVD is released by Seduction Cinema.

Down the Ancient Stairs (Per le anticle scale, 1975) : This Italian film is set in a mental hospital. About 17 minutes into the film, there is a short scene of a woman SJed, with the sleeves tied behind the chair she's sitting in. The film is available from European Trash Cinema.

Dunwich Horror, The (1970) : This horror film shows a rather haggard middle-aged woman struggling in a generic SJ for a few seconds, around the 66-minute mark. The film is available on MGM Home Entertainment DVD.

East, The (2013) : This film features the story of a female undercover agent (Brit Marling) who infiltrates a radical environmental activist group (which also includes Ellen Page). One scene shows the members at a table, wearing Posey SJs and feeding each other tomato soup. There are more vidcaps at Themis Collection, and Larry found a review with a couple more pics at 2009 Was A Good Year. PC found a behind-the-scenes video with Brit Marling being strapped in at the 4:36 mark. You can find the entire scene on YouTube (thanks to Anon).

Elvira's Movie Macabre: Scared to Death / Tormented (released Oct 2011) : I don't believe that the legendary horror movie host wears an SJ in the DVD, but she does appear in a costume SJ on the cover:

Escape: Puzzle of Fear (2020) : This low budget horror film follws two couples who visit an escape room and find that it's more real than they expected. Emily (Sicily Fontaine) is tied in an SJ and manhandled by two orderlies at 1:13:20 - 1:13:40. I've put the clip on Google Drive.

Escape Routine : This video piece by Simon Patterson is a parody of the familiar air-safety recitation given to airline passengers, except that the attendants (2 male and 2 female) are performing escape artistry. Reportedly an SJ and a mailbag are used.

Escapees, The (aka Les Paumees Du Petit Matin; 1981) : This film from French erotic horror specialist Jean Rollin focuses on the adventures of two young women who escape from a remote asylum. After the opening credits, we see new arrival Michelle (Laurence Dubas) being hosed down in the shower room before she's placed in an SJ and shoved into a cell. She manages to get the attention of the formerly catatonic Marie (Christiane Coppe), who enters the cell and frees her. The whole scene goes from 3:40 to 7:25. I've put the scene on Google Drive. Both the DVD cover and the Blu-ray cover show Dubas in her SJ.

Exorcist, The (1973) : There's a brief SJ shot in this classic horror film. When Father Karras (Jason Miller) visits his mother in the psych ward, you can see a motionless, SJed woman in the background.

Exposed : This adult film reportedly has a scene where star Kylie Ireland escapes from an SJ; check the review at Jaded Video.

Fack ju göhte 2 ("Fuck you, Goethe"; 2015) : This is a sequel to a 2013 German comedy in which an ex-con takes a job as a teacher in a school which was built on the site where he buried stolen cash. In the sequel, some of the kids play a prank on an older chemistry teacher (Uschi Glas), who winds up attacking another teacher in the bathroom and is taken out in a straitjacket. The scene occurs about 21 minutes in, and lasts about 10 seconds. I've put it up on Google Drive.

Fall (1997) : In this trite Gen-X film about unshaven cabbies and the gorgeous supermodels who love them, the couple meet a friend at a performance art piece, where a middle-aged woman bellows and poses in a Posey SJ (with untied arms) for about 15 seconds. You aren't missing much, folks.

Fallen (2018) : This Korean film is about a female sci-fi writer who is kidnapped and held in a warehouse by mysterious forces. At 51 minutes in, she hallucinates a conversation with an older woman wearing a straitjacket. We mostly see it from the chest up, and never get a good look at the arms or back closure. I've put the clip up on Google Drive.

Fatal Instinct (1993) : In a courtroom scene deleted from this parody of romantic thrillers, a judge (director Carl Reiner) announces that a case has been thrown out due to the jury being declared insane. The jury members (including at least 4 women) are strapped into Posey jackets and marched out of the courtroom. The feature itself contains no SJ scenes. The deleted scene is available (in poor quality) on YouTube, but someone recently uploaded a video with all the deleted scenes in better quality. I've put the improved clip on Google Drive (thanks to Rodrigo).

Fear of Darkness, The (2014) : According to the screencaps at the Themis Collection, Penelope Mitchell spends some time in a straitjacket in this psychological thriller. (thanks to Rodrigo)

Fear Runs Silent (1999) : In this odd, disorienting feature, a group of students take a field trip to Big Bear, California, where they are attacked by a group of animal men. Kerry (Suzanne Davis, an attractive young blond who kind of reminds me of Alison Sweeney from Days of our Lives) is the sole survivor, and relates the story (interspersed with flashbacks to her troubled childhood) to a therapist. She's seen in a small Posey in a padded cell several times in the film, at the 50, 60, 68, and 80 minute marks. Considering how this film was edited, there are probaly a few brief shots I missed. There is a generous amount of struggling and running about on Davis' part. The entire film is available on YouTube, and I've put my edit on Google Drive.

Fedora (1978) (Martha Keller)

Femme Nikita, La (1990) : Anne Parillaud portrays the title character, a street urchin sentenced to death after killing a cop during a robbery who is "saved" to become an assassin for the government. During her "execution," she is seen in an SJ in a long shot (about 11 minutes into the film). BTW, the American remake Point of No Return with Bridget Fonda contains no SJ bondage, but her "execution" scene has her being strapped into an intimidating steel chair.

Fifth Floor, The (1980): A young woman (Diane Hull) has her drink "mickeyed" and freaks out; she is summarily committed to the 5th floor of an asylum. The woman is cornered in a parking lot by an ambulance attendant and two policemen and is forced into an SJ. One of the other institutionalized women (Sharon Farrell) is put into an SJ, but we never get a good look at her; later, she and the protaganist are placed in wet packs.

First Squad (Fâsuto sukuwaddo, 2009) : This anime film is set in Russia during the first days of World War II. The main character Nadaya is seen in a straitjacket in a brief scene (thanks to Damien for the scans and the info):

Forbidden Room, The (2015) : This surrealistic film from the Canadian director Guy Maddin has a woman flashback to seeing her mother wrestled into a straitjacket by her father and another man. The jacket laces up in the back and has a front loop. I put the scene up on Google Drive (thanks to Renfield).

Frances (1982) : The big-budget flick about the strange life of actress Frances Farmer. Two very good SJ shots; one as FF (Jessica Lange) is dragged down the hall by two attendants and locked in a cell; another as she mills about in a room. There are also a few brief shots of other women in SJs in the institution. The second clip is available on YouTube (thanks to Anon).

Frankie and Alice (2011) : Halle Berry plays a woman with multiple personalities, one of them racist, of course. Renfield tells me that Berry is tied in a Humane Restraints SJ about on hour in, but the scene isn't very long.

From the Cool Lakes of Death (Van de koele meren des doods, 1982) : This Dutch film focuses on a young woman (Renee Soutendijk) from a wealthy family who gives birth to a stillborn baby and is summarily placed in a mental hospital. In one long scene, she is seen in a cell, SJed and strapped to a bed. As a nurse undoes her restraints, we see that the sleeves are wrapped around several times and knotted in the back, and that there are quite a few straps on the SJ. The film is available on domestic Blu-ray and has also been uploaded to YouTube. The scene starts at 1:32:40 and the SJ portion lasts about 90 seconds; there is quite a bit of full-frontal nudity from Soutendijk afterwards. I've uploaded the scene to Google Drive.

frontière de l'aube, La ("Frontier of the Dawn", 2008) : This French film is centered around actress Carole (Laura Smet), who has an affair with young photographer Francois. After she ends the affair, she has a nervous breakdown and enters a sanitarium. About 40 minutes in, she's seen in a smock-style SJ, lying on a bed and receiving an injection. You can see the entire film on YouTube, and I've put the clip on Google Drive.

Gallows Act II, The (2019) : This horror film follows high school student and aspiring actress Auna (Emma Horvath), who attempts to gain YouTube followers by trying "The Charlie Challenge", which is reading excerpts from a cursed play called "The Gallows" (natch), which allegedly summons the ghost of Charlie, a student who died during a high school production of the play. Auna soon finds herself haunted by the noose-swinging ghost, and late in the film, she and Cade (Chris Milligan) go to a psychiatric hospital to visit Pfeifer (Pfeifer Brown) from the first movie. Brown is seen in a smock-style straitjacket with her right leg shackled to a wheelchair. She becomes so agitated that she is sedated with a hypo. The scene starts at 1:24:15 into the film and lasts about 3-1/4 minutes (thanks to Rodrigo). I've put the clip up on Google Drive.

Gang Bang Girl 29 (2001): This porn film appears to have two women kept in SJs in a padded cell (scroll down to the bottom of the Adult DVD Talk review to see the vidcap).

Gate, The (2001) : This porn film takes place within a mental hospital. Alexa, playing a new patient, is seen in an SJ near the start.

Get Crazy (1983): This film concerns the battles between two concert promoters, both trying to disrupt the other's New Years concert. There are a few quick shots of an SJed couple at a concert, and a later shot of the SJed female thrown off a balcony to the crowd below.

Ghost Witch (2015) : At the end of this haunted-house-investigation film, an SJed woman is led into a room by two nurses. There are two brief scenes with her in the jacket. The film is available for free on Tubi (thanks to Renfield).

Girl, Interrupted (1999) : A novel about a teenage girl's stay at a mental institution provides the basis for this movie. An interview with Angelina Jolie reveals that SJs are used, and a person who viewed a preview showing stated that both Jolie and Winona Ryder were SJed. Unfortunately, these were seemingly removed from the final cut, as the theatrical release only showed one of the supporting characters in a Posey SJ, briefly. If it offers any consolation, Jolie does have a scene in four-point restraints near the film's end. Reviews of the DVD mention a supplement of 5 scenes edited out of the final cut, but I've yet to find a mention of any new SJ scenes.

Girl Show 2 (2002) : According to the review at Adult DVD Talk, this film features Logan LaBrent in an SJ.

Girls in Prison (1994) : This is one of the campy remakes of classic Roger Corman '50s exploitation flicks made for Showtime. About an hour into the movie, a catatonic Ione Skye is seen in a Posey SJ for about 5 seconds.

The Good, The Bad, and the Beauty (1988) : In this Hong Kong movie, Cherie Chung is seen in a straitjacket, with the sleeves tied to a hospital bed, after being assaulted by several men. The scene is briefly shown in the trailer on YouTube.

Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn (1989): According to the original drive-in movie expert Joe Bob Briggs, this low-rent Marilyn Monroe biopic contains SJ scenes with Phyllis Coates as Marilyn's mother.

Greta (2019) : This thriller is about a naive young woman (Chloe Grace Moretz) who is befriended and stalked by an older woman (Isabella Huppert). Reviews from The Guardian and The Onion AV Club mention that Huppert gets put into a straitjacket at one point.
Hubbert actually doesn't appear in a jacket, but about 50 minutes in, she gets carried out strapped to a gurney with her arms crossed.

Grindlwald (2015) : The trailer for this German horror film shows both men and women struggling in SJs.

Hairspray (1988) : This John Waters comedy centers on the battle to become queen of the local teenage dance show, set in the early '60s in Baltimore, when the civil rights struggle was coming to a head (the dance show itself is all white). One of the secondary characters, Penny Pingleton (Leslie Ann Powers), has a black boyfriend, much to the horror of her parents. They track the two to the "wrong side of the town," put Penny in a red-collared Posey (actually, they just slide it up her arms) and drag her into their car. The scene occurs about an hour into the film, and while it's pretty lame, the film is so much fun you should rent it anyway. :-)

Hamlet (1996) : In Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of Shakespeare's play, Ophelia (Kate Winslet) is seen in a sort of SJ-nightgown combination. The two scenes, with a total of 5 minutes, occur right after the intermission, on the second tape.

Hell on Heels (2000) : One scene in this big-budget lesbian porn film features Sydnee Steele in a silver straitjacket (thanks to Adult DVD Talk).

Hijacking Agatha (Uprowadzenie Agaty, 1993) : This Polish drama follows a neer-do-well rock musician, fresh out of jail, who winds up in a relationship with Agatha (Karolina Rosinska), the teenage daughter of a prominent Communist offical. (According to her Imdb profile, Rosinska was 19 years old in 1993.) The distressed father decides to have Agatha committed for her own good, and we see two attendants take a SJed Agatha out into an ambulance and drive off. A minute later, they arrive at the hospital and she is briefly interviewed by the psychologist on duty, who tells the father that she would probably commit suicide in the institution, and recommends committing the musician instead. Rosinska wears a lace-up jacket, with the sleeve ties wrapping around her arms and chest a few times; there is almost no struggling. The scene occurs in Chapter 7 of the DVD, 44:25 - 44:45 and 45:45 - 48:15. Most of the scene (minus the first part) is available on YouTube (thanks to Anon).

House With A Clock In Its Walls, The (2018) : At the 77-minute mark of this fantasy film, Cate Blanchett and Jack Black accidentally raise a demon while they are searching for a magical clock. They then find themselves back-to-back, tied in straitjackets and chains while their young nephew is locked in a cage over a bed of spikes while a rat nibbles on the rope. Blanchett manages to get a magical key to unlock the chains and free themselves.

How I Got Into College (1989) : A pretty decent and smart comedy about two friends, a young man and woman, trying to get into the college of their dreams. During the girl's (Lara Flynn Boyle) rather disasterous interview, she exposes her chest to the nebbishy admissions director (he has his back turned) and she imagines herself in an SJ for a few seconds before buttoning up and running out.

Human Monster, The (aka Dark Eyes of London) (1939) About 65 minutes into the film, Bela Lugosi puts Greta Gynt into a lace-up SJ, and leaves her in it for the next 8 minutes or so. The late, great Hungarian was so eager to get Gynt under wraps that he neglected to put her arms in the sleeves (instead, he wraps the sleeves behind her and ties them in front), but there's some good struggling and Gynt is quite the fetching blonde. The Edgar Wallace novel this film was based on was filmed twice more, as The Dark Eyes of London (1961; available along with the original from Sinister Cinema; no bondage) and The Gorilla Gang (aka The Ape Creature) (1968; available from Tropic Twilight).

Impatient Maiden, The (1932) : In this comedy directed by James Whale, hospital attendant Andy Devine offers to show Una Merkel his brand-new "patent zipper straitjacket" and she, of course, eagerly follows him into the locked ward to try it on (how come I never have this luck in real life?). Not surprisingly, Devine gets the zipper stuck and has to run out to get a special tool, leaving a squealing Merkel locked up and struggling. Devine returns in good time and gets the jacket off, and all is well. The scene occurs about 35 minutes into the film. I've re-uploaded the clip to YouTube, and some caps below (thanks to Anon):

Indignation (2016) : This drama centers on a butcher's son who attends a midwestern college to avoid the draft for the Korean War, and his relationship with Olivia (Sarah Gadon), a young woman with a troubled past. According to David Bordwell's review, Olivia is seen in what appears to be a Humane Restaints straitjacket in one shot after she talks about her treatment following a suicide attempt. (thanks to Renfield) Rodrigo was kind enough to put the clip on his OneDrive.

Indominable, El ("The Untamed", 2003) : This Mexican comedy has some strange scenes where men and women are tied in straitjackets and are seducwed by members of the opposite sex. The entire movie is available on YouTube; the scenes begin about 10 minutes in and go for a few minutes, and then you see the jacketed people again at the 24-minute mark. (Thanks to MB for the link!)

Ingenium (2018) : "As Felicitas' life is turned upside down she doesn't know if her nightmares are taking over or if something bigger is trying to control her - and the only way to find out the truth is her best friend Natascha who is locked up in an asylum." Unfortunately, there are just two flashes of Natascha (Judith Hoersch) in an SJ in this non-linear sci-fi thriller, at 2:02 and 40:19, and a brief scene at 33:00 where a nurse brings an SJ into Natascha's room, but doesn't get the opportunity to put it on (thanks to Renfield).

Inhumanoids, Roger Corman's The (199?) : An actress wears a "futuristic" SJ in this movie; transparent plastic with her arms drawn up in front of her.

Inmate Zero (aka Patients of a Saint, 2019) : The trailer for this zombie film set in a women's prison shows actress Catrin Louise in a leather Fetters straitjacket at 0:17. There's a better view available at Louise's Instagram page. The film shows her from a low angle for about 10 seconds just after the 11-minute mark. There's also a scene at the 5-minute mark where Stone (Jess Chanliau) is wheeled on a gurney, wrapped in blankets with several canvas straps holding them together. I've put both scenes on Google Drive (thanks to Renfield).

In Search Of Lovecraft (2008) : The trailer for this film shows a woman in a small Posey SJ, and the entire clip is also on YouTube (thanks to Anon).

Institute, The (2017) : This recent film, co-directed by James Franco (not related to The Mad Whale), features Franco as a psychaitrist in a rather suspicious mental institution for women. About 28 minutes in, we see some brief glimpses of a woman struggling in a jacket that laces up in the back. I put the scene up on Google Drive (thanks to Renfield).

Iris (1989) : I don't know much about this New Zealand film, except that it's based on the autobiography of the film's director, whose character in the film is SJed in one scene. Rodrigo just sent me the scene from his Spanish-subtitled videotape, and I've put it up on Google Drive.

Jacob's Ladder (1990) : There is a brief glimpse of a woman lying on the floor in what looks like a SJ at 67 minutes, as Tim Robbins is being stretchered through a hellish hospital. He also sees a crying woman wearing medical mittens shortly after.

Janie (1970) : This softcore sex film (from Roberta Findlay of Snuff infamy), about a twisted teenage girl who kills some of her sex partners, ends with her in an SJ. It's available as "Softcore Double Feature #8" ($24.95 ppd., with the Finlay featurette Take My Head) from Alpha Blue Archives, Inc., Box 16072, Oakland CA 94610; archives@sirius.com).

Keeper, The (1975) : A husband-and-wife detective team is investigating the disappearances of patients at an asylum for the wealthy insane. In one scene, they're rendered unconscious, and when they awaken, the man is tied in a wheelchair and the woman is SJed and lying in bed. This was released a while back by Interglobal Video.

Khafegi ("Asphyxia", 2017) : A man takes his wife to an asylum in this recent Iranian film. There are two brief scenes showing a woman in a straitjacket, at 6:30 and 36:00. The entire film is available on YouTube (thanks to Straitpeter).

Kill (Kiru, 2008) : The "Assault Girl 2" segment of this Japanese omnibus film appears to show one of the female leads in a leather straitjacket. You can see a very small picture at the official web site (scroll down to "Episodes"). The entire segment is available on YouTube; the straitjacketed character appears 8 minutes in.

Killer Rats (aka Rats; 2003) : Investigative reporter Samantha (Sara Downing) goes undercover at a recently privatized mental institution, looking for dirt. She discovers that the head psychiatrist had created a breed of superintelligent killer rats (yeah, that old story), which are now killing some of the patients. About 75 minutes in, Downing is wrestled into an SJ and thrown in a padded cell. There's some nice struggling before she's rescued, and a glimpse at her roommate, who was also SJed and placed in an adjacent cell. Be warned, though, that the roommate was trying to chew her own arm off to escape, and succumbs to the killer rats (LOTS of blood). Fox Home Entertainment released the film on tape and disc. Thanks to sjtemp, the scene is up on YouTube.

Killers 2 : The Beast (2002) : The first Killers (1997) dealt with a drug deal gone horribly wrong for everyone, including spoiled rich girl Heather (Kim Little). This sequel takes place in the maximum security mental institution where Heather is now confined, blamed for all the deaths in the first film. The first SJ scene is about 11 minutes in, when we see a violent inmate in a yellow-collared Posey, being taunted by the attendents. Forty minutes in, Heather herself is also SJed in a padded cell, in several scenes totalling 15 minutes. There's also a lot of wheelchair and bed restraints, as well as an electroshock scene. The tape and DVD are available from MTI Home Video. Mark was kind enough to send a video compilation, which I've put up on Google Drive.

Lady Sings the Blues (1972) : Diana Ross stars as the famous and doomed jazz singer Billie Holiday. At the beginning of the film, a jailed Holliday is thrown into a padded cell; after screaming, two matrons tie her in an SJ. The scene is about 2 minutes in total. The clip is available on YouTube (thanks to Anon).

Legacy (2008) : This black comedy focuses on a popular sorority where a pledge is murdered and all the girls are under suspicion. The film ends with Nina (Margo Harshman) wearing a Posey SJ with the sorority letters printed on the chest, standing in a padded cell. I've put the clip on Google Drive (thanks to an anonymous contributor).

Lilith Unleashed (1987; formerly listed as Lilith Vs. The World) : an X-rated film that begins with "the demon Lilith in a straitjacket in a mental asylum." Tish Ambrose portrays the title character; there's more info at the Adult Video News review.

Linguini Incident, The (1991) : Rosanna Arquette is the granddaughter of Harry Houdini's press agent, and is obsessed with the master of escapes. There are two scenes with Arquette in a very nice dark-canvas-and-brown-leather SJ, at about 70 minutes (practising an underwater escape routine) and 90 minutes (the actual performance) into the film. The tape was released by Academy Home Entertainment.

Loca, La (1952) : This black-and-white Mexican film stars Libertad Lamarque as a wealthy philanthropist who is mentally ill, and eventually has to be put away. After her committment, she is seen in a padded cell in a smock-type SJ for a couple of minutes at the 75-minute mark.

Loenatik de Moevie (aka "Loonies", 2002) : This Dutch comedy. follows 5 psychiatric patients who escape from an institution. One of the escapees is a female patient (Judith Boverberg) who is seen in a full-length SJ with brown leather straps and sporting a tape gag. After the others help her escape, she's ungagged but kept in the jacket for the rest of the film, though she eventually gets her arms free. You can see the entire film at the NPO site, and a collection of clips (though not all the SJ scenes) on YouTube. (thanks to Renfield)

Looking For Love (2002) : This porn film might have an SJ scene with Brittney Skye; the Adult DVD Talk review is kind of vague.

Love Child (1982) : Amy Madigan plays a woman convicted of robbery who becomes pregnant while in prison. After she sets her mattress on fire while in solitary, she is SJed and chained to the walls of her cell. The scene occurs about 20 minutes into the film. The film was released on tape by Warner Home Video. The scene is available on YouTube.

Love In Strange Places (1974) : This adult film, which is not listed in the Internet Movie Database, takes place in a mental institution. There are a few shots of a man and woman in beds in Posey SJs. You can see the entire film at XHamster (thanks to Don).

Lovecraft's Pillow (2006) : This short film, inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, appears to have an SJed woman on one scene. You can check out the listing at the Lovecraft Film Festival site. (thanks to Joe)

M - Caught in the Act : According to Adult DVD Talk, porn star Serenity has a scene in an untied SJ.

Ma vie en cinémascope (2004) : This Canadian film covers the life of Quebec singer Alys Robi (Pascale Buissières), who spent three years in an institution after achieving great success. The Hour.ca review mentions SJs, and the Cinebyte page shows the actress strapped to a table. The film is available on DVD under the title Bittersweet Memories, and contains one scene with the actress in a lace-up SJ.

Madness (Private Gold #41) (2000) : According to this Toy Boxxx review, there's an SJ scene in this porn film.

Mad Whale, The (2017) : This film stars Dominic Rains as a doctor in a 19th-century woman's asylum who is staging a play based on Moby Dick with the inmates. A story in the Daily Mail shows Camille Belle in an anachronistic green-collared Posey jacket. (thanks to Renfield)
Renfield also found a short trailer showing Belle and another woman wearing the Posey in separate shots (at 30 and 60 seconds).

Mafia schon gruben (19??) : I'm not sure if this is the actual title of this film - IMDB comes up with nothing, and Google translates it as "Mafia already dug", but there's a clip on YouTube of a cute blonde wearing nothing but an SJ and shiny black boots.

Magdelina, Possessed by the Devil (aka Devil's Female) (1974) : A post at the Dead Donkey forum suggests that the title character ends up in a straitjacket sometime in this horror movie.

Malice (2022) : This short movie (47 minutes) deals with a ghost that haunts a group of Australian university students. Right before the end credits, we see Mya Lazorka in a costume SJ. The film is available for free viewing on Tubi TV. and you can see more of Lazorka in this behind-the-scenes video, and this shorter video. I've also put the clip on Google Drive (thanks to Renfield).

Mall The Merrier, The (2019) : In this Filipino fantasy-comedy, a brother and sister feud over ownership of a run-down shopping mall they inherited after their father's accidental death. They find a book of spells in their father's vault, and read aloud a spell that brings statues to life. Tita Moody (Dimples Romana) is looking for that book, as it originally belonged to her mother, who buried it in the land where the mall now stands. About 40 minutes in, there is a flashback where Romana is being led through the hospital halls in a dark straitajcket, after inadventently causing her mother's death. The scene lasts about 20 seconds. She's captured at the end of the film and brought back to the asylum, but there is no further bondage. The entire film (with non-removable English subtitles is available on YouTube, and I've put the clip on Google Drive.

Mama (2013) : The titular character of this horror film ("presented" by Guillermo del Toro) is a ghost of a woman who escaped from an insane asylum after killing a nun who was caring for her baby. According to the Musing on Media blog, she is seen escaping from a straitjacket in a nightmare sequence.

Maniacts (2001; and no, that's not a typo :-) : Joe (Jeff Fahey) and Beth (Kellie Waymire) are two serial killers who fall in love in a shady mental hospital. After they "meet cute" (Beth breaks Joe's arm while arm wrestling), they have a soulful conversation while Beth is tied in a Posey SJ, laying on a bed (21:00 - 26:00; Chapter 4 on the MTI Home Video DVD). After Joe escapes from the hospital, a drugged Beth is SJed and dragged to the "Hydro Room." When Beth refuses to rat Joe out, the corrupt doctor turns on a fire hose and blasts her halfway across the room (36:40 - 39:50, Chapter 8 on the DVD). You can see all the clips on YouTube (thanks to Anon).

Manicomio (1959) : This Mexican film takes place inside a mental institution. We see at least 3 women, including female lead Beatriz (Luz María Aguilar) in smock-style SJs, and Beatriz is also tied to the bed by her ankles. You can see the entire film on YouTube (thanks to Rodrigo). I've put a clip of the SJ scenes on Google Drive.

Mermaid Down (2019) : This horror film is about a mermaid (Alexandra Bokova) who is caught and has her tail chopped off by some nasty fishermen. She winds up in a mental hospital since no one believes that she's a mermaid. At the 42-minute mark, Bokova is tasered, put in a Humane Restraints SJ and dragged to a basement padded cell. She's seen again in a dirty SJ 75 minutes in. I've put the clips up on Google Drive (thanks to S. W.).

UDPATE! Midnight Cabaret (1988) : the star of a musical revue about Satan's Wedding (Lisa Hart Carroll, an OK-looking brunette) is horrified by bizarre dreams which foreshadow murders. After she's found at a murder scene with a bloody straight razor in her hand, we see her in a hospital bed in a Posey SJ. There are two very short shots of her, and a third of another woman SJed, about an hour into the film. The clips are available on YouTube (thanks to Anon).

Mientras El Cuerpo Aguante ("As long as the body endures", 1958) : "When her employer dies, a maid inherits his fortune, but a nephew of the deceased tries to take all the possessions from her." (IMDb) The maid Regina (Blanca de Castejón) is carted off to an insane asylum where she wears a smock-style SJ, before her daughter sneaks in to distract everyone with a musical number, so she can escape. The entire film is available on YouTube; the scenes go from 1:14:20 to 1:20:00 (thanks to Rodrigo). I've put the clips up on Google Drive.

Mike's Murder (1984) : During a visit to an art show, the protagonists of this mystery walk past a TV set showing SJed dancers. The shot is only a few seconds long. The entire film is uploaded to YouTube; the scene starts at 1:23:50. I've put the clip in Google Drive.

Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2021) : This fantasy film premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2021. This MSN review states that the Korean actress Jeon Jong-seo is seen in a straitjacket in a psych ward (thanks to Renfield). Renfield also found a picture of Jong-seo wearing an untied yellow-collared Posey on a Twitter fan account.

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Moon in Scorpio (1987) : This film deals with the tense reunion of 3 men who served in Vietnam together. Britt Ekland spends about 50 seconds an an SJ at the beginning of the film, sitting on the floor and slowly rocking left and right. Here's a cap from the scene:

Moon's Our Home, The (1936) : Mid-1930s screwball comedy starring Henry Fonda and Margaret Sullavan as star-crossed lovers (AFTER Fonda and Sullavan had divorced!). In the climax, Sullavan's character flees to the airport after mistakenly marrying Fonda. However, Fonda is already there with two attendants, and they tie her in an SJ and cart her off. Fonda rides in the back with her, kissing her against her will, until she gives in. It's not a bad scene, about 50 seconds at the end, and there's some good struggling by Sullavan. The ultra-rare tape was released by Specialty Video. The scene is up on YouTube.

Moonstalker (1989) : This old-school slasher flick features a murderer who is kept strapped in a Posey SJ by his father, but gets free and goes on a rampage. The final scene of the film shows a female survivor strapped into a Posey in the back of an ambulance, but it's difficult to get a good look at her. The entire film is available on YouTube (thanks to Renfield).

Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1983) : There is a still of the female lead in a smock-style SJ at the beginning of this film. The entire film is available on YouTube.

Ms. Fits (2001) : This experimental film contains four stories about oppressed women. According to the official site, each woman featured in the film is straitjacketed at the end of her story and led away. There's more info at the CCMS site.

Murder-in-Law (1990) : "A young man's mother comes from Louisiana to live with her son in San Francisco. What her son doesn't know is that Mom was confined to a mental hospital in Louisiana, and she murdered an orderly to escape." (from the IMDB) He takes her back to the hospital, and she's seen struggling in a roller-buckle Posey for a few minutes, at the 70-minute mark. Mark was kind enough to send a couple of caps he got from watching it on Tubi.

Music Lovers, The (1971) : In one of the final scenes in this, ahem, interesting view of the live of Tchaikovsky, a woman imprisoned in an insane asylum discovers that the homosexual composer didn't really love her after all (I couldn't figure out her relation to him -- it was a Ken Russell film, OK?!?! :-), and runs around screaming until she's tied into a quilted SJ and strapped to a bed. A HD version of the scene was uploaded to YouTube, and I've uploaded some updated screencaps:

My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 3 (2012) : This was the third made-for-MTV movie in which the "reality show" My Super Sweet 16 was used as the background for a slasher film, because why not? SJS sent me a vidcap of the end of the film, showing the killer SJed in a padded cell. The scene is available on YouTube.

Naked Vengeance (1985) : This rape/revenge film shows the protagonist in a psych ward after her assault, but there's no restraints in the film. I've listed it here because the video box does show her in a straitjacket.

National Lampoon's TV: The Movie (2006) : This is a collection of mediocre TV parodies, featuring several members of the "Jackass" crew. One segment is titled "Girls Gone Bonkers", supposedly advertising videos of naked girls in a mental hospital. One actress is seen in a smock-style SJ with cutouts for her breasts. There are two short segments (at 26:50 and 50:00) and another brief shot in the end credits. The entire movie is available on YouTube.

Next Victim (2003) : This omnibus film is set in a mental hospital (when Gunnar Hansen, the actor who portrayed "Leatherface" in the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, is the head doctor, you know you're in for a bumpy ride), and details the circumstances under which three of its patients were committed. The defunct web site showed a picture of the character Megan in an SJ.

Night in September, A (Noch v sentyabre, 1939) : The heroine of this pre-WWII Soviet film is kidnapped and taken to a psychiatric hospital, where she's out in a dark SJ and tied to a bed. You can see the entire film on YouTube (the scene occurs from 1:08:15 to 1:11:00). I've put the scene on Google Drive.

Night of the Hunted (1980) (La Nuit des traquées): This film by the French cult director Jean Rollin features porn star Brigitte Lahaie as an amnesiac being kept in a mysterious facility. At the 64-minute mark, Lahaie is seen in a grey SJ with side loops and wrist straps, without much struggling. There are two short scenes with her in the jacket, for 2 minutes in total. I've put the clip on Google Drive.

Nightmare Man (2006) : This low-budget horror film doesn't seem to be available on DVD yet, but the description at the Hollywood Investigator sounds intriguing, and has a pic of actress Tiffany Shepis in a Humane Restraints SJ (near the bottom of the page). Renfield saw the film at the Afterdark Film Festival, and says the scene comes at the end of the film, as Shepis is seen struggling in the SJ in a padded cell and demanding her medicine. The scene is available on YouTube (thanks to Anon).

Nurse Sherri (1977; aka Black Voodoo, Beyond the Living, and probably a few other titles to boot) : Jill Jacobson spends a little time in an SJ in this schlocky Al Adamson flick. It's a rather lame scene at the end of the film, with a near-catatonic Jacobson sitting on the floor in a non-detailed SJ. It's available as Black Voodoo on the Xenon label, with cover art emphasizing the black nurse in the film (who has an OK topless scene); Jacobson, however, is white. The film was recently released on DVD by Ventura Distribution under the title The Possession of Nurse Sherri.

Nutjob Nurses (2001) : Dru Berrymore (clever . . .) is seen in an SJ in this porn film (thanks to Adult DVD Talk). Rodrigo found the video and put it up on Google Drive.

Odd Thomas (2013) : Right at the beginning of this horror film, the title character has a flashback to his mother (Leonor Varela) going after his father with a knife and then being taken out of the house in a straitjacket by two orderlies with some nice struggling. The scene only lasts for a few seconds. Someone has uploaded the entire movie to YouTube.

One Too Many (1950) : Old "road show" picture warning of the dangers of alcohol. Ruth Warrick (of Citizen Kane and "All My Children" fame!) stars as an alcoholic housewife. After she drives her car off the road (with her too-cute daughter within), she`s taken to the "psycho ward," where she has to be SJed and calmed by two nurses. The scene's only 30-or-so seconds long, but there's some good struggling. It occurs about 67 minutes into the film. You can find the entire film at Free Classic Movies (thanks to PN). Here are some caps:

Oral Addiction (1996) : porn flick with Christy Canyon as a woman "addicted to talking dirty" (excuse me while I roll my eyes). Unfortunately, the SJ used is incredibly fake looking (it fastens up with BUTTONS!!) and for some reason she has her arms going over her shoulders. (I've heard that the Sex Asylum videos don't feature SJs, except on the covers.) Rodrigo posted the clip on his Twitter account (thanks to CJ).

Ouija Room (2018) : This supernatural horror film contains two brief scenes of an SJed woman squatting in the corner of an abandoned mental hospital. The entire film is on YouTube, and the scenes are at 13:30 and 33:30 (thanks to Renfield). I've also put the clips on Google Drive.

Out Of Control (2002) : This porn film features Jenna Haze as "a world famous model who checks herself into a clinic to help deal with her hyperactive sex drive. This puts her into contact with some serious sexual freaks and gives her plenty of chances to exercise her own perverse demons. Jenna doesn't want to be in the clinic and writhes on her bed constrained by a straight jacket." (from a review on the rec.arts.movies.erotica newsgroup.)

Pane, vy jste vdova! ("Sir, you are a widow!", 1971) : Near the end of this Czech comedy film, a crazed actress attempts to murder a woman during a stageplay, and is carried out of the theater in a straitjacket. The scene starts at 1:31:10; the entire film used to be available on YouTube, but you can see the final part here (thanks to Straitpeter).

Panico (1966) : In this Mexican horror anthology film. Ana Martin is SJed in the first segment, called "Panico". She is seen at the end of the segment (about 17 minutes into the film), sitting on a floor in a smock-style SJ (with buttons in the front) for about 30 seconds total. There is a page of vidcaps (no bondage) from the film at a strangling fetish site, and the film is available from Santo Street.

Party, The (1968) : An SJed woman is shown for a few seconds at the end of this Peter Sellers comedy. MGM has the film on VHS.

Patient Seven (2016) : This horror anthology centers on a psychiatrist interviewing seven mental hospital patients (thanks to Renfield). Gabrielle (Sirry Jons) is seen in a Humane Restraints jacket from 43:15 - 47:15 and 56:20 - 57:15. Rodrigo was nice enough to send me the clip, which I've posted on Google Drive.

Postpartum (2016) : Actress Bella Wholey recently posted a picture of her in a straitjacket on-set in her Instagram account. The entire short film is available on YouTube; she appears in the SJ at 15:30 (thanks to Renfield).

Pretty Dead (2013) : Regina Stevens (Carly Oates) is imprisoned in a mental institution after trying to kill herself, convinced she has become a cannibalistic zombie. Oates is seen in a Posey SJ in a padded cell at the 2:00 mark of the trailer. There are also a few SJ pics at the official site. CarbunDrake was kind enough to post the entire scene on YouTube.
UDPATE! Horror Central posted the entire movie to their YouTube page; the bondage scenes last from 1:04:00 - 1:08:00 (thanks to Mark). I've also uploaded the scenes to Google Drive.

Prisoner Maria : The Movie (1995) : This is a Japanese copy of La Femme Nikita (based on a comic book), in which the title character is kept in prison between missions. She is not seen in bondage, but there is a scene in a mental hospital, where a patient is being brainwashed into prostitution by the head doctor. About 35 minutes into the tape, we see her SJed, tied to a bed with leather straps, and gagged with white tape. The scene lasts about 30 seconds. Media Blasters released the tape and DVD under their Tokyo Shock label. The scene is available on YouTube.

Private Worlds (1935) : I guess this is sort of a soap-opera style look at an institution; haven't seen it.

Prophet's Game, The (1999) : The final scene of this serial killer flick shows Sondra Locke in a Humane Restraints SJ, absolutely motionless, for about 15 seconds. I've put the clip up on Google Drive.

Pussy Sweat (2002) : "Chrissy Moran starts things out in a white shower wearing a straight jacket. She struggles against her bonds, occasionally lashing out until she gets an arm free. She rips off the jacket and gives herself the loving touch she was craving." (thanks to Adult DVD Talk). There's a decent-sized scan of the cover (with an SJ shot) at the site, too. The DVD Box site has a really nice vidclip, showing Moran in a Posey SJ.

Quiet Riot: Well Now You're Here, There's No Way Back (2014) : This documentary covers the one-hit wonder heavy metal band, whose cover for their 1983 album Metal Health launched a million fetishes (including mine). Lsjvsf4 sent me a short clip, showing the band at a music store signing with three women in straitjackets, and I put it on Google Drive.

Raven Hawk (1995) : bodybuilder Rachel McLish stars as a Native American woman framed for the murder of her parents. She spent 12 years in a "maximum security asylum" before escaping and hunting down those responsible. Unfortunately, the only SJ scene occurs in an amber-colored flashback, as the actress playing the young Rachel (Karina Yharra) sits catatonically in a wheelchair. This is at the 39-minute mark of the film (or about 45-1/2 minutes into the Columbia/TriStar tape itself).

Red 2 (2013) : Helen Mirren is seen in a Posey SJ at the 55-minute mark of this action comedy, and she quickly escapes (it's not tied securely). You can see some quick shots in this TV advert.

Redneck Zombies (1987) : This goofy shot-on-video horror flick shows in explicit detail why it's a bad idea to build a moonshine still with a radioactive waste drum. The film is bookended with scenes of the heroine (Lisa M. DeHaven) in a padded cell with an SJ (looks like a sweatshirt with a couple of straps across the arms). The scenes are about 1 minute in total. Lots of fun if you're in a "bad film" mood.

Reincarnation (aka Rinne; 2006) : This Japanese ghost film was part of the After Dark Horrorfest series. At the end of the film, the heroine is seen in a room SJed with her ankles strapped together, for about two minutes. The entire film is available on YouTube, but in case you're geo-blocked, I've put the clip on Mega (thanks to Anon).

Reincarnation of Sex, The ("A Reencarnação do Sexo") (1982) : In this Brazilian horror film, the ghosts of an ill-fated couple haunt the farmhouse where the man was murdered and the woman died of sadness. According to the review at Video Zeta One, Celia (Celia Santos) murders her husband and winds up in a staitjacket. Rodrigo was kind enough to send me the clip, which I've put on Google Drive.

Renglones Torcidos de Dios, Los (1981) : In this Mexican film, singer Lucia Mendez plays a detective who goes undercover at a mental hospital. At the 46-miniute mark, she's seen lying on a bed in an SJ that goes down to her knees for a minute, before a kindly nurse removes it. At the sixty-nine minute mark, after an abortive escape attempt, she's seen in the "violent ward" with a nurse removing the jacket again. In the background, two other nurses are securing another patient in the same type of jacket. The (Spanish language, no subtitles) tape is available from Compañia Oxxo.

Respire : This horror film centers on the struggle to obtain a box supposedly containing the secret to eternal life. At the official movie site, you can see a picture of a shaven-headed woman squatting in a canvas SJ, and again in the trailer.

Return of Captain Invincible, The (1983) : In this spoof, Alan Arkin plays the WWII-era superhero, who is called back to duty to fight Mr. Midnight (Christopher Lee!). I can't find the whole film, but this video from HaphazardStuff.com shows several brief clips from the same scene with several people in straitjackets, including at least one woman. (thanks to Renfield).

Return of the Slasher Nurse (2019) : This no-budget horror film is a sequel to Curse of the Slasher Nurse (2017). The teaser trailer has a brief shot of a costume SJ being removed from a woman, but S. W. tells me that he didn't see that scene in the film.

Return of the Whistler, The (1948) : "On the eve of his marriage, a young man's fiance disappears. He hires a private detective to help him track her down, but soon finds himself entangled in a web of lies, intrigue and murder revolving around his fiance's dead ex-husband and his wealthy, corrupt family." (plot summary from IMDb) Lenore Aubert, the fiance in question, is briefly seen in an SJ in bed before she is rescued. The clip is available on YouTube, and a looby card showing the scene was recently sold on eBay.

Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007) : This direct-to-disc sequel shows heroine Ariel (Amanda Righetti) tied in an SJ after an encounter with a ghost. There is brief struggling before she's untied by another person. The scene lasts about a minute and is on Chapter 9 of the DVD, about 34:00 in the film. Part of the scene is shown in this clip. You can also find the full trailer at YouTube. Squizfr has uploaded the entire scene at RapidShare.

Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) : "At Rock 'n' Roll High School, the students have the lowest academic scores in southern California, none of the school's athletic teams have won a game in years, and three principals have been hurredly admitted to the funny farm." New principal Mary Woronov is seen in her official Vince Lombardi High School SJ in the final scene of the movie. The tape and DVD were released by New Concorde Home Video.

Room 33 (aka Fear Asylum, 2009) : This film features a group of roller derby girls who get in trouble when they're stranded for the night at an abandoned psychiatric clinic - sounds like a winner to me! You can see a brief shot of a blonde in an SJ in the official trailer.

Rose Blood: A Friday the 13th Fan Film (upcoming in 2021) : The second trailer for this fan film shows a young woman in a costume SJ and chained to a mattress on a handtruck (thanks to Renfield).

Salon Kitty (1976) : One scene in this Nazi-exploitation film, set in a brothel, shows one of the prostitutes SJed and wheeled out on a stretcher, about an hour and 15 minutes into the film. She appears to be naked from the waist down, but most of the scene is in long shots, so it's hard to tell. The film is available on DVD from Blue Underground.

Saw 3D (2010): The trailer for the seventh entry in the gruesome horror series has a brief shot at 1:06 of what looks like a girl in a straitjacket. The scene occurs about 40 minutes in, as Nina (Naomi Sneickus) is straitjacketed and strapped to a chair, with several large sharp needles pointed at her throat. Bobby, who is targeted by "Jigsaw" because he lied about surviving one of Jigsaw's traps, tries to remove a key attached to a fishing hook stuck down Nina's throat, but is gruesomely unsuccessful. You can see the clip on YouTube. There is also a nice interview with costume designer Alex Kavanaugh, who puts two female interviewers into SJs (thanks to Anon).

Scanner Cop (1994) : The titular character looks inside the mind of the villainness, finding himself in a hellish insane asylum. An orderly drags an SJed woman out of a padded cell, where two other inmates are similarly restrained. There's also a scene about 12 minutes into the film, where the cop (as a child) is being examined in a private hospital, and he sees a hallway full of screaming patients; two women are wearing Posey SJs (one of which appears to have the crotch strap tucked around the sleeves, givingthe impression of two front arm loops). The tape was released by Republic Video.

Scorpion: Double Venom 2 (1998) : This modern continuation of the Japanese "Female Convict Scorpion" movies of the 70s reportedly contains several SJ scenes. A post on Brian R's page confirms that a wrongly convicted woman is seen in her cell in a Posey SJ. It's available on a double feature DVD with the first Double Venom film.

Scream at the Devil (2015) : A very pregnant woman is seen in a straitjacket at the end of this horror film (thanks to Lsjvsf4).

Scribbler, The (2014) : Katie Cassidy plays an escaped mental patient who tries to eliminate her multiple personalities with a souped-up version of electroshock therapy. Cassidy is seen very briefly in a costume SJ in a flashback scene, about 9 minutes in. I've put the clip up on Google Drive.

Seasons of Darkness (2012) : This film concerns an escapee from a mental hospital who runs into bigger trouble outside. The official trailer shows two brief shots of actress Amanda Howell in a straitjacket, and there's also a picture of her on Facebook (thanks to Rodrigo).

Secret Cinema, The (1968) : This short film by cult director Paul Bartel (Eating Raoul) follows Jane (Amy Vane), who is convinced that a film crew is secretly filming her life. At the 25-minute mark, a stern nurse holds a straitjacket open as a terrified Jane backs into her. The jacket is never strapped up on camera, but it's insinuated that Jane is residing in a corrupt asylum. The entire short is available on YouTube.

Seduction of Dr. Fugazzi, The (2009) : Writer-director-star October Kingsley gets strapped into a green-collared Posey and wrapped in chains by two guys in what appear to be black trash bags, in this cheap thriller that somehow got Faye Dunaway to appear as the second lead! The scene starts at the 85-minute mark and lasts for about 2 minutes. The film is available on Troma DVD, and you can also see it on YouTube.

Séraphine (2008) : This film is based on the life of of the early 20th Century French painter Séraphine Louis (played by Yolande Moreau). At the 1:54 mark, Moreau is seen in an asylum bed in a straitjacket. The scene lasts 1 minute. I wasn't able to get a clip from my source.

Seven Hours to Judgement (1988) : Due to a technicality, a judge (Beau Bridges) has to set free the murderers of a man's wife. The widower kidnaps the judge's wife (Julianne Philips) and forces him to find the evidence to convict the murderers. Phillips is SJed, gagged, and has her ankles tied for the last 15 minutes of the film. The film is back in print on an MGM DVD. Someone made a video from an HD broadcast, and I put it up on Google Drive.

Shadow Puppetts (2007) : This film features 8 characters imprisoned in a mental hospital due to their involvement in a disasterous experiment. In Chapter 10 of the DVD (45:25 into the film), Melissa (Jennie Ford) is seen SJed and chained to the floor of a padded cell, wearing a Hannibal Lector-style leather mask. The scene lasts about a minute, as Kate (Jolene Blalock) removes her restraints. Heath pointed me towards a review at BViews with a nice vidcap. Lord Foot-In-Mouth was kind enough to send some caps he made:

Shadow : Dead Riot (2005) : It's amazing no one's made a film about zombies rampaging through a women's prison before, huh? There is a brief SJ scene about one hour into the film, and I've put it on Google Drive.

Shinizokonai no Ao (roughly, "The Undying Blue"; 2008) : This Japanese adaption of a horror manga features a female ghost who wears a costume-style SJ and haunts a young boy. You can see pictures of the girl at Ameba and at Asian Wiki. The entire film is posted in 14 parts on YouTube (thanks to Lord Foot-in-Mouth).

Shock Treatment (1981) : In this obscure sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Brad and Janet participate on a game show that quickly turns ugly. Part of the film is apparently set in an asylum. Fox released the film on tape.

Shorts Drawer, The (2005) : This collection of animated shorts contains "Committed" by Alan Hawkins, "the short story of love between a traight-jacketed woman kiss-a-holic, and a rather bemused young man who has to find a way to be with her forever." You can check out the caps at the 3DTotal site.

Slammer Girls (1987) : Piss-poor women-in-chains "parody" with a OK SJ shot (Devon Jenkin, a cute blonde). The tape was released by Vestron Video. The scene is available on YouTube.

Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982) : This disasterous adaptation of the Kurt Vonnegut novel shows Jerry Lewis and Madeline Kahn in straitjackets. The scene starts about 1 hr 20 min, and lasts a few minutes. I've put the clip on Google Drive.

Sleep No More (2017) : At the end of this horror movie, there is a brief shot of a woman in a fake SJ, being wheeled down a corridor in a wheelchair. I've put the clip on Google Drive (thanks to Renfield).

Snake Pit, The (1948) : A troubled young wife (Olivia DeHavilland) is committed by her concerned husband. One shot of DeHavilland being bound into an SJ by 3 nurses, and another shot of her in the SJ standing in solitary confinement. Not bad. The film is available on tape and DVD from Fox Home Enertainment. I was told there's another version of this, starring Jane Wyman, but I can't find anything like this listed in her IMDB profile. There are stills of DeHavilland and Lee Patrick in SJs at the L.A. Daily Mirror site.

So Mort It Be (2004) : The trailer for this shot-on-video no-budget horror film shows a young woman in a strange-looking jacket; the DVD cover shows another view (thanks to Renfield).

SOS Save Our Skins (2014) : This Britsh comedy centers on 2 Brits who come to New York City for a sci-fi convention, but wake up one morning to find that almost all of humanity has vanished. According to the entry on Brian R's page, they find a woman (Hannah Spear) straitjacketed at a gas station, who chases them around before slipping and knocking herself out. They decide to take her with them anyway, and she gets herself free a few minutes later. You can see a few glimpses of her in the trailer.

Soul Keeper, The (Prendimi l'anima, 2002) : This Italian film deals with the relationship between psychoanalyst Carl Jung and a young patient of his, Sabina Spielrein (Emilia Fox). After a suicide attempt, Fox is seen in a straitjacket and a nasty-looking leather brank for about a minute, 25 minutes into the film. I've put the scene on Google Drive. You can find the scene on YouTube (thanks, Renfield!).

Spændetrøje ("Straitjacket", 2016) : The producers of this short film raised over 13000 Danish marks on Kickstarter. The film is about a woman who meets a man at a party, who puts her in a straitjacket and rapes her. You can find pictures of the woman in the jacket (but no assault scenes) on the "Behind The Scenes" pages from the film's official site. The short film is finally available to view on Ekko Film, and you can see more behind-the-scenes pics at Camilla Christensen's Facebook page. (thanks to Renfield and Don)

Straight Jacket (aka Dark Sanity) (1980) : A low-budget flick about a woman who psychically witnesses a murder, and gets into deep trouble over the revelation. There are bookend scenes with the actress in a SJ; the opening scene also has her tied to a hospital bed with fluffy ankle restraints. The American video is long OOP, but it seems to be available in England.

Straight Jacket (2022) : In this short film, a frizzy-haired woman (Jamie Pratt) wearing a blood-stained costume SJ walks up to a man in a parking lot and asks for help, and won't take no for an answer. You can see the entire film on YouTube (thanks to B.H.).

Strait-Jacket (1964) : classic trash from William Castle, starring Joan Crawford as a woman who kills her husband and his lover with an ax and is sent to an asylum for 20 years. There is a scene where Crawford is in an SJ (buckles in the front) and freaking out as she has a flashback to the murders. It's available on tape and DVD from Columbia TriStar Entertainment, and you can find the scene on YouTube.

Strait-Jacket (1992) : This cheapie centers around a mental patient who psychokinetically controls a straitjacket, using it to murder people. (Yeah, THAT old story again). Oddly enough, there are no SJ shots in the film, but I decided to include it for fun.

Straitjacket Lottery, The (2004) : In this short film, a man loses a busload of mental patients and is at his wits' end trying to find them. He ends up picking up some random people at a bus stop and delivering them to the hospital. The whole film is available on YouTube; but there are just a few brief shots of the new patients SJed as they're hustled off the bus.

Sucker Punch (2011) : Babydoll (Emily Browning) is a young woman wrongly committed to a mental institution in this dark fantasy. There is a brief shot of Browning in what appears to be a straitjacket at the 11-minute mark (we can't see below her chest), and Mariano was nice enough to send me a cap:

Suckling, The (1990) : I haven't seen this horror film, but there's a still of an older woman in an SJ at the Internet Movie Database (thanks to Peter). There are a few clips from the movie on this Red Letter Media video review (go to 1:04:45; thanks to Renfield).

Suerte está echada, La ("The die is cast", 2005) : This Argentinian movie about two sad-sack brothers who try to change their luck has a brief scene in a theater dressing room where two attendants tie a bug-eyed woman into an SJ and haul her off. The entire film is available on YouTube; the scene is at 1:34:30. I've put the clip on Google Drive. You can find more info on Notre Cinema (thanks to Don).

Suitable Flesh (2023) : In this recent horror film, Barbara Crampton stars as Daniella, a psychiatrist, whose good friend Eliza (Heather Graham) is kept in a padded cell in the psych ward, showing signs of schizophrenia. However, Eliza insists that she's seen signs of demonic possession in several people. The movie ends as the demon has taken possession of Daniella's body, while Daniella is trapped in Eliza's straitjacketed body in the padded cell. The camera is spinning wildly during the scene, so it's hard to get a good view of the jacket. I've put the scene up on Google Drive (thanks to Renfield).

Sukeban Deka:Code Name=Asamiya Saki (Yo-Yo Girl Cop) (2007) : This Japanese adaptation of a popular manga deaing with schoolgirls wielding deadly yo-yos has aone scene with a girl SJed and masked a la Lector. She eventually tears the jacket off. The scene lasts from 4:40 - 7:15. The entire film is available on YouTube (thanks to Anon).

Super Noypi (2006) : This Filipino sci-fi movie has a post-credits scene with the actress Katrina Halili in an SJ, setting up a sequel. You can read the review at Pinoy Exchange (at the bottom of the page), and the entire movie is available on YouTube.

Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2008) : In Tim Burton's adaptation of the classic musical, the young heroine Johanna is thrown into Bedlam to keep her away from her sailor suitor. The sailor impersonates a barber looking for hair for wigs to enter Bedlam to rescue her, and she is seen in a canvas SJ with what appears to be a padlock on the back. At least one other woman is seen SJed as well. The scene appears on Chapter 21 of the DVD, about 1:35 into the film, and Johanna's appearance lasts about 30 seconds. I've uploaded the clip to Google Drive.

Taboo - The Unthinkable Act (2016) : Angie Dobson (Brenda Howard) is trying to deal with her incestuous feelings for her brother. At the beginning of this movie, she is escorted into her therapist's office in a costume-style SJ, which the therapist later removes.

Tank Girl (1995) : Lori Petty is seen in an SJ with a restraining chain attached to the back about 35 minutes into this adaptation of the underground comic book; in the very next scene, she is laced up in a full-body canvas bag (without the SJ). A pic of the former scene was a part of the now-defunct ABOND series. MGM has released the film on DVD.

Teenland (2014) : This short film from Norway takes place in a mental institution for teenagers with special powers. It played the festival circuit in the US before coming to VOD on Vimeo. (They have the trailer for the wrong film on the page, but they do have the right film available.) Ting-a-ling (Frederikke Dahl Hansen) is seen in a hot pink Posey-style straitjacket in a white padded cell, from 8:45 to 9:35 in the film. N.B.: The short film was edited down from a series of webisodes available on YouTube for free. Episodes 2 and 6 contain additional footage of Sally (Victoria Carmen Sonne) in pink and white straitjackets, respectively. You can find screencaps at the Themis Collection. The costume designer posted a vidcap at Yooying. (thanks to Rodrigo and Renfield)

Transylvania Twist (1990) : In this horror spoof, Teri Copley appears in an SJ while filming a rock video. She's seen struggling through a cell door window for a few seconds. (thanks to Joe)

Trap Them and Kill Them (1977; aka EMANUELLE E GLI ULTIMI CANNIBALI and EMANUELLE AND THE LAST CANNIBALS) : This film was one of several "Black Emanuelle" films made in Europe and starring Laura Gemser. Gemser plays an investigative reporter, and is seen at the film's start working undercover as a patient in a mental hospital. A nurse stumbles into the ward, screaming and bleeding, and we discover that another patient took a nasty bite out of her. Two orderlies rush in to SJ her (looks like a Humane Restraint) and strap her to a bed. A few minutes later, Emmanuelle sneaks in and persuades the patient to tell her about, well, the last cannibal tribe. The two scenes are at the beginning of the film (chapter 2 on the Media Blasters DVD), and last about 2 minutes in total. There are a few photos of the SJed girl shown afterwards, in the newspaper office where Emmanuelle works. I've put the clip on Google Drive.

True Fiction (2019) : This thriller follows aspring author Avery (Sara Garcia) as she jumps at the opportunity to assist writer Caleb Conrad in a psychological experiment that he plans to base his next novel upon. At the 25-minute mark, Garcia is strapped into a leather sleepsack and gas mask for a sensory depravation test. She hallucinates that she escapes the bondage, but stumbles upon a horrifying image, and the author sees her freaking out and stops the experiment. I've put the clips on Google Share.

Unaware (2004) : This serial killer flick might have an SJ scene in it; one of the plot twist involves an escaped female mental patient. A synopsis with pictures is available at Movies Online

Unholy, The (1987) : A scene where a woman in a padded cell is sedated by two attendants; she is later seen in an SJ lying on the cell floor for a few seconds; this happens about 56 minutes in. Rodrigo sent me both videos; since the SJ scene is so short, I've kept it separate from the longer scene.

Unrest (aka Unrestful; 2007) : "A young pathology med student suspects that the spirit of a dead cadaver in the hospital morgue where she works is killing off all those who handle or desecrate the body." At the 62 minute mark, the heroine watches an interview video of a female mental patient, who wears what appears to be a Posey SJ. The scene is only 20 seconds long, and I've put the clip on Google Drive. You can check out the official trailer.

Vampire Virus (aka After Dark, 2020) : The first 3 minutes of this vampirism-as-AIDS-metaphor horror film is set in a Romanian asylum, where a blonde (Ayvianna Snow) in a costume SJ escapes from her cell. There is a BTS shot at Snow's Facebook page, and you can see the entire film on YouTube (thanks to Renfield).

Vatican Tapes, The (2015) : Olivia Taylor Dudley is seen sitting in a wheelchair in an extra-small Posey straitjacket in this demonic-possession horror film. You can see a few screencaps at The Themis Collection.

Viaje De Ana Maria, El (Ana Maria's Journey, currently in post-production): In this ultra-low-budget horror film, Ana Maria witnesses the exorcism of her cousin Rosalinda (Veronica Valencia), who is kept in an unusual straitjacket. You can see pictures at the DeviantArt site of the film's costume designer, Karriem Glaster.

Vincere (2010) : This Italian film centers on a woman (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) who had an affair with a young Benito Mussolini, resulting in her giving birth to his son. After his service in WWI, he gets married to another woman, and Mezzogiorno’s attempts to get him to publicly acknowledge their love and his son eventually gets her locked in an insane asylum. There are two short SJ scenes in the film at 7:45 and 17:57 (thanks to Joe). Vidcaps were just posted on the Themis Collection.

Waking Madison (2008?) : This work-in-progress by filmmaker Katherine Brooks deals with a woman suffering from multiple personalities. The official site shows an SJed woman in the site intro, there are some pics at the film's MySpace page, and a fun video featuring an SJed Brooks is on YouTube.

Ward, The (2010; US theatrical release July 2011) : This film from horrormeister John Carpenter follows a young woman (Amber Heard) who is sent to a sinster mental ward after burning down a house. According to a review from the Daily Film Dose, Heard ends up straitjacketed and given shock treatment, and another actress apparently gets gruesomely ECTed to death. The script was posted on the Horror Screenplay Archive, and there are two separate characters who end up in jackets in separate scenes (which doesn't mean that the scenes will end up in the final film). If you really want, you can read a spoiler for the "surprise ending".
Amber Heard is seen in a canvas jacket with thin leather straps, a crotch strap, and no arm loops. After a nurse gives her a pill and leaves the room, Heard uses a jagged point on a bedspring to rip the sleeve end open, free her arms and dig out the pill she secreted in her mouth. A very nice scene, lasting about 2 minutes. You can see the entire film on YouTube (go to 1:08:10 - 1:09:40) (thanks to Anon).

Week and a Half in the Life of a Prostitute, A (1996) : In this porno video, Tricie Devereaux "gives a monologue in what appears to be a straitjacket." Here's a review of the video.

Wisconsin Death Trip (1999) : This documentary reportedly contains an SJ scene, with both men and woman, but Joe tells me the jacket is obviously fake.

Within The Walls (200?) : I know very little about this film, but the trailer shows an SJed woman.

Womb Ghosts (2010) : This Hong Kong horror film shows a pregnant woman struggling in a straitjacket, being carried on a stretcher through a hospital, for the first few minutes.

Women's Prison (1955) : Phyllis Thaxter is put in a nice SJ (canvas with leather straps; reaches down to her hips) and thrown into a padded cell. The entire film is available on YouTube (thanks to Mark); Ida Lupino winds up in the padded cell at the end, and they call for a jacket, but we don't see her in it. There's a still at Mondo 70. S.W was kind enough to make a video and I put it on Google Drive.

Wrong Turn 4 : Bloody Beginnings (2011) : "A group of college students gets lost in a storm during their snowmobiling trip and takes shelter in an abandoned sanitarium which, unbeknown to them, is home to three deformed cannibals." (from the IMDb) The first few minutes of the film take place in the sanitarium in the 1970s, as the inmates rebel. Dr. Ann Marie McQuaid (Kristen Harris) is seen in a Humane Restraints jacket, pushed down a hallway by an inmate, for a few seconds, and is then electroshocked to death without the jacket on. The clip has been uploaded to YouTube and I've also put it on Google Drive (thanks to Mark).

Yellow Dust (1936) : In this western, when the hero Bob Culpepper (Richard Dix) is swindled out of a gold mine by Nellie Brian (Leila Hyams), he SJs her (lace-up model) and rides off with her on his horse. He leaves her trussed up while he sets up camp, builds a fire, cooks some food and steals a kiss; then he releases her. (Credit to Brian R's Scene Database) The scene starts about 45 minutes into the film and lasts about 6 minutes.