Angel

1984

Action / Crime / Thriller

15
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 5328 5.3K

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Plot summary

Molly Stewart, a teen at the top of her class who survives by working nights as a prostitute on Hollywood Blvd, finds her world beginning to fall apart when a depraved, necrophiliac serial killer begins targeting LA’s streetwalkers.

Director

Robert Vincent O'Neil Photo
Robert Vincent O'Neil

Top cast

Peter Jason Photo
Peter Jason as The John
Elaine Giftos Photo
Elaine Giftos as Patricia Allen
Ross Hagen Photo
Ross Hagen as Urban Cowboy
Rory Calhoun Photo
Rory Calhoun as Kit Carson
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807.75 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 2
1.44 GB
1920*1024
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 15

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by merklekranz 7 / 10

A conglomeration of movie stereotypes that works .............

"Angel" can be summed up in one word "entertaining", and nothing else really matters. The story has all the makings of a lurid sexploitation film, with it's high school honor student, hooker, connection, plus a little necrophilia thrown in for good measure. It would be a mistake however to dismiss "Angel" as just another catering to "old men in raincoats" movie. Supporting characters Dick Shawn, Rory Calhoun, and Susan Tyrrell, add immeasurably, as do the seedy Hollywood Boulevard locations. Many movie stereotypes are represented including, female revenge with a big gun, gratuitous nude shower scenes, high school jocks and geeks, but it all pulls together with witty dialog and excellent character development. Even the killer, who doesn't speak until the end, is memorable. - MERK
Reviewed by allagesyoga 7 / 10

Creating Family

This is a surprisingly sweet, even a wholesome film. The family that Angel /Molly has found on the streets is better than the family that abandoned her, and that seems to be the case for the entire cast of characters. You get this sense of a community of oddballs, ostracized for their sexuality or for unknown reasons, who have somehow found each other. There is so much care for each other. The killer is one of those 80s movie killers, trying to rid the world of sin, but the movie never once applies a sense of shame to its sex workers and other eccentrics. The killer is wrong to see them the way he does. They are all so human and so kind to one another. We were kind of clueless about a lot of things in the 80s, and the movie can be forgiven for eliding the truly sad realities of drug use and street life, because its mission isn't to show tragic hookers with hearts of gold, seeking redemption. It doesn't romanticize that life either. The people who meet and care about Angel want to get her off the streets because she is a damn child, but they don't judge her, they just protect her until she can do that. I also loved how clear the film is that she's actually a child. There were so many moments where she did something or reacted in a way that was so realistically 15 years old. I was surprised by this movie. It was . . . charming.
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