Angel (1984)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | fishing rod |
| Original title | fishing rod |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1984 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Robert Vincent O'Neill |
| script | Robert Vincent O'Neill Joseph Michael Cala |
| production |
Donald P. Borchers Roy Watts |
| music | Craig Safan |
| camera | Andrew Davis |
| cut | Charles Bornstein |
| occupation | |
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Angel is an American feature film released in 1984.
action
15-year-old Molly Stewart attends a private school in Los Angeles during the day . In the evenings she transforms into Angel, a prostitute in a miniskirt and high heels on Hollywood Boulevard . On the street she made friends with some night owls, such as B. with a city cowboy, the transvestite Mae and the street artist Yoyo.
A serial killer terrifies the street prostitute. Lieutenant Andrews investigates the series of prostitutes' murders, but gets stuck for lack of evidence. Angel's friend and colleague Crystal also becomes a victim of the killer. At school, Patricia Allen, a teacher, wonders why Molly doesn't take part in school activities. Molly explains that she has to take care of her mother in need of care.
Lt. Andrews advises the prostitutes to only work in pairs. Angel's partner is Lana, who shares a motel room with her. Lana takes a customer to the room. Hours later, Molly also wants to go to the room with a suitor, but she finds her colleague murdered in the shower. Angel's statements can be used to create a phantom image of Lana's last customer. Indeed, a suspect is brought to a confrontation. Angel identifies him as the perpetrator, but the suspect escapes and shoots his way out of the police station.
Andrews now wants to speak to Angel's (i.e., Molly's) parents. However, it turns out that the father disappeared nine years ago. Molly's mother left her daughter three years ago. Molly managed to create the illusion that her mother was in the house to avoid being sent to a home. For three years she has been earning her living with prostitution.
Molly gets a gun and goes back to work as Angel, despite all of Andrews' warnings. But that night she is recognized by a schoolmate, Ric Sawyer. It doesn't take long for the whole school to know what Angel does at night. The next day the teacher visits Molly and wants to speak to her mother. The transvestite Mae poses as Molly's mother, but Mrs. Allen does not fall for the lie. Mrs. Allen and Molly leave the apartment one after the other. The killer breaks in and stabs Mae.
Molly returns with Lt. Andrews back. They find the transvestite's body. Molly grabs her gun and goes in search of the killer. Andrews follows her. Molly's friend Carson, who accompanies her, can kill the killer after a fight.
Reviews
The lexicon of international films described the film as an “absurd and indecisive mixture of melodrama, psychological thriller, involuntary comedy and confused milieu study. The actual theme, a feminine variation of the 'Jekyll and Hyde' motif, is given away in a superficial and uncertain staging. "
The film magazine Cinema saw the film as an eccentric thriller. The conclusion of the magazine: "Bright, quick and not to be taken very seriously."
The TV Guide found that the film, while silly and tasteless, managed to introduce some interesting ideas into the standard repertoire of an exploitation film .
Awards
The film won the audience award at the International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival in San Francisco .
background
The film was released in US cinemas on January 13, 1984. In Germany it was published on April 27 of the same year.
The film was shot on and around Hollywood Boulevard. The premiere also took place here in the Pacific Hollywood Theater.
Donna Wilkes, who played the 15-year-old title character, was 24 years old at the time of filming.
Sequels
The film had three sequels:
- 1984: Angel Returns ( Avenging Angel ) with Betsy Russell as Angel
- 1987: Angel 3 - The Search ( Angel 3: The Final Chapter ) with Mitzi Kapture as Angel
- 1993: LA Angel - Deadly Revenge ( Angel IV: Assault with a Deadly Weapon ) with Darlene Vogel as Angel
Web links
- Angel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Angel on filmposter-archiv.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Angel. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Critique of Cinema
- ↑ Critique of the TVGuide (Eng.)