Angel

"High School Honor Student by Day. Hollywood Hooker by Night."

1984 1h 33m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 132

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Synopsis

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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.

“High School Honor Student by Day. Hollywood Hooker by Night.”

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Cast

Donna Wilkes
Molly Stewart / Angel
Cliff Gorman
Lt. Andrews
Susan Tyrrell
Solly Mosler
Dick Shawn
Mae
Rory Calhoun
Kit Carson
John Diehl
The Killer
Elaine Giftos
Patricia Allen
Graem McGavin
Lana

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Vincent O'Neil
Writers: Joseph Michael Cala, Robert Vincent O'Neil
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Angel Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Vincent O'Neil, shot by Andrew Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Craig Safan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Charles Bornstein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Donna Wilkes and Cliff Gorman and Susan Tyrrell carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "High School Honor Student by Day. Hollywood Hooker by Night.".

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The take

Robert Vincent O'Neil directs. Andrew Davis behind the camera. Craig Safan scores. Charles Bornstein cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
242 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "The Angel Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Robert Vincent O'Neil, shot by Andrew Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Craig Safan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Charles Bornstein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Donna Wilkes and Cliff Gorman and Susan Tyrrell carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "High School Honor Student by Day. Hollywood Hooker by Night.".
9IMDB entry: tt0086896 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "high school", "prostitute", "detective", "exploitation".

The technical file

Cinematography: Andrew Davis
Original score: Craig Safan
Editing: Charles Bornstein
Costume design: Kathie Clark
Makeup / hair: Darri Gocha
Sound: John L. Mack
Stunt coordinator: Dick Warlock
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Angel (1984)

Part of

The Angel Collection

The 15-year-old honor student Molly Stewart attends her private prep school in the Los Angeles area by day. However, at night, she transforms to Angel: the mini-skirted, high-heeled street prostitute working Hollywood Boulevard after school.

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JPV8522020-08-10
★ 7/10
Better than expected, and not nearly as sleazy as expected, drama-suspenser with a fine performance from the lead actress and has shades of many similar films (psycho killer on the lose) of the 70s and 80s thrillers (reminded me somewhat of Vice Squad (1982). 3.5/5

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