Angel Town

"His justice...is one on one."

1990 1h 42m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 40

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Synopsis

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A graduate student and martial-arts expert rents a room in a house owned by a single mother who lives there with her son. A local street gang is trying to recruit the son, but the new tenant tries to help the boy's mother keep him out of the gang. When they learn of this, they target both the mother and her new tenant.

“His justice...is one on one.”

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Cast

Olivier Gruner
Jacques
Peter Kwong
Henry
Theresa Saldana
Maria
Frank Aragon
Martin
James Carreras
Chuwey Zamora
Gregory Cruz
Stoner
Frankie Avina
Spider
Mark Dacascos
Stoner's Driver

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eric Karson
Writers: S. Warren
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 48% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eric Karson, shot by John LeBlanc. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

AWARDS

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Olivier Gruner and Peter Kwong and Theresa Saldana carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "His justice...is one on one.".

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The take

Eric Karson directs. John LeBlanc behind the camera. Terry Plumeri scores. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 48% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
336 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Eric Karson, shot by John LeBlanc. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Terry Plumeri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Olivier Gruner and Peter Kwong and Theresa Saldana carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "His justice...is one on one.".
9IMDB entry: tt0099039 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.