Angel Town (film)

Angel Town
Starring Olivier Gruner
Release date(s) February 23, 1990 (USA)
Running time 101 min
Country United States
Language English

Angel Town is an 1990 martial arts film starring Olivier Gruner.

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Plot

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

Cast

Production

Production of the film was shut down briefly due to gang violence on the set.[1]

Reception

The reception from critics was mixed.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Film Pulled After Battle at Drive-In : Violence: The premiere of a movie about Latino gang life is marred by brawl at a Westminster theater that involved up to 100 suspected gang members.". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1990-02-25/local/me-2265_1_suspected-gang-member. Retrieved 2011-01-17. 
  2. ^ "MOVIE REVIEW Angel Town' Misses the Mark". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1990-02-23/entertainment/ca-1038_1_angel-town. Retrieved 2011-01-17. 

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