Angel Town (film)
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| Starring | Olivier Gruner |
Release dates | February 23, 1990 (USA) |
Running time | 101 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Angel Town is an 1990 martial arts film starring Olivier Gruner.
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
- Olivier Gruner as Jacques
- Theresa Saldana as Maria
- Peter Kwong as Henry
- Mark Dacascos as Stone Driver
- Bruce Locke as Mr Park
- William Bassett as Graduate Dean
Release
The film's first weekend of theatrical release was marked by a gang brawl at a drive-in theater in Westminster, California.[1]
Reception
The reception from critics was mixed.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
- ↑ "MOVIE REVIEW Angel Town' Misses the Mark". The Los Angeles Times. February 23, 1990. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
- ↑ Mietkiewicz, Henry (May 15, 1990). "Feet of power overstep dumb plot". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
. . . the surprise is that it's not half bad. . . . What audiences want is to see Gruner flailing away with four deadly limbs, and on that score, Angel Town delivers.
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