Angels Revenge, or Angels Brigade, is a 1979 American action comedy film.[1] It was directed by Greydon Clark and distributed by Arista Films. It is also known as Angels' Brigade and Seven from Heaven.
The film has major roles for Peter Lawford and Jack Palance as the leaders of a drug cartel, and gives minor roles to character actorsJim Backus, Alan Hale, Jr., Pat Buttram and Arthur Godfrey (playing himself). Of the actresses who played the film's seven female protagonists, however, the closest any had previously come to any degree of fame was Susan Kiger, who had been the Playboy Playmate of the Month for January 1977. Kiger played singer Michelle Wilson; her co-stars were Sylvia Anderson as stuntwoman Terry Grant, Lieu Chinh as martial arts instructor Keiko Umaro, Jacqueline Cole as high-school teacher April, Noela Velasco as model Maria, and Robin Greer as policewoman Elaine Brenner. Her younger sister Liza Greer plays high-school student Trish, who invites herself into the team. Jack Palance played chief antagonist Mike Farrell, assistant to Lawford's kingpin character.
The film's plot focuses on seven female vigilantes who decide to undermine the operation of a drug cartel. The "revenge" mentioned in the title reflects that one of the vigilantes is primarily motivated by her desire to avenge her hospitalized brother, a drug user.
The film focuses on seven women who decide to fight the local drug cartel after the brother of Michelle Wilson, a Las Vegas pop singer, is found severely beaten. When taken to the hospital, the young man is discovered to have been using illegal drugs. The singer meets with April, her brother's teacher, and the two hatch a plan to destroy the local drug processing plant.
They recruit four more women with special skills and connections to help them achieve their audacious goal. As they plan their first strike, they discover high-schooler Trish spying on them. The student is relegated to phone duty but eventually worms her way into their escapades. The "Angels" not only destroy the processing plant but also manage to intercept one of the shipments. As a result, the women attract unwelcome attention from the local drug cartel.
Critical responseedit
The film was poorly received by both critics and the general public, being seen as a cheap knockoff of Charlie's Angels.[2] The plot was seen as contrived. It also had a number of actors, primarily Lawford and Palance, whose popularity had fallen since the 1960s.[3][4]
Mystery Science Theater 3000edit
Because of the poor response, the film faded into obscurity until 1995 when it was featured on the movie-mocking television series Mystery Science Theater 3000. It was edited to fit their timeslot; for example, Miller (Neville Brand) is listed in the opening credits, but only mentioned towards the end, never actually appearing on screen.
The episode featuring the film was the final episode broadcast on Comedy Central, when it aired as a rerun on December 30, 1996.
Pulp Fiction - Fox Force Five referenced on said MST3K episode
Referencesedit
^"Angels Brigade". www.allmovie.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
^Martel, Roman J. (2013-07-18). "Roman's Movie Reviews and Musings: Angels' Revenge (1979) - MST3K Review". Roman's Movie Reviews and Musings. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
angels, revenge, this, article, about, 1979, film, similar, topics, angel, revenge, disambiguation, angels, brigade, 1979, american, action, comedy, film, directed, greydon, clark, distributed, arista, films, also, known, angels, brigade, seven, from, heaven, . This article is about the 1979 film For similar topics see Angel s Revenge disambiguation Angels Revenge or Angels Brigade is a 1979 American action comedy film 1 It was directed by Greydon Clark and distributed by Arista Films It is also known as Angels Brigade and Seven from Heaven Angels RevengeOne sheet for Angels BrigadeDirected byGreydon ClarkWritten byGreydon ClarkAlvin L FastProduced byGreydon ClarkStarringSylvia Anderson Lieu ChinhJacqueline ColeLiza GreerRobin GreerSusan KigerPeter LawfordJack PalanceJim BackusCinematographyDean CundeyMusic byGerald LeeDistributed byArista FilmsRelease dateFebruary 1979 1979 02 Running time97 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish The film has major roles for Peter Lawford and Jack Palance as the leaders of a drug cartel and gives minor roles to character actors Jim Backus Alan Hale Jr Pat Buttram and Arthur Godfrey playing himself Of the actresses who played the film s seven female protagonists however the closest any had previously come to any degree of fame was Susan Kiger who had been the Playboy Playmate of the Month for January 1977 Kiger played singer Michelle Wilson her co stars were Sylvia Anderson as stuntwoman Terry Grant Lieu Chinh as martial arts instructor Keiko Umaro Jacqueline Cole as high school teacher April Noela Velasco as model Maria and Robin Greer as policewoman Elaine Brenner Her younger sister Liza Greer plays high school student Trish who invites herself into the team Jack Palance played chief antagonist Mike Farrell assistant to Lawford s kingpin character The film s plot focuses on seven female vigilantes who decide to undermine the operation of a drug cartel The revenge mentioned in the title reflects that one of the vigilantes is primarily motivated by her desire to avenge her hospitalized brother a drug user Contents 1 Plot 2 Critical response 2 1 Mystery Science Theater 3000 2 2 RiffTrax 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPlot editThe film focuses on seven women who decide to fight the local drug cartel after the brother of Michelle Wilson a Las Vegas pop singer is found severely beaten When taken to the hospital the young man is discovered to have been using illegal drugs The singer meets with April her brother s teacher and the two hatch a plan to destroy the local drug processing plant They recruit four more women with special skills and connections to help them achieve their audacious goal As they plan their first strike they discover high schooler Trish spying on them The student is relegated to phone duty but eventually worms her way into their escapades The Angels not only destroy the processing plant but also manage to intercept one of the shipments As a result the women attract unwelcome attention from the local drug cartel Critical response editThe film was poorly received by both critics and the general public being seen as a cheap knockoff of Charlie s Angels 2 The plot was seen as contrived It also had a number of actors primarily Lawford and Palance whose popularity had fallen since the 1960s 3 4 Mystery Science Theater 3000 edit Because of the poor response the film faded into obscurity until 1995 when it was featured on the movie mocking television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 It was edited to fit their timeslot for example Miller Neville Brand is listed in the opening credits but only mentioned towards the end never actually appearing on screen The episode featuring the film was the final episode broadcast on Comedy Central when it aired as a rerun on December 30 1996 RiffTrax edit In 2017 former MST3K writers and cast members Bridget Nelson and Mary Jo Pehl riffed the uncut film as a video on demand for RiffTrax 5 See also editB movie Rural purge Pulp Fiction Fox Force Five referenced on said MST3K episodeReferences edit Angels Brigade www allmovie com Retrieved 1 September 2019 Martel Roman J 2013 07 18 Roman s Movie Reviews and Musings Angels Revenge 1979 MST3K Review Roman s Movie Reviews and Musings Retrieved 2019 09 10 The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection Volume 2 www amazon com Retrieved 2019 09 10 The Loft Cinema Angels Revenge RiffTrax April 7 2017 Retrieved July 7 2017 External links editAngels Revenge at IMDb nbsp Angels Revenge at AllMovie nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Angels Revenge amp oldid 1208403008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
