Angels' Brigade (1979)

Director:

Greydon Clark

Writers:

Greydon Clark (written by) and
Alvin L. Fast (written by)

Release Date:

February 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

Seven super sexy girls take on the bad guys in an explosion of wild action, crazy stunts, and loads of laughs!

Plot:

Six sexy women, and a teenage girl, devastate a right-wing militia before doing battle with ruthless drug pushers.

Plot Keywords:

Vigilante | Female Hero | Neo Nazi | Drug Dealer | Independent Film

Cast

Sylvia Anderson	...	Terry Grant
Lieu Chinh	...	Kako Umaro
Jacqueline Cole	...	April Thomas (as Jacqulin Cole)
Liza Greer	...	Trish
Robin Greer	...	Policewoman Elaine Brenner
Susan Kiger	...	Michelle Wilson
Noela Velasco	...	Maria
Jack Palance	...	Mike Farrell
Peter Lawford	...	Burke
Jim Backus	...	Cmdr. Lindsey March
Neville Brand	...	Miller
Pat Buttram	...	Van Salesman
Arthur Godfrey	...	Himself
Alan Hale Jr.	...	Manny (as Alan Hale)
Darby Hinton	...	Sticks
Ken Minyard	...	Joe
Ralph Harris	...	Billy
Howard Ray Huff	...	Compound Thug
Dee Cooper	...	Compound Thug
Norma Fernandez	...	Housekeeper
Bert Davis	...	American Rights Guard
Al Gomez	...	American Rights Guard
Mickey Epps	...	American Rights Guard
Cody Palance	...	Beach Thug
Kenny Endoso	...	Beach Thug
Mike Gugliotta	...	Bobby Wilson
Patty Foley	...	Singer
Sheila Crews	...	Singer
Chip Steen	...	Musician
Daniel Lemelle	...	Musician
Herb Quick	...	Musician
Dan Borgers	...	Musician
Gene George	...	School Boy
Georgette George	...	School Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Candy Castillo	...	Hitman #1 (uncredited)
Greydon Clark	...	Movie Director (uncredited)

Directed by
Greydon Clark

Writing credits
Greydon Clark		(written by) and
Alvin L. Fast		(written by)

Produced by
Greydon Clark	....	producer
Louis George	....	executive producer
Donn Greer	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Gerald Lee

Cinematography by
Dean Cundey		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Earl Watson

Production Design by
Jack De Wolf		(as Jack DeWolf)

Set Decoration by
Paul Harvey

Makeup Department
Angie Behrns	....	key makeup
Christine Boyer	....	assistant makeup artist (as Christine Boyar)

Production Management
Don Behrns	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
G. Richardson Cook	....	second assistant director
Rick Wallace	....	assistant director (as Richard C. Wallace)

Art Department
Robert Campi	....	set constructor
Michael E. Wolf	....	properties (as Michael Wolf)

Sound Department
Richard L. Anderson	....	sound effects editor (as Richard Anderson)
Bob Dietz	....	sound mixer (as Robert Dietz)
Teresa Eckton	....	sound effects editor
Beau Franklin	....	boom
Ted Gomillion	....	sound re-recordist
Ted Keep	....	sound re-recordist
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recordist (as Paul Sharpe)

Special Effects by
Conrad Rothmann	....	special effects (as Conrad Rothman)

Stunts
James Winburn	....	stunt coordinator (as James B. Winburn)

Camera and Electrical Department
Rick Blair	....	camera assistant
Hedy Dietz	....	still photographer
Kal Manning	....	best boy (as Carl Manning)
Steve Mathis	....	electrician
Krishna Rao	....	camera assistant
Dylan Shephard	....	key grip
Mark Walthour	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
N. Kristine Chadwick	....	wardrobe (as Kristine Chadwick)

Editorial Department
Curtis Burch	....	associate editor (as Curt Burch)
Marsha Murphy	....	assistant editor
David Block	....	colorist (uncredited)

Other crew
Christopher Cavette	....	production assistant
Jim Davis	....	promotional director
Forrest Gardner	....	choreographer (as Forest Gardner)
Lawrence Goldberg	....	production assistant
Gary S. Goutsos	....	financial consultant
Meredith Kibbee	....	script supervisor
Michael Pizzuto	....	promotional film (as Mike Pizzuto)
L. Steven Snyder	....	production accountant
Dale Wells	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Arista Films
• World Amusement Company

Distributors

• Arista Films (1980) (USA) (theatrical)
• New World Pictures (1980) (USA) (theatrical)
• Pack-In-Video (1988) (Japan) (VHS)
• Rhino Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Sunset Video (1982) (France) (VHS)
• Vestron Video (19??) (USA) (VHS) (????)
• Video Screen (19??) (Netherlands) (video) (Betamax)
• Video Tape Center (VTC) (1981) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1993) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• B. and M. Automotive  special appreciation to (as B&M Automotive Products)
• Gomillion Sound  post-production facilities
• Modern Film Effects  titles and opticals
• Yamaha Motor Company  motorcycle courtesy of (as Yamaha Motor Corp.)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | USA:PG (No. 25771) | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Arista Films

Trivia:

Freezing the DVD frame of the title card reveals the movie's original title, "Seven from Heaven." The ghost image of the words appear just before they are blacked out and replaced with "Angels' Revenge."

Goofs:

Continuity: Terry drives her motorcycle into the pool to rescue April. Later, April remains sopping wet while Terry is bone dry.

Quotes:

April:Women can make a difference!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels' Revenge (#7.22)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

Heaven Sent

Send. Acting. Coach.

Let's see. There was the idea that seven women without any sort of training of any kind would bring down a drug kingpin. There was the fact that none of these women ever thought to call in the police. There was the drug kingpin who stored millions of dollars of drugs in a ludicrously unguarded "processing compound."

There was this famous pop star who can apparently get around Los Angeles completely unrecognized. There was a "Vietnamese" character with a Japanese name. There was this high school girl hanging on to the trunk of a Caddy, uncommented upon by other drivers, as it sped through LA.

There were appearances by such actors as Jack Palance, Jim Backus(if you watch MST3K's version, Angel's Revenge, you can actually hear Mike and the bots groan when Backus makes his appearance), Peter Lawford(Tom Servo: "Do you think Peter Lawford even knows where he is?") and Arthur Godfrey. And there were plot holes aplenty and lots more awfulness besides this.

All of this and more make for one of the worst movies ever made by anyone. That anybody thought this was a good idea and that actors of the caliber of Jack Palance agreed to participate is mind-boggling. Watch the MST3K version which is one of their best efforts.