Angels' Brigade (1979)

User Rating:

1.7/10   

Director:

Greydon Clark

Writers:

Greydon Clark (writer)
Alvin L. Fast (writer)

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:

Drug Dealer | MST3K | Vigilante | Neo Nazi | Beautiful Woman

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	...	Backup Singer
Sheila Crews	...	Backup Singer
Daniel Lemelle	...	Musician
Herb Quick	...	Musician
Dan Borgers	...	Musician
Chip Steers	...	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 (in alphabetical order)
Greydon Clark		writer
Alvin L. Fast		writer

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

Original Music by
Gerald Lee

Cinematography by
Dean Cundey

Film Editing by
Earl Watson

Production Design by
Jack De Wolf

Set Decoration by
Paul Harvey

Makeup Department
Angie Behrns	....	key makeup
Christine Boyer	....	assistant makeup artist

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 construction
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 supervisor

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

Camera and Electrical Department
Rick Blair	....	camera assistant
Hedy Gier	....	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
Curt Burch	....	associate editor
Marsha Murphy	....	assistant editor

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
L. Steven Snyder	....	production accountant
Dale Wells	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Arista Films

Distributors

• Arista Films (1980) (USA) (theatrical)
• New World Pictures (1980) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1993) (USA) (VHS)
• Sunset Video (1982) (France) (VHS)
• Vestron Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Angels Revenge
Seven from Heaven

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG | Iceland:L | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16

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:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: April is heard coughing while drowning, yet in the next shot she emerges from deep underwater.

Quotes:

April: Women can make a difference!

Movie Connections:

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

SHINE, SHINE...Shine your love!!

Ow, it stings! Angel's Revenge is one of those movies that makes you smile, laugh, feel confusion, and extreme pain all at the same time. The makers of this one probably thought, "There's enough rubes out there who'd be fooled into thinking this is Charlie's Angels, so let's make a movie!" The result is a movie full of made-for-TV preservative preservatives. Some scenes are so laughably ridiculous like the drug compound and it's poorly defended facility. That's what Peter Lawford gets for hiring Jack Palance! After seeing a share of Bs, I have grown an appreciation of seeing Jack in low budget schlockers, but this film hurts so much that he's not even in the majority of the film! Probably out boozing it up with Pete backstage. Beware of Jim Bacchus in his role...be warned! This movie doesn't take itself seriously which becomes apparent really really soon.

The gals are definitely eye candy...and that's about it! Acting was not a prerequisite nor was having any dignity for being involved with this film! Watch the action sequences and why no action choreographer was hired (that would blow the entire budget!). Just your stereotypical big explosions, car chases, A-Team rip-off wannabe van, a girl hanging on to the trunk of a car, bouncing on trampoline, and so much more. See this MST style and see Mike, Tom, and Crow boogie down to the sultry singing of Michelle Wilson!