Vice Squad (1982)

Director:

Gary Sherman

Writers:

Sandy Howard (written by) and
Kenneth Peters (written by) ...
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Release Date:

23 April 1982 (West Germany)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

...The Real Story.

Plot:

A Los Angeles businesswoman, known only by her street name of Princess, turns to prostitution to support...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Prostitution | Escape | Pimp | Clothes Hanger

Cast

Season Hubley	...	Princess
Gary Swanson	...	Tom Walsh
Wings Hauser	...	Ramrod
Pepe Serna	...	Pete Mendez
Beverly Todd	...	Louise Williams
Joseph Di Giroloma	...	Kowalski (as Joseph DiGiroloma)
Maurice Emanuel	...	Edwards
Wayne Hackett	...	Christian Sorenson
Nina Blackwood	...	Ginger
Sudana Bobatoon	...	Dixie
Lydia Lei	...	Coco
Kelly Piper	...	Blue Chip
Kristoffer Anders	...	Sergeant Brooks
Joseph Baroncini	...	Ted
Fred Berry	...	Sugar Pimp
Tom Brent	...	Happy Harve
Grand L. Bush	...	Black Pimp (as Grand Bush)
Marilyn Coleman	...	Beatrice Adams
Michael Ensign	...	Chauffeur
Nate Esformes	...	The John
Stacy Everly	...	Teenage Junkie
Cliff Frazier	...	Mace (as Clifford Frazier)
Lyla Graham	...	Mrs. Cruikshank
Peter Harrell	...	First Dude
Jonathan Haze	...	Dapper Man
Vincent J. Isaac	...	Silky
Cyndi James Gossett	...	Black Prostitute (as Cyndi James-Reese)
Ben Kronen	...	Elderly Man
Bob Laird	...	Motorcycle Officer #1
Doug Laird	...	Motorcycle Officer #2
Robert Miano	...	Duty Sergeant
Richard Milholland	...	Driver
Vahan Moosekian	...	Doctor
Mark Ness	...	Cab Driver
Stack Pierce	...	Roscoe
Barbara Pilavin	...	Derelict Woman
Donald Rawley	...	Gregory - The Swish
David Ross	...	Officer
Stan Ross	...	Drunk
Cheryl Smith	...	White Prostitute
Hugo Stanger	...	Old Man at Mansion
Arnold F. Turner	...	Boss Player (as Arnold Turner)
Nicole Volkoff	...	Lisa
Richard Wetzel	...	Fast Eddie
Ark Wong	...	Mr. Wong
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Hart-Browne	...	Trixie (uncredited)
Troy Martin	...	Rocky Horror Fan (uncredited)

Directed by
Gary Sherman		(as Gary A. Sherman)

Writing credits
Sandy Howard		(written by) and
Kenneth Peters		(written by) and
Robert Vincent O'Neill		(written by) (as Robert Vincent O'Neil)
Gary Sherman		uncredited

Produced by
Frank Capra Jr.	....	executive producer
Brian E. Frankish	....	producer (as Brian Frankish)
Frank Hildebrand	....	associate producer
Sandy Howard	....	executive producer
Robert Rehme	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
John Alcott		(photographed by)

Film Editing by
Roy Watts

Casting by
Judi Jones

Production Design by
Lee Fischer		(as Lee C. Fischer)

Costume Design by
Bernadette O'Brien

Makeup Department
Scott Readwine	....	makeup artist (as Scott Jon Readwine)

Production Management
Jim Dyer	....	unit production manager (as James Robert Dyer)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert Becker	....	first assistant director (as Robert S. Becker)
Richard Espinoza	....	second assistant director (as Dick Espinoza)

Sound Department
George Baetz	....	boom operator
Charles Hansen	....	sound mixer (as Charles B. Hansen)
David J. Hudson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mel Metcalfe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ralph Moss	....	sound engineer
Tally Paulos	....	dialogue editor
James Troutman	....	sound effects supervisor (as Jim Troutman)
Ray West	....	sound re-recording mixer
Clancy T. Troutman	....	supervising sound editor (uncredited)

Stunts
Bill Couch	....	stunt coordinator
Eddie Hice	....	stunt coordinator
Nick Dimitri	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunt double (uncredited)
James Winburn	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Anneman	....	camera operator (as John G. Anneman)
Michael Barrett	....	electrician
Dennis Grow	....	gaffer
Jay Hergot	....	electrician
Kim Hubbard	....	best boy grip
Michael E. Matteson	....	dolly grip
Andy Mercer	....	grip
Ken Miller	....	key grip
Rick Nunnally	....	assistant camera
Michael Paris	....	still photographer
Ted Rhodes	....	electrical best boy
Tracy Trotter	....	first assistant camera
Kevin Williams	....	electrician
Gregory Peters	....	best boy (uncredited)
Gregory Peters	....	electrician (uncredited)
Jed Skillman	....	assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Rick Wiley	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Johanna Ray	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Sode-Matteson	....	assistant costumer (as Laura Sode)

Editorial Department
John Currin	....	assistant editor
Helena Rubinstein	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
George S. Clinton	....	arranger: additional music and lyrics (as George Clinton)
George S. Clinton	....	composer: additional music and lyrics (as George Clinton)
Hal Landers	....	music consultant
Lewis Merenstein	....	musical supervisor
Michael Montgomery	....	arranger: additional music and lyrics
Michael Montgomery	....	composer: additional music and lyrics
Arlon Ober	....	music editor
Keith Rubinstein	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Larry Bennett	....	driver
Robert E. Evans	....	driver: honeywagon
Gale Fisher	....	driver
George Staubs	....	production van driver (as George W. Staubs)
Frank Tremonti	....	transportation coordinator (as Frank A. Tremonti)
Sandra Tremonti	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Sandra Bailey	....	creative consultant
Dustin Bernard	....	production assistant (as Dustin R. Bernard)
Donald P. Borchers	....	production associate
Charles Brescia	....	set coordinator
Lee R. Craig	....	fire safety officer
Les F. Dollar	....	caterer
Chip Fowler	....	production office coordinator
Cathy Mickel Gibson	....	assistant production accountant (as Cathy Gibson)
J. Dakin Grahame	....	assistant to producers
Carol Hilson	....	assistant to producers
Robert Hippard	....	location manager
Larry Hollister	....	first aid (as Larry 'Doc' Hollister)
Paddy Kean	....	location assistant
Pat Kimber	....	assistant set coordinator
John Lizzi	....	stand-in
Jack Lyons	....	publicist
Jean Ovrum	....	assistant to producers
Jeanne Rosenberg	....	script supervisor
Gayle Sandler	....	production secretary
Ron Von Schimmelmann	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Dynamic
• Hemdale

Distributors

• Succéfilm AB (Sweden) (theatrical)
• AVCO Embassy Pictures
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Embassy Home Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
• Globo Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• New World-Mutual (Canada)
• Videosonic Arts (1984) (Greece) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Knott Limited (special effects equipment) (as Knott Limited Special Effects)

Other Companies

• Eastern Producers Payments Inc.  payroll services
• Fujifilm  film (as Fuji Film Co.)
• George Hill's Mobile Studio  production equipment (as George Hill Mobile Studios)
• Glen Glenn Sound Company  sound re-recording (as Glen Glenn Sound)
• Laird and Laird  film security
• Modern Film Effects  titles
• Picture Package  production equipment
• Ryder Sound Services  sound transfer
• Sound FX  sound effects
• Talent Payments  payroll services

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Runtime:

97 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | USA:R | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1984) (cut) | Norway:(Banned) (1982-2003) (cinema release) | Australia:R | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/18 | West Germany:18 | Italy:VM18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Dynamic

Trivia:

Director Gary Sherman asked actress Season Hubley to direct the pain and anguish of the separation and the custody battle that she was going through at the time into her performance for this movie's finale.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: As Season moves past the candles and flowers in the wedding scene with the old man in the mansion, a cameraman and camera are clearly visible on the right side of the scene.

Quotes:

Ramrod:Let me see a warrant right now boy.
Pete Mendez:Warrants? We don't need no stinkin' warrants because we're holding them in our right hand, buffalo breath!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Cinema Snob: Angel Above: The Devil Below (#3.33)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Neon Slime

A Great Exploitation Flick....

I enjoyed this film. Wings Hauser is so good and has such presence. When you watch him, as Ram Rod, you hate him. This film is taut and gritty. It captured street life, perfectly. I like the fact that the film doesn't linger on morality. It had quite a nihilistic feel to it. There's one particular scene, in which Season Hubley is at a bar talking 'shop' with her fellow hookers. It was a scene of pure honesty. Some women do what they've got to do to make a living and there's nothing wrong with it.

Wings Hauser plays a crazed pimp, Ram Rod, who loves to punish his hookers by torturing them to death. Gary Swanson, plays a determined vice cop out to stop this psycho. When Hubley's best friend is killed by Hauser, she is blackmailed, by Swanson, to go undercover to bring this psycho pimp down.

This film had such a relentless pace and it puts you on the edge of your seat. This is the type of film that graced the screens at 'The Deuce', during it's hey-day. It's a forgotten gem, an exploitation classic.