Angel's Dance (1999)

A young hitman is asked to prove himself by killing an innocent woman.

Director:

David L. Corley

Writer:

David L. Corley

Stars:

James Belushi, Sheryl Lee, Kyle Chandler

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Belushi	...	Stevie 'The Rose' Rosellini
Sheryl Lee	...	Angelica Chaste
Kyle Chandler	...	Tony Greco
Frank John Hughes	...	Nick
Ned Bellamy	...	Police Detective
Mark Carlton	...	Bob
Mac Davis	...	Norman
Jon Polito	...	Uncle Vinnie
David Bickford	...	Accountant
Timo Flloko	...	The Shank
Joe Luis Garcia	...	Johnnie
John Bigham	...	Young Priest
Chris Barnes	...	Irish Priest
Cameron Corley	...	Choir Boy
Kevin Cooney	...	Theodore Chaste

Storyline

Tony wants to be a hitman for the Mafia, but first he has to learn from a master. Enter Stevie California-cool, eats veggie burgers and quotes Neitzche. Tony may not agree with Stevie's style, but he has to complete his training so he can go back and kill the Mafia's accountant, who's about to turn state's evidence. His final test: kill whoever is randomly picked out of the yellow pages. His target: Angel Chaste. Angel works the graveyard shift at a mortuary. She thinks a doll is her baby. Her mother left when she was little. Basically, Angel has PROBLEMS. When Tony, Angel and Stevie collide, it will change all of their lives.

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Plot Keywords:

hitman | mafia | doll | mafia accountant | mortuary | 

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Taglines:

Don't mess with an angel and expect to be saved.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexuality and language

Details

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 February 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Angel bosszúja

Filming Locations:

Santa Fe Springs, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Promark Entertainment Group, Videal GmbH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Angel's gun keeps changing. She buys a large squareish looking gun with a silver slide and a black body. But when she confronts Stevie in the diner, she has a much smaller all-silver gun (this gun is identical to the gun that nick carries in the final chase/gunfight sequence near the end of the movie). Later, Angel picks up Nick's gun (the all-silver one) because hers is out of bullets, but in the scenes leading up to that moment, sometimes she's carrying her black/silver gun and sometimes she's already carrying the all-silver gun.

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Quotes

Nick: Who the fuck is this girl, Bruce Lee?
Stevie: Nah, she's better than that. Chuck Norris.
Nick: What are you talking about?
Stevie: He's alive.

User Reviews

Good

Terrible title for a reasonably witty black comedy that has a hitman and his apprentice stalking a random target for practice. Only this target decides to fight back. And the target is psychotic to boot. Nice performances, especially from Sheryl "Twin Peaks" Lee as the seriously whacked hunted-turned-hunter. Jim Belushi turns in his usual laid-back, likable-character performance, with a bit of Zen thrown in this time. A straight-to-video job, with a touch of foul language and Lee wearing a series of killer designer outfits with -- as she likes to tell her favorite priest -- no panties on underneath. As if we needed her to tell us, with lots of nicely-lighted, silhouetted shots of her prancing around town. Wait until you see her in her form-fitting, UNDERWORLD-style body armor! This gal could definitely play Wonder Woman or Catwoman anytime.