Angel III: The Final Chapter (1988)

Molly accidentally takes a picture of a woman who turns out to be her mother, who abandoned her fourteen years ago. She tracks her down, only to find that she has another daughter, and both are connected to a dangerous crime element.

Director:

Tom DeSimone

Writers:

Robert Vincent O'Neil (characters) (as Robert Vincent O'Neill), Joseph Michael Cala (characters) (as Joseph M. Cala)

Stars:

Mitzi Kapture, Mark Blankfield, Emile Beaucard

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mitzi Kapture	...	Molly Stewart / Angel
Mark Blankfield	...	Spanky
Emile Beaucard	...	Shahid
Maud Adams	...	Nadine
Kin Shriner	...	Neal
Tawny Fere	...	Michelle
S.A. Griffin	...	Roger
Richard Roundtree	...	Lt. Doniger
Anna Navarro	...	Gloria
Susan Moore	...	Pam
Floyd Levine	...	Lt. Mellin
Barbara Treutelaar	...	Shirley
Cynthia Hoppenfeld	...	Marie
Bob DeSimone	...	Porn Director
Julie K. Smith	...	Darlene

Storyline

Molly is now a freelance photographer in New York. She runs across a woman at an art show that looks familiar. She goes to L.A. to find out that this woman is in fact, her mother. She also finds out she has a sister. The reunion is short-lived when her mother calls her to tell her that her sister is in danger and later, gets killed in an explosion. Molly must once again, become Angel to try and find her sister.

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Plot Keywords:

pornography | photographer | limo | ice cream truck | shoot out | 

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Taglines:

Angel spent years making men happy. Now it's time to make them pay

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the first story, Molly's counselor tells Solly that she wants to talk to Margaret Stewart. May later introduces herself as Margaret.

After recognizing her mother in the photos taken at the art gallery, she asks the owner if the woman's name is Gloria. The owner confirms the name and when she meets her mother, she doesn't mention anything about changing her name.

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Quotes

Marie: My God, Michelle, I've been so worried, I thought they had you.
Michelle: Marie, where is my mother?
Marie: [takes Michelle's hands] Your mother's dead. It was horrible. The police said she was murdered.
[sits down]
Michelle: [covers mouth] It's my fault, isn't it?
Marie: [shakes her head] She was so worried about you.
Michelle: Marie... I have a sister, don't I?
Marie: A sister?
Michelle: That girl, Molly... she tried to warn me.
Marie: Yeah... there was a young woman who came to see Gloria that afternoon of the accident.
[...]

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Connections

Referenced in Mike Tyson Mysteries: Unsolved Situations (2016)

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Soundtracks

Five O
Written and Performed by Bebop Bedlam

User Reviews

This one didn't Kapture me.

Lt. Andrews will be spinning in his grave: after rescuing Molly Stewart from a world of vice (in the original Angel) and financially supporting her through law school (in Avenging Angel, the second movie in the series), she decides to go to New York and become a blinking freelance photographer instead. Now there's gratitude for you!

But being a snapper doesn't prevent Molly (now played by Mitzi Kapture) from crossing paths with dangerous criminals: after realising that the L.A. art dealer in one of her photos is actually her estranged mother, who she hasn't seen since she was abandoned by her at the age of twelve, Molly returns to California in search of answers, only to find out that her mum is involved in a cocaine smuggling racket and her sister, of whose existence she was previously completely unaware, is in danger of being sold into white slavery. When her mother is killed in a car bomb, Molly once again adopts her Angel persona, entering the world of adult films to try and rescue the only family she has left from a lifetime of forced sex with sweaty foreigners.

Considering all of the trashy possibilities open to an exploitation film-maker by such sleazy subjects as prostitution, white slavery, drug dealing and the porn industry, Angel III is a very disappointing film. Sure, there's plenty of T&A on display (the first pair of bare knockers appears on screen within seconds, and the nudity continues throughout), but the pacing is dull, the direction uninspired, the story pedestrian and the less said about the acting the better. Plus, it's kinda ironic that of the three actresses to play Molly, the one with the name that sounds most like a genuine porn-star or hooker is actually the least sexy (yes, Mitzi Kapture is pretty, but she lacks either the jail-bait charm of Donna '25 going on 15' Wilkes, or the sheer va-va-voom of Betsy Russell).

Details

Official Sites:

Official Angel fan page

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 November 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Angel III: The Final Chapter

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

New World Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1