Angels in Stardust (2014)

An imaginative teenage girl, living in a mystical and dangerous community built on a deserted drive-in movie lot along the Texas/Oklahoma border, struggles to realize her potential, and escape the world she was born into.

Director:

William Robert Carey

Writer:

William Robert Carey

Stars:

AJ Michalka, Billy Burke, Alicia Silverstone

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
AJ Michalka	...	Vallie Sue
Billy Burke	...	The Cowboy
Alicia Silverstone	...	Tammy
Adam Taylor	...	Pleasant
Amelia Rose Blaire	...	Loretta
Michael Spears	...	Tenkill
Darin Heames	...	Old Ray
Tyler Riggs	...	Mickey
Adam Cagley	...	Boyd
Peter Coventry Smith	...	Cody
Kelly Ramel	...	Francine
Dennis Cockrum	...	Mr. Sunday
Chet Grissom	...	Mr. Hogan
Chandler Massey	...	Angelo
Tim Kahle	...	Sheriff Montgomery

Storyline

An imaginative teenage girl, living in a mystical and dangerous community built on a deserted drive-in movie lot along the Texas/Oklahoma border, struggles to realize her potential, and escape the world she was born into.

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Taglines:

Anything is possible in Tardust.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual material, some menace, language, smoking and teen drinking

Details

Official Sites:

official film website

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 February 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jesus in Cowboy Boots

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

High-Motor Productions, HIP Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tenkill's stance outside Vallie's door toward the end of the movie is an ironic homage to John Wayne's stance, which was an homage to his friend Harry Carey Sr., at the end of "The Searchers."

User Reviews

Excellent film

I really enjoyed Angels In Stardust. Though the title may sound like it could be a religious film, it is not. It is a coming of age film that includes suspense, intrigue and seemingly impossible dreams. The setting, a town built on an abandoned drive-in movie theater parking lot call Tardust (Stardust with the "S" missing), had me chuckling from the beginning. After the first 20 minutes of character development, the film really opens up. Alicia Silverstone (Tammy) is brilliant in her performance as a white trash mother raising children in a run-down trailer park community. In my opinion, it is her best performance ever in film. She had me crying in a number of emotionally moving scenes. Other times I was feeling shocked at how she treated her children and at her desperate attempts to improve her life. Billy Burk is amazing at fulfilling the roll of the wise Cowboy and AJ Michalka (Valley Sue) is perfect in her role as Tammy's responsible teenage daughter with dreams to be a writer. I was intrigued by the story and how Valley Sue's life weaves between fantasy and reality and at times, I was not sure where she was. The film is a blend of drama, comedy, mystical (or metaphysical) and personal challenge. It contrasts the harsh reality of their poor socioeconomic life with the hope created by the fantasy of dreams.