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:

Hope... Faith... Desire...

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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:

21 February 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

We are the Angels

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

Bittersweet and worth checking out but too many story lines are left open and it left the movie feeling unfinished.

"Anything's possible in Tardust." Vallie Sue (Michalka) is a small town girl with normal problems like everyone else. Her mother Tammy (Silverstone) regularly leaves her and her brother alone while she tries to find a new husband. Her brother hangs around an Indian who everyone says is dangerous. She has a few friends but her best friend is an imaginary cowboy who lives on the old drive-in screen in the town she lives in. In the middle of all this Valley does all she can to find herself and break free of the town to follow her own dreams. Going into this I was expecting a religious themed movie. If you are thinking that as well you will be disappointed. While there is a few moments of that this is not a religious movie at all. That said the movie is good and entertaining and I did end up liking it but it is not a happy movie. The only real complaint I have with this is that they had too many stories going on at once and not all of them got resolved. Not just minor ones but major ideas that get you interested but leave you hanging. When you watch you will see what I mean. Other then that though the movie is worth seeing. Overall, bittersweet and worth checking out but too many story lines are left open and it left the movie feeling unfinished. I give this a B.