Angels' Wild Women (originally titled Screaming Angels) is a 1972 biker film written and directed by cult director Al Adamson.[1][2] Preceded by Satan's Sadists (1969) and Hell's Bloody Devils (1970), it is the last in a trio of (unrelated) motorcycle gang films directed by Adamson for Independent-International Pictures Corp., a company he co-founded with Sam Sherman. The plot centers on a group of tough biker babes who leave their cycle gang boyfriends to go on a violent rampage. When a cult leader kills one of the girls, the others go out for revenge.
| Angels' Wild Women | |
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| Directed by | Al Adamson |
| Written by | Al Adamson |
| Produced by | Dan Q. Kennis Samuel M. Sherman |
| Starring | Ross Hagen Kent Taylor Preston Pierce Regina Carrol William Bonner |
| Cinematography | Louis Horvath |
| Music by | Don McGinnis |
| Distributed by | Troma Entertainment |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA group of good motorcyclists fight against an evil hippie cult based on the murderous "Manson family".
Cast
edit- Ross Hagen – Speed
- Kent Taylor – Parker
- Preston Pierce – Turk
- Regina Carrol – Margo
- William Bonner – King
- Arne Warde – Slim
- Jill Woelfel – Donna (as Jill Woefel)
- Vicki Volante – Terry
- Albert Cole – Weasel
- Claire Polan – Love Child
- John Bloom – Big Foot
- Gus Peters – Preacher
- Linda Gordon – Sue
- Eric Lidberg – Freak
- Margo Hope – Orphan Girl
- Gil Serna - Biker
- Gary Kent - Rapist #1
Production
editScenes were filmed at the Spahn Ranch where the Manson cult had lived and some former Manson associates appeared as extras.[3] After the film was completed, the producers could not distribute the film due to the dissipation of the biker-gang trend. According to Sherman (Filmfax #28), "...overnight, the motorcycle trend dropped dead. I don't know why, but it just died. You couldn't give away a motorcycle picture." The popularity of Roger Corman's The Big Doll House, a violent women in prison film with Pam Grier, led to a reshoot. New scenes were added featuring tough, aggressive female bikers and a Pam Grier lookalike was added to the cast. The reworked and retitled film turned out to be a big box office success for the studio.
The film is distributed by Troma Entertainment.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hunter, Rob (August 2, 2020). "'Al Adamson: The Masterpiece Collection' Is One of the Year's Best Home Video Releases". Film School Rejects. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ Coffel, Chris (February 25, 2020). "'Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson' Shines Light on an Overlooked Legend". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ Whittaker, Richard (September 13, 2019). "Now Streaming in Austin: Danger God". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ Pratt, Douglas (2004). Doug Pratt's DVD: Movies, Television, Music, Art, Adult, and More!. Harbor Electronic Publishing pg. 73. ISBN 978-0-9669-7444-7.
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