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Angel (1984)

Angel poster
Directed by
Robert Vincent O'Neil
Genre
drama film, action film, sexploitation film, thriller film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
R
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 127 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage prostitute works the streets of Los Angeles. A serial killer starts murdering other sex workers, and she becomes a target.

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What happens

Angel is a 1984 American exploitation thriller film directed by Robert Vincent O'Neil, written by O'Neil and Joseph M. Cala, and starring Cliff Gorman, Susan Tyrrell, Dick Shawn, Rory Calhoun, and Donna Wilkes. The film follows a teenage prostitute in Los Angeles who faces danger when a serial killer begins stalking and murdering her colleagues. Released by New World Pictures, it is the first installment in the Angel film series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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