Angel Town
Seen it?1990 | 102 min | Action
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. If you loved Avengement, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
A graduate student and martial-arts expert rents a room in a house owned by a single mother who lives there with her son. A local street gang is trying to recruit the son, but the new tenant tries to help the boy's mother keep him out of the gang. When they learn of this, they target both the mother and her new tenant.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$3 million worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Eric Karson
- Olivier GrunerJacques
- Peter KwongHenry
- Theresa SaldanaMaria
- Frank AragonMartin
- James CarrerasChuwey Zamora
- Gregory CruzStoner
- Frankie AvinaSpider
- Mark DacascosStoner's Driver
- Bruce LockeMr. Park
- Tom McGreeveyChairman Rice