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The Wild Angels

starring: Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra, Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd, Buck Taylor
directed by: Roger Corman

: The Wild Angels
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792848691
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792848691
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 20, 2001
Running Time: 86 minutes
Sales Rank: 33279
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: July 20, 1966



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Embittered by his experience working with 20th Century Fox on The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967), and weary of the Poe films for American International Pictures, Roger Corman was in dire need of inspiration for his next production. He found it in Life magazine, which featured a photo of the funeral of Mother Miles, head of the Sacramento, California, Hell's Angels. From this picture came both The Wild Angels and the biker-movie genre itself. Peter Fonda, who replaced George Chakiris, stars as brooding Angels chieftain Heavenly Blues. When his pal Loser (Bruce Dern) is shot by police, Blues attempts to bury him in a small town, but the locals resist, and a brawl ensues. Audiences and critics were alternately appalled and thrilled by the extensive drug use and violence, but beneath Angels' leathery hide beats the heart of a Western, especially in its ruminations on personal freedom. Charles Griffith's script (cowritten by Peter Bogdanovich, who also cameos in the film) helped make Angels the sole U.S. entry for the 1966 Venice Film Festival, which irked the State Department enough to try and revoke the honor. Corman's direction, freed from AIP's period pieces, is lean and exuberantly active, aided by Monte Hellman's editing. The film helped give Fonda the counterculture clout to later make Easy Rider, and boosted the careers of Dern and then-wife Diane Ladd; Nancy Sinatra, however, renounced the picture, fearful of its effect on her image. Mike Curb's score features Davie Allan and the Arrows' fuzz-tone-soaked hit 'Blues' Theme.' --Paul Gaita



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - don't take it too seriously
Its a good old Biker flick with cool bikes and scenery if you just kick back with a 12 pack, "get ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Best B Movie about Bikers Ever....
...just because the sound track is so good. The acting is lousy and the story line isn't much better. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - "Dern Good"
If this movie isn't a cult classic yet, it should be. One of the original biker movies, it came out in ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Wild Corman
Classic Roger Corman !
Yea , its kinda cheesy , but if you like bikes there are some old schoolers ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Do you want to be free?
We want to be free! We want to be free to do what we want to do! We want to be free to ride. And we want ... Read More

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