Angel III: The Final Chapter

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Angel III: The Final Chapter
Angel III - The Final Chapter (1988) VHS cover.jpg
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Directed by Tom DeSimone [1]
Written byTom DeSimone
Produced byArnold H. Orgolini
Starring Mitzi Kapture
Mark Blankfield
Emile Beaucard
Maud Adams
Richard Roundtree
CinematographyHoward Wexler
Edited byWarren Chadwick
Music byEric Allaman
BerlinGame
Production
company
Distributed byNew World Pictures
Release date
November 10, 1988
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Angel III: The Final Chapter is a 1988 American action thriller film written and directed by Tom DeSimone. [2] It is the third installment in the Angel film series, and stars Mitzi Kapture in the role of Molly, a former prostitute. [3]

Contents

Plot

Molly, now a freelance photographer (having apparently abandoned law school) living in New York City, is at an art show and accidentally takes a picture of a woman who turns out to be her mother, who abandoned her over 14 years ago. Molly learns she has a sister and both are connected to a dangerous crime element. Molly goes to Los Angeles to find out if the woman is her mother. The reunion is short-lived when her mother calls her to tell her that her sister is in danger and later, her mother is killed in an explosion. Molly must once again become Angel to try and find her sister.

Cast

Reception

Michael Musto of The Village Voice stated that the film completes "a sort of Godfather trilogy of teen prostitution" and that he loves the film despite its poor quality. [4]

Sequel

A fourth film in the series, Angel 4: Undercover , was released in 1993. [3]

==References

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  1. Loukides, Paul; Fuller, Linda K. (1990). Beyond the Stars. Studies in American Popular Film. Vol. 3 (illustrated ed.). Popular Press. p. 162. ISBN   9780879726232.
  2. Wayne Gunn, Drewey (2013). The Gay Male Sleuth in Print and Film: A History and Annotated Bibliography. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 343. ISBN   9780810885882.
  3. 1 2 Armstrong, Richard B.; Armstrong, Mary Willems (2015). Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings and Series (illustrated ed.). McFarland. p. 9. ISBN   9781476612300.
  4. Musto, Michael (May 12, 2011). "Great Bad Movie Alert: Angel III: The Final Chapter". VillageVoice.com. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

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