Angels Die Hard is a 1970 biker film directed by Richard Compton and starring Tom Baker and William Smith. It is the first film distributed by New World Pictures; half its budget was provided by Roger Corman.
| Angels Die Hard | |
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| Directed by | Richard Compton |
| Screenplay by | Richard Compton |
| Produced by | Charles Beach Dickerson |
| Starring | Tom Baker William Smith R. G. Armstrong Alan DeWitt Gary Littlejohn Rita Murray Carl Steppling Connie Nelson |
| Music by | Richard Hieronymus |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $125,000[1] |
| Box office | $700,000 (rentals)[1] |
The film—which was written in three months—revolves around a gang of bikers who try to save people from a mining accident.[2] Compton shot the film on location in Kernville, California, on the shore of Lake Isabella, an old gold-mining town that was used for filming early Hollywood Westerns.[3]
Cast
edit- Tom Baker as Blair
- William Smith as Tim
- Carl Steppling as Sheriff
- Alan DeWitt as Undertaker
- Gary Littlejohn as Piston
- Beach Dickerson as Shank
- Rita Murray as Naomi
- R. G. Armstrong as Mel
- Connie Nelson as Nancy
- Dan Haggerty as Bearded Biker
Production
editBarbara Peeters worked on the film.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 16
- ^ "21 Dec 1975, 381 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ "15 Oct 1970, Page 6 - The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ "Liberating Hollywood: Women Directors Barbara Peeters". UCLA Film and Television Archive. 26 June 2019.
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