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[Machine Translation] She is a high school honor student by day and a prostitute in Hollywood by night. A girl always has a dangerous heart. The shocking hit in the U.S. is finally being released on disc for the first time in Japan! --Molly is a 15-year-old high school girl who gets straight A's in all her classes during the day, and at night she is Angel, a prostitute on Hollywood Boulevard. One day, a series of murders occur by a pervert targeting prostitutes, and one of Angel's close friends falls prey to the killer and is tragically murdered. Angel sees the killer for a moment and cooperates with the police, but the police inspector she meets at this time learns of Molly's past and the fact that she has been prostituting herself, and Molly suffers when the school finds out about it. Then a pervert, whose face is known to Molly, breaks into the house, targeting Molly.... This is not just an intriguing story, but a shocking film that portrays, through the eyes of a young girl desperately trying to live honestly, the love of her friends, the world of adults, and the warmth of her nighttime friends, and the lives of those who have been pushed out of the mainstream society. Through the phenomenon of a 15-year-old girl's prostitution, the film depicts the girls' situation, the mother complex perverts who appear in a crazy city, and other aspects of their lives. The film is a thrilling and brilliantly made film that will appeal to men and women of all ages. O'Neill, who began his film career as a props supervisor on Richard Rush's "Arashi no Seishun" ('67), "Seven Outlaws" ('68), and "Easy Rider" ('69), has also worked on such B-grade films as "The Police Lover" ('70) and "Wonder Woman" ('73). After a series of drive-in theater films such as THE PSYCHO LOVER ('70) and WONDER WOMAN ('73), O'Neill's talent blossomed in the '80s with suspense thrillers set in the city of Los Angeles. For "Angel," for which he came up with the idea while writing the screenplay for "The Monster," he went to Hollywood Boulevard for an extended period of time to develop the script, and wrote the screenplay based on the location of the film rather than following the script. According to the director, Hollywood Boulevard itself is the main character of the film. The film was shot mainly at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue, with more than 50 crew members and 400 extras participating each night. The shooting schedule was extremely demanding, with more than 35 cuts per night, and the large number of extras caused confusion among those who did not know who was doing what or who did not know what they were doing, and some even engaged in activities unrelated to the filming of the movie. Donna Wilkes, who plays the lead role of a 23-year-old 15-year-old, surprised and relieved the crew with her careful preparation for the role, including interviews with actual prostitutes. The film was shot by Andrew Davis, director of "The Beast Investigation" ('85), "Detective Nico: Dead Angle" ('88), "Harrison Ford: Fugitive" ('93), and "Collateral Damage" ('01), among other works. With his technique to manipulate light at will, Davis captured the vivid nighttime Los Angeles that the director sought on film. With a production cost of approximately $3 million, the film grossed over $17 million in the U.S. at the time of its premiere and was distributed by NEW WORLD PICTURES, a company founded by Roger Corman, and became the company's biggest hit that year. It was the first film after Corman sold the company, and was an important film that supported the company's post-Corman era. The film was such a hit that a sequel, "Street Angel" ('85), was immediately planned, but Donna Wilkes' agency demanded a higher fee, and producer Sandy Howard was furious, forcing the cast to be changed. Two sequels were made, including the third, "Angel 3" ('88), but both failed at the box office and in terms of content.
Original Release Year: 1983
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