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The Wild Angels ()

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Heavenly Blues
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Mike 'Monkey'
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Joe 'Loser' Kerns
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Gaysh
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Dear John
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Medic
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Pigmy
Lou Procopio ...
Joint
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Momma Monahan
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Frankenstein
Coby Denton ...
Bull Puckey
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Preacher
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Suzie
Gina Grant
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Thomas - Mortician
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Rigger
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Nurse
Hal Bokar
Jack Bernardi
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Hospital Policeman
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Townsman in Fight at 'Loser's Funeral (uncredited)
Earl Finn ...
Bongo-Playing Angel (uncredited)
Barboura Morris ...
Mother (uncredited)

Directed by

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Roger Corman

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Charles B. Griffith ... (written by)
 
Peter Bogdanovich ... (written by) (uncredited)

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Samuel Z. Arkoff ... executive producer
Roger Corman ... producer
Laurence Cruickshank ... associate producer (as L.S. Cruikshank)
James H. Nicholson ... executive producer

Music by

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Mike Curb

Cinematography by

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Richard Moore
Peter Bogdanovich ... (uncredited)

Editing by

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Monte Hellman
Peter Bogdanovich ... (uncredited)

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Richard Beck-Meyer ... (as Rick Beck-Meyer)

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Leon Ericksen

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Polly Platt ... (uncredited)

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Susan Germaine ... hair stylist (as Suzanne Germaine)
Jack Obringer ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Jack Bohrer ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Paul Rapp ... assistant director
Peter Bogdanovich ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Richard M. Rubin ... properties (as Richard Rubin)

Sound Department

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Philip Mitchell ... sound mixer (as Phil Mitchell)
James Nelson ... supervising sound editor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Gary Littlejohn ... stunts (uncredited)
Polly Platt ... stunt double: Nancy Sinatra (uncredited)

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Glenn Wright ... wardrobe

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Larry Brown ... composer: additional music
Mike Curb ... music arranger
Joe Leahy ... composer: additional music

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Bonnie Prendergast ... script supervisor

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Peter Bogdanovich ... assistant to director
Sharon Compton ... production coordinator

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Plot Summary

Peter Fonda plays 'Heavenly Blues', the leader of the Angels, a motorcycle gang from San Pedro, California; Bruce Dern plays 'Loser', his best pal. When they both botch their attempt to retrieve Loser's stolen bike, Loser ends up in the hospital. When the Angels bust him out, he dies, and they bury him. Nancy Sinatra plays Mike, Blues' "old lady" and Diane Ladd plays Loser's wife (Dern's real-life wife at the time). The plot is basically a buildup to the last half-hour of the film in which Loser's funeral becomes another wild party. Written by alfiehitchie

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Taglines Their credo is violence...Their God is hate...and they call themselves 'The Wild Angels' See more »
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Also Known As
  • All the Fallen Angels (United States)
  • The Fallen Angels (United States)
  • Les Anges sauvages (France)
  • Los ángeles del infierno (Spain)
  • De wilde engelen (Belgium, Flemish title)
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Runtime
  • 93 min
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Budget $360,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The Hells Angels brought a $5 million defamation lawsuit against Roger Corman for what they perceived as a negative portrayal of their image. See more »
Goofs The last bike of the funeral procession has a flat rear tire. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel (1978). See more »
Soundtracks Blues' Theme See more »
Quotes Heavenly Blues: We don't want nobody telling us what to do. We don't want nobody pushing us around.
Preacher: I apologize. But, tell me, just what is it that you want to do?
Heavenly Blues: We wanna be free! We wanna be free to do what we wanna do. We wanna be free to ride! We wanna be free to ride our machines without being hassled by The Man. And we wanna get loaded. And we wanna have a good time. And that's what we're gonna do. We are gonna have a good time. We are gonna have a party.
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