Angel Town (1990)

Angel Town: Directed by Eric Karson. With Olivier Gruner, Peter Kwong, Theresa Saldana, Francisco Aragon. Tenant helps landlord fight off local street gang.

“Angel Town (1990) stars Oliver Gruner who plays a Jean-Claude wannabe whou0026#39;s on a college scholarship to an L.A. University (does USC have a Savate Team?). He rents a room from a troubled single mother whou0026#39;s son is constantly threatened by a local street gang. They want him to join them but they do a very bad job trying to convince him (daily harassments and beatings). His troubles remind Oliver of his life back home (he too had a trouble past as a youth). When the gang starts to mess with him (they affectionately call him u0026quot;Frenchieu0026quot;) Oliver goes u0026quot;Segalu0026quot; on those tough punks. The movie has a cheap, sleazy feel to it (but it was shot on film). The acting is either horrible (Gruner makes JCVD look like a world class actor) or over the top and the fight scenes are ho-hum at best. Surprisingly, this film is strangely enjoyable. It has an eeriness that compels viewers of bad videos to sit down and watch.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRecommended for bad movie lovers.”