646f9e108c The Skulls, a violent biker gang led by Cody have a run in with a small-town sheriff after a member accidentally kills a citizen on the highway. He agrees to let them stay and protect the town. Cody then deserts them after a second gang&#39;s rescue attempt leaves the town in shreds. With Beverly AdamsLynn and Mimsy FarmerMarianne. A follow-up to the popular &quot;The Wild Angels&quot;, the previous year. Cody (John Cassavetes), and his motorcycle gang called the Skulls, hear the story of how Butch Cassidy, and his outlaw band, lived in a secret area called the Hole-in-the-Wall, where there were no police. Inspired, Cody tells the gang that they are all going to Hole-in-the-Wall to live there forever. After breaking their buddy Funky out of jail, terrorizing a store owner at a gas stop, and destroying the RV of a couple who inadvertently knocked over one of their motorcycles, they arrive in the town of Brookvilleit is celebrating its annual picnic. The mayor, sheriff, and other townsfolk, immediately demand that they depart. However, the sheriff is more conciliatory and comes to an agreement with Cody that the Skulls may camp on the beach if they agree to stay there and move on in the morning. A quickly made follow-up to AIP&#39;S &#39;&#39;The Wild Angels&#39;&#39;, &#39;&#39;Devil&#39;s Angels&#39;&#39;nevertheless provides solid entertainment,wellsome good acting from a game cast. John Cassavetes starsthe craggy head of a motorcycle gang who decides to lead his fun-loving bunch to a mythical place he calls &#39;&#39;Hole In The Wall&#39;&#39;.This Nirvana is supposedly a hide-out he has heard of, where they won&#39;t be bothered by the outside world of &#39;&#39;Squares&#39;&#39; and can happily debauch to their heart&#39;s content. This group, however, is nowhere nearsavage&#39;&#39;The Wild Angels&#39;&#39;, and their idea of fun is taking apart a little country store, stiffing the owner, and setting fire to the camper of a couple unlucky enough to accidentally knock over one of their &#39;&#39;Hogs&#39;&#39;. But the story turns ugly when they stop in a small town and are accused of rape by the local yokels. Cassavetes brings a certain likability (and even a sense of honor) to his part, Leo Gordon is his usual proficient selfthe local Sheriff, and,a nice, but reckless girl who chooses to party with the gang, Mimsy Farmer (in the second of three films she made for AIP) is lovely and persuasive. The gang members are mostly convincingwell, though Beverly Adams, sporting a Vidal Sassoon haircut (courtesy of her future husband)and an enormous pair of false eyelashes, simply looks ridiculousCassavetes main squeeze. The widescreen photography is great,is Mike Curb&#39;s music score, with many numbers performed by &#39;&#39;Angels&#39;&#39; alumni,Davie Allan And The Arrows. &#39;&#39;Devil&#39;s Angels&#39;&#39; has just been officially released on DVD by &#39;&#39;MGM&#39;S Limited Edition&#39;&#39; label, and it&#39;s uncut, in widescreen, and looks fine. Previously available onlya full-screen VHS tape, double billed with a forgettable TV-movie, &#39;&#39;Return Of The Rebels&#39;&#39;, this DVD is a welcome addition to any &#39;&#39;Biker Film&#39;&#39;collection. Devil&#39;s Angels (1967) <br/><br/>** (out of 4) <br/><br/>AIP biker flick is yet another take on THE WILD ONE. Biker Cody (John Cassavetes) wants to find his gang a &quot;Hole in the Wall&quot; just like Butch Cassidy&#39;s gang but soon they run into a Sheriff (Leo Gordon) who they&#39;re able to make a deal with but the locals have their own plans. When AIP had a hit with THE WILD ANGELS they quickly threw this film into production and while it&#39;s far from a classic there&#39;s no doubt that it&#39;s at least entertaining and fans of the genre should have a good time with it. It&#39;s funny to think that the entire film we&#39;re supposed to be rooting for the bikers but when you view this film today, and I&#39;m sure it was the same in 1967, you can&#39;t help but look at themthe bad guys. They&#39;re rude, loud, obnoxious and I don&#39;t see how anyone could agree with the stuff they&#39;re doing through the first hour of the movie. So, how did the producers try to make us like them? By throwing in equally dumb and obnoxious locals including a Mayor who decides to best way to teach the bikers is to accuse them of rape, which of course just leads to a whole &#39;nother battle. As with THE WILD ANGELS, the material is handled a lot more serious than most biker movies from this era. What violence is here is usually in the background and there&#39;s not even any nudity, profanity or other things like that. As straightthe movie is, there are a few campy moments including a bit with the boys filling up their gas tanks and then not having the money to pay for it. The final courtroom sequence also doesn&#39;t do anything but it&#39;s a pretty funny form of justice. Cassavetes is obviously way too talented for material like this but his performance certainly raised the quality of the film. Beverly Adams and Mimsy Farmer are both fun in their roles and Gordon does a nice job with the Sheriff. Non-genre fans might not find this worth sitting through but fans of the genre will want to check it out at least once and especially with dialogue like &quot;When God created woman he made her pretty stupid.&quot;
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