Angel of H.E.A.T. (1983)

Director:

Myrl A. Schreibman

Writers:

Helen Sanford (writer)
Myrl A. Schreibman (writer)

Release Date:

July 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A mad scientist uses an army of androids and a device that can disintegrate metal to try to steal microchips containing top secret information. The government dispatches a beautiful female agent to stop him. |

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Independent Film

Cast

Marilyn Chambers	...	Angel Harmony
Stephen Johnson	...	Mark Wisdom
Mary Woronov	...	Samantha Vitesse
Milt Kogan	...	Harry Covert
Remy O'Neill	...	Andrea Shockley
Dan Jesse	...	Albert Shockley
Gerald Okamura	...	Hans Zeisel
Randy West	...	Mean Wong (as Andy Abrams)
Harry Townes	...	Peter Shockley
Jerry Riley	...	Randy Small
Hal Kant	...	George
Janis Thrash	...	Tiny
Charles Hoyes	...	Android Guard
Tony D'Andrea	...	Faux Pas Emcee
Steve Cloud	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Angel from H.E.A.T.
The Protectors, Book 1

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Lake Tahoe, California, USA

Better than Fantastic Four

If I could give this DVD 1/8 of a star I would have. The VHS/Beta version of this film that was released in 1982 was much better than this DVD in both content and image quality. The transfer of this DVD looks like it was done from 2nd generation VHS tape (probably in EP ot LP mode). Seriously, I have Beta tape of AoH that I dubbed in 1983 from a Sony SL5800 to a Sony SL5400 in SP mode. Twenty years later, that tape still has much better image quality than the DVD. In addition, the DVD is heavily edited. I'm not sure why since it still carries an R rating. Only people who seriously collect Ms. Chambers work should even consider looking at this DVD. It certainly isn't worth a $3.00 rental fee.

Why even bother watching "Angel of H.E.A.T."? Cucumber insertions. I saw the film was available on DVD and decided to relive a memory of years gone by. Most other viewers should stay far away from this disc. I concur with everything the other reviewer of this product stated: the transfer quality is so far below mediocre that whoever released this disc probably pulled the print from a VHS copy of dubious value. I, moreover, suspect that the DVD is a heavily edited print of the film, although I cannot say for sure since the last time I saw the movie was over twenty years ago. I do seem to remember seeing a lot more of Chambers when I saw the movie on HBO than I did here. But you really shouldn't pay as much attention to these issues as you should to the film. "Angel of H.E.A.T." just isn't that good of a picture. It's awful, often not in a good way, and tries too hard to get laughs. I'd just as soon not open this can of worms, but the picture also has that certain early 1980's style, with all the problems that entails, popping up all over the place, and basically sucks donkey ass except for the cucumbers. Highly recommended.