Glory Glory (2000)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Paul Matthews

Writer:

Paul Matthews (written by)

Genre:

Action | Western

Tagline:

Those who survive, change the rules.

Plot:

A gang of women wreak vengeance upon the society that failed them. |

Plot Keywords:

Shoot Out | Bank Robbery | Posse | Rape | Masked Outlaw

Cast

Amanda Donohoe	...	Widow
Steven Bauer	...	Jack
Paul Johansson	...	Wes
Gary Busey	...	Sheriff
Chantelle Stander	...	Hannah (as Chantell Stander)
Juliana Venter	...	Ellie
David Dukas	...	Billy
Gideon Emery	...	Sil
Jenna Dover	...	Jane
Julie Hartley	...	April
Candice Argall	...	Becky
Jennifer Steyn	...	Christa
Ana Alexander	...	Marie (as Anna Katerina)
Michelle Bradshaw	...	Sherrie
Cordell McQueen	...	Beard

Also Known As:

Hooded Angels (UK) (MIFED title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and sexuality.

Runtime:

USA:102 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Company:

Peakviewing Productions

Quotes:

The Widow: You know, I actually feel sorry for the poor bastards, I really do.

Hooded Angels(USA) equals GloryGlory(Alternate Title), I guess

If you ever stroll or jog down an alley, you will recognize this movie. A former treasure, left out for the junk man. This is junk-movie-making, already leftover detritus even when it is new. I liked it. It is a typical post Civil War movie- where the rules of law are broken. This is an exciting cusp for a writer to explore. Sometimes. This may be Spaghetti-western territory. This movie has no great aims. It just gets the job done, in a rough and not so artful way. Shot in South Africa, I believe. The Southerners and Northerners attack Silver City, Texas and the women and children suffer. Rape and assorted mayhem ensue. It is bad-really bad. The traumatized women of Silver City band together to wreak revenge on civilization-in general. Not on the North nor the South-but generally. The plot continues. The suddenly bad-a** bitches of Silver City rise up and take revenge. Even more bloodshed evolves into an orgy of crime and lesbianism. Lesbianism is a theme for certain characters-yet the really assertive ladies turn into heterosexuals after all. God bless 'em. This idea of a robber seducing her sworn enemy is one of the few dramatic ideas in this movie. Some guy named Wes:Paul Johansson, has to hunt down the evil bank-robbers: The Silver City robber/bitches. It all goes downhill from here-as if you didn't know that. The proto-lesbian robbers can't get a clue, and desist from robbing. No. There is one last Big Heist. All Hell breaks loose. It is clear that Amanda Donohoe is the best actress in this movie, and she glows with talent and womanliness. She easily takes on a southern/Western US accent and acts up to par in this predictable goat-roper standard Western. I suspect this is a covert Lesbian Cult Hit in the making. Honestly, why else did I, a man rent it after all? Trivia: watch for the lambswool covered boom microphone in the last big fight scene.