Angels Hard as They Come | |
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Directed by | Joe Viola |
Produced by |
Jonathan Demme executive: Roger Corman |
Screenplay by |
Jonathan Demme Joe Viola |
Starring |
Scott Glenn Charles Dierkop Gary Busey |
Music by | Richard Hieronymus |
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Distributed by | New World Pictures |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $180,000 or $125,000 |
Box office | $2 million |
Angels Hard as They Come is a 1971 biker film produced by Jonathan Demme.
Jonathan Demme met Roger Corman while doing publicity on Von Richthofen and Brown. The producer was impressed by publicity material Demme had written and asked if he was interested in writing a motorcycle movie. Demme pitched the idea of a motorcycle version of Rashomon and wrote it with Joe Viola, who directed TV commercials Demme had produced.
The film was very successful with Corman saying it earned rentals of over $700,000 and returning a profit of 46% within the first year.