Vice Squad (1982)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Gary Sherman

Writers:

Sandy Howard (writer)
Robert Vincent O'Neill (writer)
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Release Date:

29 July 1982 (Australia)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

...The Real Story.

Plot:

A Los Angeles businesswoman, known only by her street name of Princess, turns to prostitution to support...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Escape | Pimp | Prostitution | Sadism

Cast

Season Hubley	...	Princess
Gary Swanson	...	Tom Walsh
Wings Hauser	...	Ramrod
Pepe Serna	...	Pete Mendez
Beverly Todd	...	Louise Williams
Joseph Di Giroloma	...	Kowalski
Maurice Emanuel	...	Edwards
Wayne Hackett	...	Christian Sorinson
Nina Blackwood	...	Ginger
Sudana Bobatoon	...	Dixie
Lydia Lei	...	Coco
Kelly Piper	...	Blue Chip
Kristoffer Anders	...	Sgt. Brooks
Joseph Baroncini	...	Ted
Fred Berry	...	Sugar Pimp
Tom Brent	...	Happy Harve
Grand L. Bush	...	Black Pimp
Marilyn Coleman	...	Beatrice Adams
Michael Ensign	...	Chauffeur
Nate Esformes	...	The John
Stacy Everly	...	Teenage Junkie
Cliff Frazier	...	Mace
Lyla Graham	...	Mrs. Cruikshank
Peter Harrell	...	First Dude
Jonathan Haze	...	Dapper Man
Vincent J. Isaac	...	Silky
Cyndi James Gossett	...	Black Prostitute (as Cyndi James-Reese)
Ben Kronen	...	Elderly Man
Bob Laird	...	Motorcycle Officer #1
Doug Laird	...	Motorcycle Officer #2
Robert Miano	...	Duty Sergeant
Richard Milholland	...	Driver
Vahan Moosekian	...	Doctor
Mark Ness	...	Cab Driver
Stack Pierce	...	Roscoe
Barbara Pilavin	...	Derelict Woman
Donald Rawley	...	Gregory (The Swish)
David Ross	...	Officer
Stan Ross	...	Drunk
Cheryl Smith	...	White Prostitute
Hugo Stanger	...	Old Man at Mansion
Arnold F. Turner	...	Boss Player
Nicole Volkoff	...	Lisa
Richard Wetzel	...	Fast Eddie
Ark Wong	...	Mr. Wong
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Troy Martin	...	Rocky Horror fan (uncredited)

Directed by
Gary Sherman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Sandy Howard		writer
Robert Vincent O'Neill		writer
Kenneth Peters		writer
Gary Sherman		co-writer

Produced by
Frank Capra Jr.	....	executive producer
Brian E. Frankish	....	producer
Frank Hildebrand	....	associate producer
Sandy Howard	....	executive producer
Robert Rehme	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Joe Renzetti
Keith Rubinstein

Cinematography by
John Alcott

Film Editing by
Roy Watts

Production Design by
Lee Fischer

Costume Design by
Bernadette O'Brien

Sound Department
Clancy T. Troutman	....	supervising sound editor

Stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunt double
James Winburn	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Dennis Grow	....	gaffer
Michael E. Matteson	....	dolly grip
Gregory Peters	....	best boy
Gregory Peters	....	electrician
Jed Skillman	....	assistant camera: second unit
Rick Wiley	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Sode-Matteson	....	assistant costumer (as Laura Sode)

Other crew
Donald P. Borchers	....	production associate

Production Companies

• Dynamic
• Hemdale

Distributors

• Succéfilm AB (Sweden) (theatrical)
• AVCO Embassy Pictures
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Embassy Home Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
• Globo Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• New World-Mutual (Canada)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | USA:R | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1984) (cut) | Norway:(Banned) (1982-2003) (cinema release)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Dynamic

Trivia:

Actor Wings Hauser, who plays the villain Ramrod, sings the vocal track on the song "Neon Slime" featured over the opening and closing titles.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: As Season moves past the candles and flowers in the wedding scene with the old man in the mansion, a cameraman and camera are clearly visible on the right side of the scene.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Terror in the Aisles (1984)

Soundtrack:

Red Light Lover

Best use of a coat hanger in movie history

Wings Hauser, playing brutal pimp Ramrod, uses a wire coat hanger to beat the stuffing out of a hooker in a Hollywood Boulevard motel room. This scene, destined to be remembered by every lucky viewer of this solid, sleazy classic, perfectly captures the tone director Gary Sherman brings to this fine piece of entertainment.

The violence is glossy and sadistic and shot in neon-toned hues by ace cinematographer John Alcott.

Hauser goes on a rampage in an effort to bust the chops of a street girl who was partially responsible for his brief arrest.

The tension is thick, the atmosphere gritty, the entertainment values high.

Nail-biting and stomach-churning...in other words: heaven.