If you've listened to episode #54 of the DotM podcast, you may recall me talking about a film I recently watched called Pink Angels.
The Pink Angels is a film Larry G. Brown and written by Margaret McPherson. It's a story about a group of six bikers on a road trip to LA. They're your typical bikers for the most part: they wear leather, have beards and vests, like to party and get harassed by the police. The one big difference, however, is that they're gay and on their way to the big drag ball.
That's right, this is a gay biker film!
I thought this film was fantastic, a real hidden gem. I've done some searching on the film and it doesn't nearly seem to have the cult following I would expect. Or maybe it's so cult I can't even find the fans. Either way, I'm going to do the best I can to shine a little light on this film.
The film is clearly a taken on Easy Rider which came out a few years earlier. Sort of a spoof on that but it's done very well. For starters the quality of this film is much better than what you see on a lot of these grindhouse/exploitation films from the early 70's. This is top notch.
The laughs are there throughout. Sure, there's a lot of cheesy lines or moments that miss the mark, but overall I was laughing almost nonstop.
There's a few things in the plot that don't make sense, mostly these random cuts to some type of Army general, but that's not really important. You've got bikers on a road trip and that's basically all you need.
The soundtrack is incredible. Lots of good, quality 70's tunes. So good that I'd love to own a copy of the soundtrack of this film, if it existed.
The ending is a little bit of an eye opener and kind of a surprised. Really comes out of nowhere and catches you off guard. Very shocking, but it gives you a little bit to think about. It'll leave you talking, that's for sure.
The entire film is available on YouTube. I've posted it below. I definitely suggest watching it. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
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