Action Cult Classic

Vietnam War chaos meets biker mayhem as a renegade squad rides into enemy territory for gold and rescue.

NAM ANGELS

Four bikers. One rescue mission. Bombers already on the way.

1989 · 1h 31m · R · Action / Adventure / War · IMDB TMDB

Calhoun offers the Angels gold but hides the real mission. With prisoners awaiting execution and B-52s closing in, the bikers must blast through the jungle before the entire valley disappears.

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Quick Answer

What is Nam Angels about?

Nam Angels is a 1989 Philippines/United States action, adventure, and war film directed by Cirio H. Santiago about a Vietnam War lieutenant who enlists a group of Hells Angels bikers to rescue his captured patrol from hostile territory.

Programmer's Pick

Where else do you get Hells Angels on a jungle rescue mission in the middle of a war zone? Director Cirio H. Santiago blends bullet-sprayed commando chaos with biker bravado, serving up a brawling, bombastic slice of Vietnam-set exploitation.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

Set during the Vietnam War, Nam Angels follows Lt. Vance Calhoun after most of his patrol is captured by aboriginals in a gold-laden cave deep in enemy territory. With time running out before a planned B-52 bombing wipes out the entire valley, Calhoun negotiates for the release of four Hells Angels bikers, who have been jailed and had their motorcycles confiscated while visiting Vietnam. Promising them a share of the gold but hiding the true mission, Calhoun leads this unlikely team through a jungle teeming with enemy forces and peril. The group must fight, ride, and brawl their way against impossible odds in this collision of war movie grit and bikersploitation energy.

Details & Specs

Director: Cirio H. Santiago
Writer: Dan Gagliasso
Release: 1989
Runtime: 1h 31m
Country: Philippines, United States of America
Language: English
Genres: Action, Adventure, War
Also Known As: Hells Angels in Vietnam

Why This Matters

Directed by prolific Philippine filmmaker Cirio H. Santiago, this film blends the biker and Vietnam war genres and was distributed internationally under the title Hell's Angels in Vietnam, reflecting its cross-market appeal.

— SassyFlix Curator

Cast & Crew

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Director: Cirio H. Santiago Writer: Dan Gagliasso

Brad Johnson Calhoun

Vernon Wells Chard KD Kevin Duffis Hickman

Rick Dean Larger

Mark Venturini Bonelli KM Ken Metcalfe General Donipha RD Romy Diaz Turko JG Jeff Griffith Carmody FB Frederick Bailey Bartender

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