An '80s erotic fever dream where rock 'n' roll guilt meets hitchhiker mysticism.
International rock sensation Lola Rain has long hidden her dark personal life of substance abuse and cheap sex. Following her demise, manager Luke Frame is wracked with guilt, suddenly revitalized by the arrival of a mysterious young hitchhiker named Terry.
Direction
Howard's dreamlike pacing elevates trash into genuine melancholy.
Cinematography
Gauzy '80s lighting that makes everything feel like a memory.
Director
Cecil Howard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the brief 'porno chic' crossover moment where adult directors like Howard sought mainstream legitimacy through genre films.
Star Angel and its companion films were financed through Golden Age adult film profits, making this essentially a laundering of smut money into 'art.'
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