Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
    Nostalgia Central
    • Home
    • Blog
      • Lists
    • Television
      • TV by Decade
        • TV – 1950s
        • TV – 1960s
        • TV – 1970s
        • TV – 1980s
        • TV – 1990s
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Kids TV
      • Variety
      • News & Sport
      • Advertisements
    • Music
      • Music by Decade
        • Music – 1950s
        • Music – 1960s
        • Music – 1970s
        • Music – 1980s
        • Music – 1990s
      • Artists – A to K
        • Artists – A
        • Artists – B
        • Artists – C
        • Artists – D
        • Artists – E
        • Artists – F
        • Artists – G
        • Artists – H
        • Artists – I
        • Artists – J
        • Artists – K
      • Artists – L to Z
        • Artists – L
        • Artists – M
        • Artists – N
        • Artists – O
        • Artists – P
        • Artists – Q
        • Artists – R
        • Artists – S
        • Artists – T
        • Artists – U
        • Artists – V
        • Artists – W
        • Artists – X
        • Artists – Y
        • Artists – Z
      • Artists – 0 to 9
      • Genres
      • Music on Film & TV
      • One-Hit Wonders
      • Playlists
      • Online Radio
    • Movies
      • Movies by Decade
        • Movies – 1950s
        • Movies – 1960s
        • Movies – 1970s
        • Movies – 1980s
        • Movies – 1990s
      • Movies – 0 to 9
      • Movies – A to K
        • Movies – A
        • Movies – B
        • Movies – C
        • Movies – D
        • Movies – E
        • Movies – F
        • Movies – G
        • Movies – H
        • Movies – I
        • Movies – J
        • Movies – K
      • Movies – L to Z
        • Movies – L
        • Movies – M
        • Movies – N
        • Movies – O
        • Movies – P
        • Movies – Q
        • Movies – R
        • Movies – S
        • Movies – T
        • Movies – U
        • Movies – V
        • Movies – W
        • Movies – X
        • Movies – Y
        • Movies – Z
    • Pop Culture
      • Fads
      • Toys & Games
      • Fashion
      • Decor
      • Food & Drink
      • People
      • Technology
      • Transport
    • Social History
      • 1950s Year by Year
      • 1960s Year by Year
      • 1970s Year by Year
      • 1980s Year by Year
      • 1990s Year by Year
      • Events
    Nostalgia Central
    Home»Movies»Movies by Decade»Movies - 1960s
    Movies - 1960s Movies - A 2 Mins Read

    Angel, Angel, Down We Go (1969)

    Share
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email

    This AIP film follows the downhill plunge of Tara Nicole Steele (Holly Near in her film debut), the unattractive, overweight, vulnerable daughter of wealthy couple Astrid (Jennifer Jones) – a free-spirited former adult film star – and Willy (Charles Aidman) – a wealthy industrialist and closet homosexual.

    On her return from boarding school in Switzerland, her parents throw her a coming-out party where a rock star/cult leader named Bogart (Jordan Christopher) – a budget version of Jim Morrison – takes a liking to young Tara.

    Bogart and his bandmates – including singer Lou Rawls in his movie debut and Roddy McDowall – worm their way into the Steele family and tear it apart by manipulating everyone, with Bogart using skydiving and sex to lure his victims in.

    Shot in the wake of the success of Wild in the Streets (1968), which Robert Thom wrote, AIP allowed Thom to write and direct his first film. Released in some markets as Cult of the Damned, it’s best viewed as a time capsule of the late 1960s.

    Former Academy Award winner Jennifer Jones should have sued her agent.

    Astrid Steele
    Jennifer Jones
    Bogart Peter Stuyvesant
    Jordan Christopher
    Tara Nicole Steele
    Holly Near
    Joe
    Lou Rawls
    Willy Steele
    Charles Aidman
    Anna Livia
    Davey Davison
    Santoro
    Roddy McDowall
    Maitre D’
    Marty Brill
    Maitre D’s Wife
    Carol Costello
    Paulette
    Danielle Aubry
    Tara Nicole, Age 3
    Sandrine Gobet
    Tara Nicole, Age 8
    Joan Calhoun
    Tony
    Rudy Battaglia
    Rudolph
    George Ostos

    Director
    Robert Thom

    Video

    Related Posts

    • Splendor In The Grass (1961)
      Splendor In The Grass (1961)
      A teenage girl is put under pressure from her parents to restrain her sexual desires while her boyfriend's equally domineering…
    • Angel Heart (1987)
      Angel Heart (1987)
      The hardboiled 1940s private-eye movie tradition goes south in director Alan Parker’s outlandish thriller, slipping its metropolitan moorings amid a…
    • Blast-Off Girls (1967)
      Blast-Off Girls (1967)
      Sleazy promoter Boojie Baker (Dan Conway) manipulates all those around him, including his rock band, The Big Blast, who have…
    • 8½ (1963)
      8½ (1963)
      Federico Fellini's Oscar-winning account of Guido Anselmi, an overworked movie director (Marcello Mastroianni) crossing the line between reality and fantasy.…
    • Her Private Hell (1967)
      Her Private Hell (1967)
      A cautionary - albeit low-budget (it cost only £18,000 to make) - tale of Marisa, an innocent Italian girl who moves…
    • Wild In The Streets (1968)
      Wild In The Streets (1968)
      This astounding, grunge-fuelled political satire from American International Pictures is the story of shrewd and sexy millionaire rock star Max…
    • Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961)
      Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961)
      The most famous scene in Breakfast at Tiffany’s is the opening one - the one from which the film (and the…
    • Wild Rebels, The (1967)
      Wild Rebels, The (1967)
      Rod, Banjo and Jeeter are a trio of brutal Satan's Angels who commit bank hold-ups and other crimes strictly for…

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email
    Previous ArticleHit Scene
    Next Article Jokes

    Comments are closed.

    Follow us
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • Instagram
    You May Also Like
    • Tizer
      The British drink Tizer – the name originally came from […]
    • Comic Strip Presents…, The
      1 9 8 2 – 2 0 0 0 (UK) 37 episodes (various durations) The […]
    • King Solomon’s Mines (1950)
      Adventure based on the classic novel by H Rider Haggard, […]
    • Ike & Tina Turner
      Born in 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, Ike Turner played as a […]
    • House of Caradus
      1 9 7 8 (UK) 7 x 60 minute episodes This drama series from […]
    • Music in the 1990s – Introduction
      Madchester, Grunge, Indie, Rave, House, Boy Bands, Techno, […]
    Twitter Feed
    Please note


    Nostalgia Central covers the period 1950 to 1999 and contains some words and references which reflect the attitudes of those times and which may be considered culturally sensitive, offensive or inappropriate today.
    Popular Tags
    1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 Action Figures Amicus Arcade games Australia Beach movies Beatles Blaxploitation Board games Britpop Canada Crime Disney Doo-Wop Elvis Presley Girl groups Glam Goth Hammer Heavy Metal Irwin Allen Labels Merseybeat Mod revival Motown New Romantic New Wave NWOBHM Oi! One-hit wonders Power Pop Pub rock Punk Radio Scotland Ska Soul music Sport Surf music
    Search Nostalgia Central
    Copyright © 1998, 2022 Nostalgia Central
    • About Nostalgia Central
    • Contact
    • FAQ

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.