Angelyne
Acting
Biography
Angelyne is an American singer, actress, media personality, and model who came to prominence in 1984 after the appearance of a series of billboards in and around Los Angeles, California, with only one word, "Angelyne", picturing her posing suggestively. In 1978, she joined her then-boyfriend's punk rock band Baby Blue, which performed in clubs around Los Angeles, but never became financially successful. In 1982, she released her self-titled debut album and her first posters began appearing as a part of the album's promotion. After the launch of a massive billboard campaign in February 1984, she began working on her second album. Driven to Fantasy was released in 1986. Angelyne then appeared in small parts in films such as Earth Girls Are Easy (1988), Dangerous Love (1988), and Homer and Eddie (1989). Angelyne is also an artist; she began painting in 1998 and has had several art shows in Los Angeles. She has run for Governor of California twice, during the recall elections of Gray Davis in 2003 and Gavin Newsom in 2021.
Known For
A mysterious blonde bombshell takes over Los Angeles billboards in the mid-80s, ushering in the era of famous-for-being-famous influencer culture.
Angelyne
Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock palace, the Paradise.
Phantom of the Paradise
In this musical comedy, Valerie is dealing with her philandering fiancé, Ted, when she finds that a trio of aliens have crashed their spaceship into her swimming pool. Once the furry beings are shaved at her girlfriend's salon, the women discover three handsome men underneath. After absorbing the native culture via television, the spacemen are ready to hit the dating scene in 1980s Los Angeles.
Earth Girls Are Easy
An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.
The Disaster Artist
Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced traveller, he is tricked by con men to pay for the trip to go west, then they leave him and his belongings scattered along a deserted road. He is befriended by a stranger, Tommy, who is a bank robber and have many adventures during their journey.
The Frisco Kid
A mentally disabled man gets help from a sociopath when he tries to reunite with his dying father, who years earlier disowned him.
Homer and Eddie
A series of comedic short films guaranteed to offend.
The Underground Comedy Movie
A comedy comprised of short sexually suggestive skits.
Can I Do It Till I Need Glasses?
An aging silent movie comic star throws a lavish party to try and save his failing career.
The Wild Party
"Cleavage" is an uplifting and informative journey to the most eye-catching destination on earth: The space between a woman's breasts. Cleavage is what happens when breasts collide--a merger that at once fascinates, scandalizes, and mesmerizes. Cleavage makes movie & pop stars, enriches surgeons, tempts politicians, and dominates fashion. When breasts are lifted and pushed together, all of society rubbernecks.
Cleavage
Schmidt follows the 27 miles of the “street of life” to Pacific Palisades, where the boulevard ends at the ocean. While interviews with celebrities from show and film document the well-known glamorous side of Sunset Boulevard, Schmidt also witnesses the transformation in the wake of a gigantic investment boom
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
A psychopath kills members of a video dating club and records their deaths.
Dangerous Love
A raunchy sketch comedy special created by and starring members of the Groundlings comedy troupe.
Cheeseball Presents
In addition to traditional bloodsuckers, there are other kinds of vampires. You know, such as some politicians, military people, and evangelists.
The Malibu Beach Vampires
When Bud McCall is framed for a drugs charge he ends up in prison and he must prove his innocence by testifying against his former police partner to put him and his gang behind bars for good.
Hardcase and Fist
Documentary about actress, model and Hollywood billboard superstar, Angelyne.
Angelyne
Beneath her iconic billboards on Sunset Boulevard, you’ll find Angelyne cruising the streets in her custom pink corvette. Years before the social media phenomenon, she paved the way for today’s famous-for-being-famous celebrities. Amazing Angelyne by director Ivan Olita, divulges into her past and out onto the streets of Los Angeles.