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Hollywood Vice Squad ()


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A mother goes to Hollywood to find her runaway daughter. The Vice Squad discovers that a dangerous gangster has turned the girl into one of his junkie teen prostitutes. The Squad also investigates illegal betting and a BDSM pornographer.

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Cast

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Capt. Jensen
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Walsh
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Hawkins
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Pauline Stanton (as Trish Van DeVere)
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Betty Melton
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Chang (as Evan Kim)
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Stevens
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Tank
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Judy
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Jesse
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Man with Doll
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Farber
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Luchessi
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Daley
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Miller
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Chavez
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Lori Stanton
Alonzo Brown ...
Overweight Man
Nova China ...
Transvestite #2
Logan Carter ...
Hooker
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Charlene (as Sandy Crisp)
George Fauntleroy ...
Transvestite #3
Rick Garia ...
First Hood
Robin Harlan ...
Hooker #4
Vaughn Tyree Jelks ...
Tommy Hawkins (as Vaughn Jelks)
Bitten Knudsen ...
Lucchesi's Girlfriend
Dorrie Krum ...
Hooker #3
Emilia Crow ...
Linda (as Amelia Lesniak)
Ric Mancini ...
Hood #2 (as Rico Mancini)
Molly Matthiesen ...
Hooker #2
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First Hooker
Dorothy Meyer ...
Heavyset Woman
Larry Mintz ...
Daniello
Irvin Mosley Jr. ...
Male w / Jesse (as Irvin Mosley)
David Patch ...
Pornographer
Fred Pierce ...
Hairdresser
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Veronica
Michelle Rogers ...
Candy
Phil Rubenstein ...
Detective
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Betty's Mother
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Hooker #1
Howie Weiner ...
Night Clerk
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Nasty Man
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Self
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Caputo
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Tour Bus Passenger

Directed by

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Penelope Spheeris

Written by

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Kenneth Peters ... (written by) (as James J. Docherty)

Produced by

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Roger Corman ... distribution producer (uncredited)
William Fay ... executive producer
Jeffery Gary ... associate producer (as Jeffrey Gary)
Sandy Howard ... producer
Arnold H. Orgolini ... producer (as Arnold Orgolini)
Mel Pearl ... executive producer
David Witz ... associate producer (as David M. Witz)

Music by

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Michael Convertino
Keith Levene

Cinematography by

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João Fernandes ... (as Joao Fernandes)

Editing by

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John Bowey ... (as John R. Bowey)

Editorial Department

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Regina Acosta-Bowey ... second assistant editor
Jody Gaber ... second assistant editor (as Jody Levine)
Tom Merchant ... associate editor
Jeffrey Zeitlin ... second assistant editor

Casting By

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Paul Bengston
David Cohn

Production Design by

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Michael Corenblith

Set Decoration by

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Donna Stamps ... (as Donna A. Stamps)

Costume Design by

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Jill M. Ohanneson ... (as Jill Ohanneson)

Makeup Department

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Annie D'Angelo ... supervising hair stylist (as Ann Marie D'Angelo) / supervising makeup artist (as Ann Marie D'Angelo)
Jim Gillespie ... assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist
Anna Spheeris ... assistant hair stylist (as Anna Schoeller) / assistant makeup artist (as Anna Schoeller)

Production Management

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John Bowey ... head of post production (as John R. Bowey)
Venetia Stevenson ... executive in charge of production
Scott White ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Dan Bradley ... second unit director
Cathy Gesualdo ... second assistant director
Scott Javine ... second assistant director
Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt ... first assistant director
John Scherer ... second assistant director (as John J.C. Scherer)
Martin Walters ... first assistant director
Howie Weiner ... third assistant director
Guy J. Louthan ... first assistant director: additional scenes (uncredited)

Art Department

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Raymond Camaioni ... construction coordinator (as Ray Camioni)
Marilyn Gage ... paint foreman
Fred Haft ... assistant property master (as Freddie Haft)
Janet Kusnick ... concept artist
Deborah Schildt ... assistant property master
Ron Seigel ... property master
R. Vincent Smith ... set dresser (as Vince Smith)
James Torvinen ... lead man (as Skip Torvinen)
Dennis White ... property master (as Dennis L. White)

Sound Department

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Barbara Barnaby ... sound effects editor
Jan Brodin ... production sound mixer
Gabriel Cubos ... boom operator
Kevin Hearst ... sound effects editor
Dan Hegeman ... sound effects editor
Steve Mann ... sound effects editor
William L. McCaughey ... re-recording mixer (as William McCaughey)
T.A. Moore Jr. ... re-recording mixer (as Tom Moore)
John Norman ... re-recording mixer
Mark Roberts ... adr editor

Special Effects by

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Gary Crawford ... special effects (as Gary L. Crawford)
Greg Landerer ... special effects

Stunts

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Phil Adams ... stunts
Joe Michael Anthony ... stunts
Rick Avery ... stunts
Carey T. Barag ... stunts
Rick Barker ... stunts
Dan Bradley ... stunt coordinator / stunts
Tony Brubaker ... stunts
Thomas Bruggemann ... stunts
Doc D. Charbonneau ... stunts
Scott Alan Cook ... stunts
Debbi A. Davison ... stunts (as Debbi Davison)
Christopher Doyle ... stunts
John Escobar ... stunts
Donna Evans ... stunts
George Fisher ... stunts
Joe Gilbride ... stunts
Jeff Imada ... stunts
Al Jones ... stunts
Ray Lykins ... stunts
Linda McGill ... stunts
Kathleen O'Haco ... stunts
Mario Roberts ... stunts
Dan Rycerz ... stunts
Ray Shaffer ... stunts (as Ray L. Shaffer)
Bob Yerkes ... stunts
Ray Lykins ... fight choreographer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jack Alex ... griptrician: second unit
Steve Barnes ... first assistant camera: second unit
Crazy Bear ... key grip
Bill Brao ... first assistant camera
Alan Brownstein ... electrical best boy
Findlay Bunting ... second assistant camera
Michael W. Chung ... grip
Peter Lyons Collister ... additional photography: second unit
Stuart Cropley ... electrician (as Stuart E. Cropley)
J. Patrick Daily ... key grip: second unit (as Pat Daily)
Curtis Estes ... grip
Bob Good ... lighting gaffer
Kim Heath ... grip
Paul Iski ... best boy grip (as Paul S. Iski)
Roger G. Jans ... still photographer (as Roger Jans)
Donald Kane ... electrician (as Donald G. Kane)
Lawrence Karman ... first assistant camera
Charlie McIntyre ... electrician (as Chuck McIntyre)
Todd Miller ... second assistant camera: second unit
Roger Olkowski ... camera operator: second unit / gaffer: second unit
Antonio Soriano ... electrician
S. Phillip Sparks ... camera operator
James R. Tynes ... director of photography: second unit
Tom West ... griptrician: second unit

Casting Department

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Barbara Harris ... voice casting
Beth Holmes ... casting associate: second unit (as Beth Gordon-Holmes)
Claudia Santiago ... extras casting
Mary Santiago ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Robin Burton ... key costumer (as Robin Lewis Burton)
Harold O'Neal ... assistant costumer

Location Management

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Bruce Chudacoff ... location manager

Music Department

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Chris Currell ... music programmer: synclavier
Stephen E. Smith ... music executive producer
Chris Spedding ... composer: additional music

Script and Continuity Department

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Suzan Lowitz ... script supervisor: second unit (as Suzan D. Lowitz)
Susan Malerstein-Watkins ... script supervisor (as Susan Malerstein)

Transportation Department

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Sheridan Ross Batson ... driver: honeywagon (as Sheridan Batson)
Mike Filloon ... transportation: second unit
Alfie Jensen ... transportation captain
Harold Klausner ... driver
Jim Martell ... transportation coordinator (as 'Big' Jim Martell)
Julie Martell ... transportation coordinator
Ray Osburn ... co-transportation captain
Art Payne ... driver (as Arthur Payne)

Additional Crew

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Ed Cassidy ... public relations
Samn Edwards ... craft service
Stacy Everly ... production assistant
Modi Frank ... assistant to director
Samantha Hayden ... assistant to the producers
Timothy M. Hayden ... production assistant / production assistant: second unit (as Tim Hayden)
Beverly Jermyn ... assistant to the producers
Christopher King ... production assistant
Brian M. Kingman ... insurance
Daniel W. Lott Jr. ... technical advisor
Gavin McCune ... production assistant (as Gavin A. McCune)
Max Romero ... security
Marlene Santiago ... nurse
Florian Schereck ... production accountant
Kristin Smith ... assistant to the producers
Harry Stanback ... security
Tina Sullivan ... translator
Michael Vasquez ... production assistant
Ramona Villarrial ... assistant production accountant (as Ramona Dorene Villarrial)
John Watson ... public relations
Patricia Whitcher ... production coordinator (as Patricia A. Whitcher)
Renee Wilson ... production coordinator
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Three different teams of Hollywood Vice Squad officers work on three separate cases involving illegal betting run by the Mob, a sleazy BDSM porn director and a ruthless old gangster who runs a teenage prostitution ring. Officers Chang and Stevens work the streets busting hookers. Chang's favorite m.o. is turning into an exaggerated caricature of a stereotypical Asian tourist to gain the girls' trust and then bust them. Things take a serious turn when one of the girls turns out to be a dangerous man in drag who puts a knife to Chang's throat and forces him to take a ride with him, forcing Stevens to engage in hot pursuit. Officer Betty Melton is a rookie who wants to prove herself but her superiors, officers Chavez and Miller, won't let her. When she accidentally witnesses a sleazy backyard BDSM porn shoot involving what seems to be an underage actor, Betty turns to Captain Jensen in hopes of finally getting a case to investigate by herself, but Jensen orders Chavez and Miller to grow up and help her. Officer Daley and hulking officer Tank investigate a proud elderly African-American bookie named Jesse who takes illegal bets for a mobster called Luchessi. They need Jesse's cooperation to get Luchessi but can they guarantee Jesse's safety in return? Meanwhile, Pauline Stanton, a desperate mother who arrived in Hollywood to find her beautiful innocent runaway teenage daughter Lori, asks Jensen for help. His men suspect that the girl is alive and may be turning tricks for Walsh, a ruthless old gangster who seduces teenage girls with promise of fame and stardom only to turn them into his junkie prostitutes. Worse yet, once he has no more use for them they usually end up dead from "accidental" overdose. Jensen gives the case to his top undercover officers Hawkins and Judy. Hawkins pretends to be the new player in town with Judy as his main squeeze to get Walsh and his right hand man Farber to literally sell him Lori. After another hot pursuit involving a rampaging man on PCP who stole a bus full of passengers, Chang and Stevens join Hawkins as backup. However, Walsh also has a backup, his equally ruthless madam Veronica and psychotic shotgun-loving goon Daniello.

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Also Known As
  • The Boulevard (Canada, English title)
  • S.Q.U.A.D. Police (France)
  • Hollywood - Police spéciale (France)
  • Omega Cop (France)
  • Hollywood Brigada Antivicio (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 101 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The inspiration for the fictional film being made in Postcards from the Edge (1990). See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in To the Devil a Daughter (2009). See more »
Soundtracks Hi-Heel Shoes See more »
Quotes Man with doll: Meet Mike. Shake hands. Get acquainted
Betty Melton: I bet you have names for every part of your body, huh?
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