- Fallen Angels (TV series)
Infobox Television
show_name = Fallen Angels
caption = Video Cover
genre =Anthology Neo-noir
creator =
developer =Steve Golin
presenter = Lynette Walden
narrated =
theme_music_composer =
opentheme =Elmer Bernstein
endtheme =
country =United States
language = English
num_seasons = 2
num_episodes = 15
list_episodes = List of Fallen Angels episodes
producer = Steve Golin
executive_producer =Sydney Pollack
location =
camera =Multi-camera
runtime = 30 minutes
network =Showtime
picture_format =35mm
audio_format =
first_run =
first_aired =August 1 ,1993
last_aired = December 1995
imdb_id = 0105994"Fallen Angels" is an American
neo-noir anthology television series that ran from 1993 to 1995 on theShowtime pay cable station and was produced byPropaganda Films . No first-run episodes were shown in 1994.The series was executive produced by
Sydney Pollack and produced bySteve Golin and others. The theme song was written byElmer Bernstein and the original music was written by Peter Bernstein.Period
torch song s by performers likePatti Page andBillie Holiday were used periodically.In
Europe , the show was known as "Perfect Crimes" and shown inFrance onCanal + , and inEngland .eries overview
The series was set in somber Los Angeles right after
World War II and before the election of American presidentJohn F. Kennedy .The episodes had a gorgeous look and, although filmed in color, mimicked what had been done by Hollywood filmmakers during the "
film noir " era of the 1940s and 1950s in terms of tone, look, and story content.The television program was produced using top-notch directors, well-known
hard-boiled fiction writers, experienced screenplay writers, inventive cinematographers (who recreated the "film noir" images), and actors. The art direction gave the series the ambiance and historical look required of a show devoted to "noir" set in Los Angeles.A few known actors went behind the camera to direct a few episodes. They include:
Tom Cruise ,Tom Hanks , andKiefer Sutherland .The ensemble group of craftswomen and men took a turn at the helm each week to produce episodes that produced a visually interesting series.
Each episode began with a cool and restrained
jazz score as the sultry character Fay Friendly (Lynette Walden) explained to the audience what would develop in the episode.Her words were wistful, melancholic and foreshadowed the pain to come.
Neo-noir novelist
James Ellroy said of the show::It's a role call of tormented souls confronting their monsters within; it's a picaresque look at Los Angeles back in the forties. It's the world of pulp on celluloid, pure translations that augment the stark power of great short fiction.ee also
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List of Fallen Angels episodes and original story sourcesDirectors
Some of the directors in the series were:
*Tom Cruise
*Alfonso Cuarón
*Peter Bogdanovich
*John Dahl
*Agnieska Holland
*Steven Soderbergh Guest stars
Among the many guest stars on the show were:
First Season (1993)
*Gary Oldman ,Gabrielle Anwar ,Dan Hedaya ,Wayne Knight andMeg Tilly
*Tom Hanks ,Marg Helgenberger andBruno Kirby
*Joe Mantegna andBonnie Bedelia
*Peter Gallagher ,Nancy Travis andIsabella Rossellini
*Laura Dern ,Alan Rickman andDiane Lane
*Gary Busey ,Tim Matheson andJames Woods Second Season (1995)
*Mädchen Amick andKiefer Sutherland
*Brendan Fraser andPeter Coyote
*Eric Stoltz
*Dana Delany andBenicio del Toro
*Bill Pullman and Heather Graham
*Miguel Ferrer andPeter Berg
*Michael Rooker andChristopher Lloyd
*Danny Glover andValeria Golino
*Bill Nunn ,Giancarlo Esposito andCynda Williams Releases
In the
United States the first season was released in a two volumeVHS set. The second season was only released inEurope (DVD region 2) in 1999 andAustralia (DVD region 4) under the title "Perfect Crimes" (three DVDs).Grove Press released a companion book, "," (1993) with all the original stories and the screenplays from the first season. A soundtrack was also released.
External links
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* [http://www.thrillingdetective.com/eyes/fallen.html Thrilling Detective Guide] of "Fallen Angels".
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