{"id":40128,"date":"2018-02-07T12:08:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T19:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40128"},"modified":"2021-02-03T02:27:59","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T09:27:59","slug":"vice-squad-1982","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40128","title":{"rendered":"Vice Squad (1982)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Come on scumbag, make your move &#8212; make my day.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-40129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Poster.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA gutsy prostitute (Season Hubley) assists a detective (Gary Swanson) in cornering a psychopathic pimp (Wings Hauser) &#8212; but when Hauser breaks loose from his captors, Hubley&#8217;s life is on the line.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prostitutes and Gigolos<\/li>\n<li>Revenge<\/li>\n<li>Undercover Cops and Agents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this &#8220;sleazy sexploitation film&#8221; is &#8220;another film which gives the wrong impression that all street hookers are model types&#8221; &#8212; but this doesn&#8217;t quite ring true; yes, Hubley and her close friends are beautiful:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Friends.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Friends.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Friends.png 592w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Friends-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Friends-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Friends-500x270.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but director Gary Sherman includes plenty of panning shots depicting the array of deglamorized activity going down at night on the streets of Hollywood, and Hubley&#8217;s murdered friend (Nina Blackwood) is shown in quite a sorry state.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Blackwood.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Blackwood.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Blackwood.png 592w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Blackwood-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Blackwood-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Blackwood-500x270.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hubley herself is actually a refreshingly (if foolheartedly) bold female protagonist who more than holds her own with &#8220;Hauser&#8217;s scary villain&#8221; &#8212; &#8220;someone you&#8217;ll love to hate&#8221; (indeed, he seems to have a minor cult following based on this flick alone). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Hauser3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Hauser3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Hauser3.png 592w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Hauser3-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Hauser3-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Hauser3-500x270.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary accurately notes that the film is &#8220;extremely brutal and unpleasant, particularly the finale&#8221; &#8212; though I believe modern film fanatics won&#8217;t find it particularly over-the-top. Favorite odd scene: the toe-sucking request.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Season Hubley as Princess<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Hubley4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Hubley4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Hubley4.png 592w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Hubley4-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Hubley4-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Hubley4-500x270.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>John Alcott&#8217;s cinematography of sleazy Hollywood<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Cinematography-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Cinematography-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Cinematography-1.png 592w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Cinematography-1-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Cinematography-1-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Vice-Squad-Cinematography-1-500x270.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s worth a look for its cult status. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0084861\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1595&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevideograveyard.com\/bmovie\/v\/vicesquad.html\">Video Graveyard Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Come on scumbag, make your move &#8212; make my day.&#8221; Synopsis: A gutsy prostitute (Season Hubley) assists a detective (Gary Swanson) in cornering a psychopathic pimp (Wings Hauser) &#8212; but when Hauser breaks loose from his captors, Hubley&#8217;s life is on the line. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Prostitutes and Gigolos Revenge Undercover Cops and Agents Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary writes that this &#8220;sleazy sexploitation film&#8221; is &#8220;another film which gives the wrong impression that all street hookers are&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40128\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40128"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68276,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40128\/revisions\/68276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}