Tom berenger is outstanding as miles utley, the avenging angel. Kevin tighe, tom berenger, charlton heston, fay masterson, james coburn, jeffrey jones, craig r. Despite its philosophical undertones, this tv movie is primarily designed to be. The avenging angeltom berenger, james coburn, charlton heston, kevin tighe, jeffrey jones, fay masterson, leslie hope, andrew prine. Tom berenger filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting. The avenging angel tv movie 1995 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Wonderful stars tom berenger, james coburn, and charleton heston did a terrific job of telling a historic story. Tom berenger is an american television and motion picture actor.
Check out production photos, hot pictures, movie images of tom berenger and more from. A proud man, miles is one of the danites, sworn to protect the lds church at all cost. Tom berenger is an american actor who often seen in militaryrelated roles including such films as the dogs of war, platoon, born on the fourth of july, and the substitute. Oct 03, 2014 the avenging angeltom berenger, james coburn, charlton heston, kevin tighe, jeffrey jones, fay masterson, leslie hope, andrew prine mftv 1995. Avenging angel is an exceedingly violent television movie, with an extremely high body count. Like hamlet says, the plays the thing, berenger quips. Miles utley, tom berenger, is a professional mormon commandobodyguard who is forced to turn renegade and to question his faith as he investigates a scandal involving. At its core, tnts the avenging angel is an oldfashioned western that.
I developed a huge crush on tom berenger when i saw him play action star sam weber in the big chill back in the early i could see past. Conspiracies and counterplots among the polygamous mormons of utah in 1872 drive this madefortelevision tnt account of mormon. The avenging angel tv movie 1995 the avenging angel. This 1995 western adventure stars tom berenger, charlton heston, and james coburn. Overview of avenging angel, the, 1995, directed by craig baxley, with charlton heston, tom berenger, james coburn, at turner classic movies. James coburn is excellent as orin porter rockwell, an interesting enough character, they could have made the whole movie about him. A western with revisionist overtones, this actionadventure is set in utah during the time of latterdaysaint prophet brigham young charlton heston and follows the exploits of his brave. James coburn was also up to the task in what was one of his last films. Miles utley is a professional mormon commando bodyguard.
Born in chicago, oscar nominee, golden globe and emmy winner tom berenger was raised in a working class home as the son of a printer for the chicago suntimes. Happy birthday tom boy birthday platoon movie tom berenger 1980s films star wars rotten tomatoes celebrity gallery amazing pics. Tom berenger internet movie firearms database guns in. The avenging angel was a protegee of porter rockwell in the movie but, the character that tom beringer plays was built around the real porter rockwell. A gunwielding member of the danites, the militia wing of the mormons. Jan 01, 2000 avenging angel, the miles utley tom berenger is a professional mormon commandobodyguard who is forced to turn renegade and to question his faith as he investigates a scandal involving. An orphan grows up to fulfill his duty as bodyguard tom berenger to mormon leader brigham young charlton heston. May 31, 1949, university of missouri graduate tom berenger began his theater work in regional repertory.
Avenging angel 1995 dvd tom berenger, james coburn, charlton. He is also known for playing jake taylor in the major league films and thomas beckett in. Tom berenger bio, utah, movie, park, pronunciation, imdb. The avenging angel tv movie 1995 the avenging angel tv. A prequel of sorts to butch cassidy and the sundance kid 1969 which chronicles the two outlaws lives in the years before the events portrayed in the 1969 movie. Tom berenger doesnt have any movies playing in theaters. May 31, 1949 is an american television and motion picture actor. He portrayed the true to life avenging angel, porter rockwell. Thousands of movies and tv shows to satisfy any movie buff. While this movie is written as fictional, it has so much historical accuracies that except for a few of the names being made up, this could easily be categorized as historical and factual.
Tom berenger holds a suppressed uzi as john shale in the substitute 1996. The avenging angel 1995 stream and watch online moviefone. Watch the avenging angel online stream full movie directv. I enjoyed his part in eddie and the cruisers and he was great in someone to watch over me. In a comment on a post the other day about a movie starring tom berenger, reader barry lane took issue with a critic not me who spoke rather slightingly of mr. His high rated performance came in the role of jonathan knox in the movie shoot to kill 1988. Tom berenger is an american actor who often seen in militaryrelated roles including such. Violence in the church of jesus christ of latter day saints early history is all too often overlooked or ignored completely in our history books.
The avenging angel tnt, 1995 mormon history 1990s style. Tom berenger filmography including movies from released projects, in theatres, in production and upcoming films. The avenging angeltom berenger, james coburn, charlton heston, kevin tighe, jeffrey jones, fay masterson, leslie hope, andrew prine mftv 1995. If you are not an over sensitive mormon, trying to justify your religion, you will enjoy this movie. It was there he first auditioned for a role in whos afraid of virginia woolf at the college theater on a whim and a bet with.
But the cable movie s main character, miles utley tom berenger, who is also a coproducer is purely fictional. Despite its philosophical undertones, this tv movie is primarily designed to be good, escapist funa goal it. He was nominated for the academy award for best supporting actor for his portrayal of staff sergeant bob barnes in platoon 1986. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. There is also some shenanigans at the end with a baby being tossed around that is just damned fun to watch. I was disappointed that i got the sequel to angel, but it was actually a fun action packed movie with quirky characters, and i enjoyed it.
This article related to an american tv movie is a stub. Conspiracies and counterplots among the polygamous mormons of utah in 1872 drive this madefortelevision. Once he hit new york, he was employed in several tv soap operas, most prominently as the illfated timmy siegel on featurev284353one life. The avenging angel is a 1995 american television film directed by craig r. With tom berenger, charlton heston, james coburn, fay masterson. Hollywood outbreak tom berenger fights the elements and a few criminals in blood and money trailer. They are loosely based on a group of renigade mormons that existed for a short time while the mormons were living northern missouri in the late 1830s. Tom berenger stars in the role of the fictional miles utley, a personal. Mar 08, 2020 the avenging angel tnt, 1995 mormon history 1990s style in a comment on a post the other day about a movie starring tom berenger, reader barry lane took issue with a critic not me who spoke rather slightingly of mr. He is also known for playing jake taylor in the major league films and thomas beckett in the sniper films.
Avenging angel slithers a little closer to the smut i always assumed angel was packed with, but it also adds some keystone kops slapstick, more rory calhoun being awesome, and my favorite angel of the bunch, betsy russell. Avenging angel 1985 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The danites did exist within the church but joseph smith demanded they cease and desist their vigilante practices. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. He was nominated for the academy award for best supporting actor for his portrayal of staff sergeant bob barnes in platoon. Avenging angel 1985 directed by robert vincent oneill. The avenging angel was actually called the destroying angel and it was rockwell. Its just what a tom berenger movie should be, filled with action and interesting characters. Tom berenger is good as a young member of the avenging angels learning about intrigue and scandal in his group. At its core, tnts the avenging angel is an oldfashioned western that revisits a familiar theme. Mty only complaints are that i have been totally unable to find the novel upon which the movie was based, and that i could not find this in a widescreen format, which id have preferred.
Play tb2k movies bridge of spies 2015 apocalypse now. The avenging angel tends to exploit mayhem even as it halfheartedly condemns it. Read the avenging angel movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. The avenging angel 1995 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Tom berenger in the avenging angel tom berenger photos see more.
Description miles utley tom berenger is a guerrilla for the mormon church. My next criticism is that the avenging angel as portrayed in this movie never existed. Im really disappointed that this movie was not made for dvd. Coproduced by berenger, the avenging angel gets tnts usual modest treatment with three backtoback showings sunday at 5, 7 and 9 p. Tom berenger full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Avenging angel, the miles utley tom berenger is a professional mormon commandobodyguard who is forced to turn renegade and to question his faith as he investigates a scandal involving.
Watch the avenging angel starring tom berenger in this drama on directv. A western with revisionist overtones, this actionadventure is set in utah during the time of latterdaysaint prophet brigham young charlton heston and follows the exploits of his brave bodyguard tom berenger to save the mormon leader from the crooks conspiring to assassinate him. Tom berenger filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting career. Dont take this as perfectly accurate mormon history, its a movie. Mar 27, 2020 the fourth movie is the avenging angel. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of avenging angel with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Tom berenger is best known for his roles as staff sergeant bob barnes in platoon 1986 and as thomas beckett in the sniper series of films. Tom attended the university of missouri to study journalism. Tom berenger the most handsome gemini i know of did you guys know that tom berenger was the og james franco. Tom berenger and debra winger, who star in betrayed, 1988. It was definitely the offbeat narrative of his latest movie, the avenging angel. Find films and movies featuring tom berenger on allmovie. William katt, tom berenger, jeff corey, john schuck.
Our marketplace offers a huge selection of movies from sellers worldwide. Released 1995, the avenging angel stars tom berenger, charlton heston, james coburn, fay masterson the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Baxley and starring tom berenger and james coburn cast. Tom berenger bio, utah, movie, park, pronunciation, imdb, biyografi, doppelganger tom berenger is a famous american actor he came into the prominence after his breakthrough role in american film platoon 1986 where he played sergeant barnes he also played in. Tom berenger, charlton heston and james coburn star in this exciting western adventure which traces the troubled utah. Tom berenger, james coburn, charlton heston, fay masterson, craig baxley. Shop movies starring tom berenger on dvd, vhs, and rare video formats at alibris. For another tom berenger western, check out the madefortelevision the avenging angel, featuring berenger as a kind of mormon notsosecret agent, dealing with historical characters brigham young and porter rockwell, along with murder, machinations and mayhem among the polygamous mormons of the 1870s.
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