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Angel City [VHS]

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I came across this movie on the "late late late" show in about 1984. Do you remember the plight of the American farmer in the early 1980's?

Ralph Waite from the Waltons played the lead as a father and farmer who had lost his farm to big business. The family heads to Florida to rebuild their lives because they have heard rumors of how prosperous life is growing fruit in the orange belt.

Once they arrive the family is forced into working as fruit pickers for pennies just to survive. They live through hell as they end up working as slave laborers, (unknown to them until payday of course where they find they owe their employer more than they earned during the week.) The longer they stay the worse things get and it becomes impossible to leave.

One of my most memorable features of this movie is the line "I's the cook, I gets 2 bottles of wine, I don't pick no 'maters and cukes no more, I's the cook."

This is a very good movie, with great actors. You will find yourself routing for the family in short time. I experienced anger, sadness, joy and tension during this show. A very good movie!

I highly reccomend it!

I BOUGHT THIS MOVIE FOR ONE DOLLAR AT WALMART LOVED IT EVER SINCE. THIS MOVIE WAS A GEM. I TOTALLY RECOMMEND IT.

An Outstanding classic movie from back in the Florida Labor Camp days.. I could watch a million times! Only wish it was out on dvd..

this i one of the best movies i have seen ralph waite make where a family has to move from their home and friends to make a new start when he gets there it dont have the job offers that he was told about but the money he has is running out he has to make a choice for his family while trying this he is forced to have him and his family stay in a slave camp but the onwer keeps pushing him then he makes friends with a few of them learns that the owner is holding their kids over their heads so they dont take off in the night but they push ralph to far he goes crazy takes the whole place down and gets the kids back for the people then they leave the camp known as angel city i love this movie when it first came out it was called the field of tears but they changed the name to angel city i looked for this movie for years did not know they changed the name thats why i could not find it till now you got to get this movie if you love the strenght of a family and what they will do and go thru to stay together trust me if you love a movie that shows how a family is willing to go thru to stay together you will love this movie



of one of ones that bought this movie luke

I saw this movie many years ago and it was great, just waiting to get it now on dvd, so that i can share it with my family, who have not had the pleasure. This movie really shows you ,that if it seems to good to be true then it probably is.