Dark Angel
Tags: cult, humor, action, violence

Plot synopsis:
An executive entrepreneur is driving his 70,000 brand new car. He puts on a CD of classical music, but it starts blurring away and connecting to the radio. The CD is pushed out of the machine and it distracts this gentleman, who almost has a car accident. He has to steer wildly away from an incoming truck and his car gets stuck in a field nearby. At that moment, a UFO or something like that hits and completely wrecks his car, although this man can jump out of harm. An alien - which looks like a human blind person - floats out of the crater and tells him "I come in peace."Title credits. {The original title was Dark Angel, not I Come in Peace}A burglar (Kevin Page) enters a building. It looks like a police station. Sergeant Hawkins (Luis Lemus) is called to Evidence Room 38. The burglar throws a knife, killing him. Under his dark clothes, the burglar is dressed as a police officer. He takes some drugs and leaves. Another criminal in officer clothes ((Robert Prentiss)) is already waiting for him. Hawkins signs for the drugs he is taking away and leaves the bag even before getting out of the building. A car driver (Steve Chizmadia) is already waiting for them. The burglar tells the driver to drive away quickly. The building explodes and the burglar says that he did that to avoid witnesses. The other two men laugh it off.Det. Jack Caine (Dolph Lundgren) is having some coffee. Jeff Davis is making a narcotics deal of some kind. Caine notices the three burglars, now dressed as businessmen, entering the building. Davis and the three men are making a deal and Caine is listening to their conversation by a hidden mike. However, at that moment, some small-time crooks are hitting on a liquor store. The owner (Jack Wilils) is attacked. The thugs are violent, and punch in the face one of the customers (Jack Verbois) for no reason while a female customer screams her lungs off (Stacey Cortez). Jack has to go to tend to the situation. At that moment, the situation with Jeff Davis and the crooks change completely. Davis is actually Det. Ray Turner (Alex Morris), and his cover is up. Jack kills one of the liquor thugs while Ray is murdered.All the Whiteboys (Sebastian White, Dean Kinkel, David Poynter, Folkert Schmidt, Randall Oliver and Gary Baxley), as the high-time criminals are called by their boss, are leaving the place, when the evil alien, called Talec (Matthias Hues) arrives and says "I come in peace" and starts killing them by throwing some sharp discs and cutting their necks. It's then that Jack enters the deal place and finds Ray dead.Jack is left traumatized for a second. Captain Malone (Jim Haynie) screams to him because he disappeared for 8 days. He is blaming Jack for the lost heroin. A patrolwoman (Suzanne Savoy) announces some important people in. Malone orders Jack to take a holiday or quit. Inspector Switzer (David Ackroyd) of the FBI wants to question Jack. Jack is given a new partner, Special Agent Arwood 'Larry' Smith (Brian Benben), and has to report to Switzer.Malone's secretary (Arienne Battiste) announces Diane Pallone (Betsy Brantley), who can't explain the weird deaths. Larry notices that Diane and Jack used to have a relationship.In a derelict building, a homeless woman notices a thud. Suddenly, everything explodes around her. There is a tunnel through all the walls. Another alien emerges.Larry is taking measures about the position of the bodies. Jack believes in instinct; he realises that the case is gong to be about something completely new. Larry says that he's always ready for everything.A car bark outside Capital Bail Bonds. The owner (Nick Hagler) is annoyed at the barking of Dexter the dog; however, he soon notices somebody approaching and takes his shotgun. The wall is suddenly rubble. Talec appears and thrusts a wire into his chest, and then he kills him.Caine and Smith go to a nude bar, as Caine says that he can think better there. Boner (Michael J. Pollard) was playing snooker. Jack threatens to shoot him in his dick, fearless in spite of being also threatened by a pool hustler (Willie Minor). Boner says that it was the Whiteboys. Smith supports Jack, although he doesn't seem to agree with Jack's methods.They go back to the place of the murders, and hidden behind a loudspeaker, they find the still moving disc; in fact it flies away and wrecks some more until it finds itself stuck again into the same loudspeaker.Talec goes to a warehouse. He interrupts a security guard (Brian Fitkin) and does to him the same he did to the bail office owner. At that moment, Azeck (Jay Bilas) appears and shoots Talec without saying anything; Talec has torun away. Azeck creates havoc in the parking, wrecking cars and burning everything. Talec jumps from a second floor; several witnesses see Azeck and will believe he is the bad guy.Jack invites Smith for a drink at his apartment, while he stares at the photograph of himself enjoying his time with his old girlfriend. Jack visits Diane, who at first slams the door on his face. Jack apologises to her, but she hits him in his face anyway. He kisses her but she asks for some kind of commitment from him. Diane is annoyed with herself for falling into his trap.Jack arrives at this apartment and the door is open - it has been registered. There are soft noises... but it's only Smith. Jack Caine seems to suspect that it's odd that Smith its inside, but maybe it was only chance that he appeared to tell him of other two murders when he saw the door open.At a garage, a mechanic (Mimi Cochran) is working on a car with rock music blasting on. Talec appears to feed on her and then kills her. The alien is feeding on humans.Bruce the scientist (Mark Lowenthal) is nuts and eccentric. He hides his pills and tells about the disc. It is a self-contained magnet, but Bruce has managed to contain it. Jack Caine tells him to hide it.Diane does the autopsy to one of the male victims to Talec, who had used heroin to kill them.Victor Manning (Sherman Howard) sends Caine a photo of himself with bikini girls in Rio, and tells him that he had sent him Warren (Sam Anderson), the head of the Whiteboys. Two of them shoot Caine and Smith in the latter's car. Jack drives even though it's Smith's car. Smith wants to get a warrant on Warren, but Jack doesn't care about that. The Whiteboys get out of a building when their sports car have alarms ringing on. Warren was on a meeting. Warren blames Jack for killing the Whiteboys. Smith has been trapped, so Caine lets him go. Warren wants Jack to go to the drug deal for him, or he'll kill Smith.A clerk (Albert Leong) takes a suitcase and gives an empty one to Jack. The clerk leaves out running with the drugs. When Jack goes after him, he is already dead and Talec attacks him, but lets him go. Smith attacks the two Whiteboys that were keeping him and runs away. Azeck burns everything and leaves. Smith hangs up a stupid blonde (Kristin Baxley)'s call. Diane takes care of Jack's neck wound. She explains that heroin produces well-being because of the endorphins segregated by the human body when inhaled and it produces something similar to ecstasy.Jack thinks that they are dealing with aliens; Smith thinks he's going crazy. Bruce has been beaten to a pulp because he tried to defend the disc. Jack doesn't trust Smith because Bruce says the criminal looked like him.At a supermarket, the alien attacks a weird customer (Wayne Dehart) and the cashier (Brandon Smith) and wants to feed on the security guard (Kevin Howard), but Azeck attacks him first. The two aliens fight each other. Caine and Smith try to tell the Captain that aliens are to blame, but he thinks that they are nuts. Jack, Larry and Diane are not allowed to see the crime scene. Smith goes to talk to his boss, while the good alien is hiding while being badly-hurt. Jack is also told off by his boss, and hes forced to go on a holiday. Jack proposes Diane to go with him on a holiday; she is overjoyed about that and will happily go with her. Diane will never forgive him if he lets her down. Smith agrees with all the decisions taken.The badly-hurt good alien is hiding in Jack's car, and he says "It must be stopped". Smith sees the alien and Jack calms him down, saying that he's in their side. They drive away. The bad angel gives 1,000 overdose of heroin to humans so that the body releases endorphins and he can take them out of the body; that is highly illegal and expensive in the aliens' world. The good alien dies, becomes a kind of light bomb, so now they don't have proof. Smith has taken the alien's weapon - and that will be their proof. Jack wants to have the weapon, but Smith wants to take it to Switzer: he has to pull out his gun to prevent Jack from taking it away. Smith leaves and gives Switzer the gun. First he got the disc and then the gun, Switzer says. This is a case of national interest, but now Smith needs to get rid of their only witness, Jack Caine, and then the military benefits of using the weapons will be enormous. Switzer says that you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs, which startles Smith, as Jack had said that Switzer would say something like that. As Smith is having second thoughts, Switzer tries to kill him, but Caine shoots Switzer first. Smith is told "Never trust nobody. Caine manual. Page one Chapter one by cool-as-a-cucumber Caine. It's now when Smith realises that following the procedures is not always the best option.Smith finds the empty heroin bags. The bad alien is strong and doesn't even realise that Jack is hitting him, but Smith doesn't know how to use the alien gun. The weapon looks stuck until Smith learns how to use it; however, Talec looks almost immune to it. Jack finds the bag of endorphins - and Talec realises he's missed them too late. Talec is pissed-off but well of health.Jack Caine takes care of Smiths' wound and gives him a cooler jacket. Caine and Smith almost shoot Diane, who wants to go with Jack on a holiday. They push her out of the way. The Whiteboys demand their money and shoot Jack, Diane and Smith, but luckily Smith has learned how to use the alien gun. Diane demands an explanation, especially when they had to hide from a police officer (Jackson Burns). One of the Whiteboys shoot him - Talec appears shooting everybody on sight.There is a car persecution scene. The alien kills a patrolman (Tom Campitelli) and Smith shoots him, but Talen is OK again and runs after them. They try to trick the alien, but the alien gun is empty, and normal bullets won't harm him, even at close range. Jack creates a series of explosions in the factory, but the alien is still alright. Jack shoes Talen the vials with the endorphins, and breaks two, which infuriates him.Both throw away their guns. Talec approaches but Jack backs up and runs away. The alien throws a disc after Jack, but it gets stuck at a metal lid. Jack and Talec fight. Talec throws the wire towards Jack, but he holds it with his two hands. There is a tug of war until they are very close and then Jack stings the thing onto Talec. He kicks him onto a broken tube, de facto impaling him. The alien is hurt and repeats I come in piece, to which Jack replices "And you go in pieces asshole".Diane, Jack and Arwood "Larry" Smith leave, shaken but more or less in one piece. Diane inquiries where she and Jack will go for the holiday as she has quit her job. Jack wants to go to Rio but Smith says "No, no, no".End credits roll.---written by KrystelClaire

Review: Lundgren had been responsible for the far more stern and serious action flicks Red Scorpion and the under-rated Punisher film yet Dark Angel was one of a string of 3 films Dolph did, very much in the trend of Schwarzenegger's simpler action films like Red Heat, Running Man and Raw Deal.
The concept of the Alien brings in some imaginary and cool weaponry including a super hand gun, and deadly flying CD's that lock into the electric current in the human body, as Dolph's scientist friend (a bit of luck in Dolphy's little black book) explains "It's like setting your radio dial to K-I-L-L!" The script is blessed with some witty one-liners that would make the Governator proud.
And after my wife found out I'm a Dolph Lundgren fan, I think the first thing she asked me was, "do you own "I Come In Peace"?", because she was already a fan of the movie too.
Its just so refreshing to find a sci-fi flick so utterly lacking in pretension, and so deeply committed to doing just one thing perfectly (being entertaining) that I can't help but love it more than many "classic" movies which deserve much more critical kudos.Dolph Lundgren makes for a very competant hero, and as far as "acting" goes, he does a surprisingly admirable job of making his character far more human and warm than many of his contemporaries could ever manage.
An Al Leong appearance certifies this as a good B-grade action movie, and Betsy Brantley (who has played opposite arguably the best Sherlock ever, Jeremy Brett) does a workman's job as Dolph Lundgren's love interest.
Big Dolph Lundgren tackles even bigger Matthias Hues in this fairly enjoyable sci-fi outing from 1990.Our Dolph plays a tough cop who inadvertently becomes involved in a spot of alien trouble after a hulking interplanetary miscreant murders a group of bad guys Dolph was staking out (and high tales it with the haul of heroin they had in their possession).
Well, it turns out that our alien bad boy has discovered a rather gruesome method of producing an even more powerful drug via it's utilisation.....he simply shoots up unwilling victims and then sucks out their resulting endorphin enriched cranial fluids which he intends to sell back home (where ever that may be)!!!Hardly impressed with this, Dolph decides to investigate this grisly case but finds himself constantly undermined by a number of shady factions entering the fray.Matters eventually come to a head when our two mighty leads battle it out in a factory setting (a popular location for action film finales) and Dolph gets to fire off the obligatory final quip before sending his alien nemesis into oblivion.OK, despite the intriguing premise this is utterly ridden with clichés - the new cop partner, troubles with the girlfriend etc etc etc.
Dolph acts as a tough cop fighting the drig mafia, suddenly large amounts of drugs have been stolen from the mafias & non drug addicts are also being killed...n the movie takes a turn from action to a sci-fi thriller.
You can say what you want about Dolph Lundgren - yes, he's made some HORRIBLE movies and at times can make Keanu Reeves look talented - but I Come in Peace is a sizeable cut above the rest of his body of work.
This is one of Dolph Lundgren's best movies.The movie is one of the best sci-fi actions from the early 90's.It has style,great music,awesome action scenes,awesome weapons.great oneliner.I watched it long time ago,and lately I began to think about this movie,so now I'm going to rent it or buy it..
If you can get past the fact the Brain Benben is no action star, and that Dolph just can't act, this isn't a bad movie.
Dolph Lundgren fighting drug dealers and an alien, with car chases, explosions and a compact disc that can cut through just about anything.
But fortunately, that doesn't become a factor, because about 15 minutes into the movie, enter one FBI agent Mr. Smith (played by Brian Benben), who then proceeds to add such comic counterbalance to the mix, that you soon forget stressing out over the laughable story line.This is definitely a movie that doesn't take itself too seriously, and it just seems that everybody involved is having a great time.
Wow. I have never seen a movie about an alien who says he 'comes in peace' but really doesn't cause every person he meets he shoots up with heroin then extracts the resulting dopamine which is some kind of super-heroin for his race which, despite having perfected interstellar travel and little CDs that home in on people and cut their heads off, cannot seem to recreate such a drug.Oh well!
But then, I suppose if they could we wouldn't have got this awesome movie!Dolph Lundgren IS the character he plays, whatever his name is.The alien dude IS the alien dude.Plus Dolph gets this big gun from ANOTHER alien, who is a good guy and like an alien cop or something cause he's chasing the bad alien.And the thing Dolph says when he kills the bad alien at the end is the best thing ever written oh my god in hell.16/08.
It's nothing that's going to change your world but it's a decent way to pass the time, if you're a fan of buddy cop movies or action sci-fi.
It's a shame really, because though he lacks Arnold's natural charisma, he's certainly got more range than Steven Segal, a contemporary whose career did take off.'I come In Peace' (known everywhere outside of North America as 'Dark Angel' for some odd reason) is easily Dolph's best feature film (as the lead).
It's a sci-fi buddy cop movie with a premise that falls apart under even the slightest scrutiny, but Lundgren and co-star Brian Benben have good chemistry and the script is occasionally witty.And because it's the 80s (well, 1990), what are the odds that it ends with a joke/freeze frame/feel good rock song?
'Dark Angel' (or 'I Come in Peace' as it will always be to me) is no more far-fetched in story than the films it aspires to be and manages to make up for its small budget with enough pyrotechnic absurdity to make Michael Bay blush and one-liners that could give Arnie a run for his money.'Dark Angel' follows detective Jack Caine (Dolph Lundgren) whose investigation of Houston's organized drug smuggling syndicate, 'The White Boys' (a tongue-in-cheek troupe of Patrick Bateman clones straight out of 1980's yuppie culture), is interrupted by an extra-terrestrial drug-harvesting alien and the cosmic cop on his trail.
Alien Drug Dealer: 'I come in peace.' Dolph: 'and you go in pieces, asshole.' It's pretty unfor(give)getable.Apparently, 'Dark Angel' (the original title) was envisioned as a big-budget blockbuster (aren't they all) and was written by David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Death Becomes Her, Spider-Man).
The unlikely pairing of Caine and FBI Agent Smith add that buddy cop element synonymous with action films, similar to Red Heat and Alien Nation and although worn adds some humour.
Tough cop Jack Caine (Dolph Lundgren) finds out about his plans and it's up to him and an FBI agent to put an end to the alien's actions.While this is not the most original of movies, it is still very enjoyable.
The film may seem silly at times, but it also has some cool elements that make it entertaining.This is one of Dolph Lundgren's best movies and his fans will not be disappointed because he is in good form here.
In spite of all its flaws, "Dark Angel" is a decent action flick that is a lot of fun to watch and I highly recommend it if you are into 80's action movies.My rating: 6/10.
Matthias Hues makes a good alien villain here, although it not his typical role as brute giant with lots of musclepower, but rather a mysteriously looking creature covered in dark clothing all the time.
There's so much mayhem going on here you really don't stop to think all that much about the story or Dolph Lundgren's very limited acting abilities (watch closely for some fairly obvious line reading).As an action flick "Dark Angel" really delivers in spades.
The sci-fi element is a little out there but it never fails to amuse and the funny bits are fairly well executed with the excellent Brian Benben in top form as Lundgren's partner.Dolph Lundgren, a practical scene stealer is Rocky IV (I MUST BREAK YOU is a classic 80's line), is not exactly a natural leading man.
Detective Jack Caine (Dolph Lundgren) becomes involved when the renegade alien is responsible for the deaths of gang members that he is staking out, leaving behind a razor sharp, disk-like weapon.
When the good alien is mortally wounded, it falls to Jack and his partner, FBI Agent Smith (Brian Benben), to end the killing spree.I had so much fun watching this movie.
Throw in some good special effects, awesome alien weapons, a story that moves along at a good pace, some fun rock songs, and you've got a great action movie!
I loved this film as a kid when it came out, saw it recently and was pleasantly surprised at how well it has aged."I Come in Peace/Dark Angel", at its core, is an action movie that refuses to take itself too seriously, often mocking some of the film's conceits like English-speaking extra-terrestrials.
For a Dolph Lundgren fan like me is I Come in Peace aka...Dark Angel (1990) Dolph's best action science fiction bad-ass flick!
Dolph Lundgren did a lot of direct to video action movies that I haven't seen them yet, but I Come in Peace and Showdown in Little Tokyo are his best films he ever worked on them.
I absolutely enjoy Jan Hammer music theme score, I absolutely love the soundtrack for this film Touch Me Tonight by Shooting Star I have a blast watching this bad-ass flick from the 90's.I come in peace...And you go in pieces, asshole!
because Danny Glover is more bad ass than Dolph Lundgren is in here and Predator is more evil brilliant cruel villain than Bad Alien (Matthias Hues) is.Plot: Dolph Lundgren as Jack Caine, a Houston police detective who teams with an ambitious FBI agent when they discover the killer they are chasing is an alien who has come to Earth to extract chemicals from humans in order to produce a powerful drug.This action flick is about an alien drug lord that has arrived on earth, humans represent ideal drug factories of our endorphin's.
I Come in Peace is not only a sci-fi action flick it is also a horror flick, like how Bad Alien is killing people to get endorphin's to creating a powerful drug.
Special Agent Smith (Brian Benben) pulls out what appears to be a customized Dan Wesson VH-15 fitted with a scope brilliant!Overall: I am giving a 10 to this flick, I only have a problem that Jack has a girlfriend in this film and a second partner helping him battle bad alien.
I Come in Peace (originally produced and released internationally as Dark Angel) is a 1990 American science fiction action film directed by Craig R.
The film is about a rule-breaking vice cop who becomes involved in the investigation of mysterious drug-related murders on the streets of Houston, Texas.10/10 Grade: Bad Ass Seal Of Approval Studio: Vision International Vision PDG, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Brian Benben, Betsy Brantley, Matthias Hues, Jay Bilas, Jim Haynie, David Ackroyd, Sherman Howard, Sam Anderson, Alex Morris Director: Craig R.
Plot: Dolph Lundgren stars as maverick cop Jack Caine, who's teamed with an FBI agent (Brian Benben) to stop an alien who kills humans to feed off their endorphins.First off, I think the title on IMDb should be I Come In Peace because that's what it's called in America not Dark Angel.
The plot is OK (with several influences from Terminator, though) and the cast beginning with Dolph Lundgren (Houston cop Jack Caine) and Matthias Hues (extra-terrestrial drug dealer Talec) get the most out of it.
What lends the film its reputation by far, is drug dealers from outer space harvesting endorphins from human hosts.The element of white-eyed aliens blasting their way through Houston, TX, of course permits a final boss that has near-unlimited hit points and can deliver tremendous damage on the human scale with peculiar weaponry, including a contraption that launches razor-sharp discs hunting for human electric loads.Why this is not Terminator or even Cobra, beyond obvious problems with scripting, explains why Dolph never made it on the scale of Arnie or Sly. Those guys had the ability to deliver both the macho persona and self-aware winks to the audience.
Dolph Lundgren stars as Jack Caine a renegade cop who teams up with a stiff FBI agent Lawrence Smith (Brian Benben)  to take down a drug dealer from outerspace.
Fun Mix of Action and Sci-Fi. Dark Angel (1990) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Tough cop Jack Caine (Dolph Lundgren) is forced to team up with a FBI agent (Brian Benben) after a series of bizarre murders.
This is exactly what you'd expect a low-budget action movie from this period to be like.The best thing going for this film is its camp value as there are quite a few scenes that are rather hilarious.
This is another childhood relic of mine and believe it or not it's one of my favorite films of all time, it's also my favorite film with Dolph Lundgren in it, he's always been one of my favorite if most underrated action stars which is something were becoming seriously scarce of.I really like the plot I think it's really unique for the alien invasion subgenere.
I think this film could've had a moderate successful run if it had been released theatrically, but that obviously didn't happen.Lundgren stars as Jack Caine, a Texas cop who likes doing things his own way.
Of course, that doesn't stop this movie from having its flaws but through and through, it's a decent fun.The character of Jack Caine is well played by Lundgren.
The action was good too even though it still had a mid-80's feel to it...I mean it was filmed and released in the very late 80's so I can understand why.Jack Caine is not the most memorable character in film history but Dark Angel is a fun Dolph Lundgren piece if you're in the mood for a silly cop film with a pinch of outer space..
original idea made with great effort and turns out to be just another non-brains action movie that doesn't hold up.the guy playing that intergalactic drug dealer is pretty good, especially as his dialog got about one line; I come in peace, I come in peace.
As a Dolph Lundgren fan, I feel that this movie, whether titled DARK ANGEL or I COME IN PEACE does Dolph justice.
His character of Jack Caine, a Houston cop, finds himself battling a strange character that seems to have come from out of this world.I feel that if you like sci-fi action movies, then this film is definitely for you.
Dolph Lundgren is AMAZING as always, he is very good in the acting department, kicks that ass, has hilarious one liners, had okay chemistry with Benben and was lots of fun to watch!.
Dark Angel is a film about a alien drug dealer who comes to earth to harvest humans for their endorphins and then sell them on a black market.
An alien cop comes to earth as well to attempt to stop this guy, but ends up having to rely on the hero as he is killed in a particularly brutal attack.The only good thing about this movie is the action.
This movie is good for its action and its aliens but little else.
Dark Angel is set in Houston in Texas where detectives Jack Caine (Dolph Lundgren) & Ray Turner (Alex Morris) are trying to bring a gang of drug dealers down known as the 'White Boys'.
Lets look at the evidence, the engaging & fun story is like a cross between Lethal Weapon (1987) with the whole mismatched buddy buddy cop partnership thing going on to very amusing effect here & it's the contrasting styles of hard-man cop Caine & by the book FBI agent Smith that makes Dark Angel consistently so fun, then there's the evil alien that some human cop has to fight plot as seen in The Hidden (1987) & there's also the good alien who tries to help us & cooperates with us plot used in films such as Alien Nation (1988) & Alienator (1990) & to top it off there's some terrificly staged action sequences.
The pace is great & the film never lets up, the story comes along nicely & isn't totally revealed within the first five minutes so there's a bit of a hook here, the character's & dialogue are fun & better than the usual low budget sci-fi actioner & it's a very entertaining film across it's 90 odd minutes with plenty of aliens, explosions, action, car chases, shoot-outs, fights, razor edged flying CD's & one-liners to keep most more than happy.I am pretty sure the old 90's VHS had crap picture but now we can watch it on DVD all the bright neon light lit scenes really shine & overall Dark Angel isn't a bad looking film at all.
Dolph Lundgren (looking quite good in dark hair) is your typical maverick movie detective, a man named Jack Caine who's trying to bring down a criminal empire.
In a few instances the film manages to reach the giddy, destructive heights of an action classic (the four-way street battle between Lundgren, the alien, the cops and the drug dealers is such a moment) and with a few more scenes like these it could have been a classic itself, but instead just misses the mark..