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But, believe it or not, Angels With Filthy Souls is a fictitious film-within-a-film shot specifically for Home Alone, whose title is a nod the real-life 1938 gangster flick Angels With Dirty Faces starring James Cagney.
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was a gangster film, which was followed by a sequel, Angels with Even Filthier Souls.
By 2021, a science fiction remake was produced.
After being left home alone by his family, Kevin McCallister found a videotape of Angels with Filthy Souls and watched it while eating a huge bowl of ice cream.
In the segment Kevin watched, Johnny, a gangster sitting behind a desk in an office, was met by Snakes, a gangster sent by Acey, the head gangster. He had "the stuff" to which Johnny ordered to leave on the doorstep and get out. Snakes asked for the money Johnny owed for it, claiming it was "ten percent". Johnny said, "Too bad Acey ain't in charge no more" and implied he was not about to give Snakes any money. Snakes showed discomfort when Johnny said that Acey was upstairs "taking a bath," and that he would call Snakes once he got out. Almost immediately, Johnny remarked "I tell ya what I'm gonna give you, Snakes", and got up from his desk while picking up his Tommy gun. Johnny told Snakes to get out before he counted to ten. Snakes quickly apologized and agreed to go. However, Johnny cut the count short, counting to two, then jumping straight to ten ("One, two... TEN!") possibly having humorously meant "to", intentionally unknown to Snakes, and, while laughing maniacally, rapid-fired at Snakes, killing him. Johnny stared at the corpse and said, "Keep the change, ya filthy animal!". Startled, Kevin then paused the movie and shouted for his mom.
•Somehow, Johnny is able to get away with saying "Hell," even though the film was supposedly released during a time when strict Hollywood censor Joseph Breene, who was not likely to tolerate such language, ran the Production Code Administration. However, Kevin may have been watching a scene that was censored during the film's original release, but was rediscovered and released for VHS. One example of these real-life re-inclusions of censored film scenes included the 1980s VHS version of the 1931 film Frankenstein, which reshowed a scene that Breene had censored at a national level in 1934, and which some states censored beforehand, involving a little girl being thrown into a lake. Even without Breene's authority, some state censorship boards would've been less likely to tolerate Johnny's use of the word "Hell" as well.
•The "upstairs, taking a bath" line implied that Acey, who Johnny made clear was no longer in charge, was murdered and that his dead body was either being cleaned off or dissolved in sulfuric acid, which implied that Johnny likely had already killed Acey before Snakes had arrived.
•Angels with Filthy Souls is not a real film, as the only shown segment was made specifically for Home Alone. The title is a reference to the 1938 film Angels with Dirty Faces.
•The film's original script ends with Marv and Harry in prison, watching Angels with Filthy Souls with fellow inmates.
•Johnny is played by the late Ralph Foody and Snakes is played by Michael Guido.
•It was included as a featurette in the Home Alone DVD release.
Starring James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, and Pat O’Brien, “Angels with Dirty Faces” is a classic in the gangster movie canon. It tells the story of two childhood friends who take divergent paths in life; one becomes a priest, and the other a notorious gangster. Cagney’s portrayal of the gangster Rocky Sullivan became emblematic of the genre.
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Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 American crime drama film directed by Michael Curtiz for Warner Brothers. It stars James Cagney , Pat O'Brien , The Dead End Kids , Humphrey Bogart , Ann Sheridan , and George Bancroft .
Dec 27, 2018 · The fake movie was heavily inspired by a real film, though: “Angels With Dirty Faces,” a 1938 crime film with a cast that featured James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart and Pat O’Brien.
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Dec 24, 2023 · The fictional gangster movie within Home Alone, Angels With Filthy Souls, is an iconic part of the film's story. Angels With Filthy Souls is not a real movie, but its inspiration comes from the...
Dec 21, 2023 · Angels with Filthy Souls, which was created for Kevin to watch in the first movie, was inspired by Angels with Dirty Faces, a real 1938 film starring James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart.
