If you only ever watch one movie about a killer pimp, Vice Squad is THE ONE, a full-barreled, maximum-potential excitement launcher to the brain, the film that was always missing from your life and the one you always hoped to find. Wings Hauser burst onto the exploitation landscape with his intense, take-no-prisoners role as the ultra-psychotic, cowboy-shirted Ramrod. And Hauser is absolutely f’ing incredible here. But not only does he give the performance of a lifetime, he sings the film’s vicious theme song “Neon Slime,” too! Directed by veteran helmer Gary Sherman (Dead & Buried, Poltergeist III) and lensed by the legendary John Alcott (The Shining, Barry Lyndon), Vice Squad is a descent into Hollywood hell, a sociological expedition into the dark, buried heart of the city. On the street, the real trick is staying alive.
“You may think you’ve heard of every sickness and perversion movies like to titter about but there are quite a few in Vice Squad you’ve never dreamed possible!” – Rex Reed
