Cleopatra Jones

1973
PG
1h 29m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

3.6K

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Shelley Winters and Tamara Dobson in Cleopatra Jones (1973)

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Dark Comedy Action Crime Thriller

During the 1970s, U.S. Special Agent Cleopatra Jones proves to be an invaluable asset to the local police forces in the war on drugs.During the 1970s, U.S. Special Agent Cleopatra Jones proves to be an invaluable asset to the local police forces in the war on drugs.During the 1970s, U.S. Special Agent Cleopatra Jones proves to be an invaluable asset to the local police forces in the war on drugs.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

3.6K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Tamara Dobson specifically asked the producers to have Italian fashion designer Giorgio di Sant'Angelo do her costumes for this picture. He would do the same for her in the sequel Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975). Dobson wears ten different outfits in this film.

Goofs
In the junkyard scenes, the crane's attachment switches from a claw to a magnet and back to a claw again.

Quotes
1st Boy on Skates: Oo-we! Man, that's what I call bad!
2nd Boy on Skates: The word bad ain't got nothin' to do with that.
[Raises his fist in the air]
2nd Boy on Skates: Right on, sweet sister!

Connections
Featured in Adam & Yves (1974)

Soundtracks
Theme from Cleopatra Jones
Written, Produced and Performed by Joe Simon

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7/10

I can't get enough of these great 'urban action' films from the 70's!

Needless to say, my favourite Quentin Tarantino film is 'Jackie Brown'. I enjoyed the action, and Tamara Dobson was gorgeous (I can't believe she was 6'2"! Wow!). I wish she had done more movies, and hadn't died so young (at age 59, of pneumonia and multiple sclerosis). Though director Starrett (who died even younger, of kidney failure) mainly did TV work, I loved his 'Race with the Devil', which was from around this time. He was very good at these kind of films, at both presenting action set-pieces and building suspense.

I would like to see ALL of these 'urban action' films. Though from my movie-watching experience, I find that I tend to prefer films from before 1970, these films from the 70's are great too, and are a lot more enjoyable to me than most films I see today.

I sincerely hope that, like in 'Cleopatra Jones', the filmmakers of today could concentrate on actors' presence and stunts, rather than simply go with CGI. I for one would be a lot happier as a cinephile.