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Sheba, Baby

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When the loan business of her father, Andy (Rudy Challenger), is trashed by thugs looking to force a sale, Chicago private investigator Sheba Shayne (Pam Grier) travels back to her hometown of Louisville, Ky., to even the score. Together with old flame Brick Williams (Austin Stoker), she attacks the henchmen of local loan shark Pilot (D'Urville Martin), but a retaliation leaves Andy dead. Blind with rage, Sheba vows to take out Pilot's boss, mob kingpin Shark (Dick Merrifield).
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Sheba, Baby is a misguided and unoriginal private eye flick brought down by weak writing and an overly sanitized approach.

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George McKinnon Boston Globe Apr 9
"Sheba Baby" might have played well if the producer had opted for comedy, a sort of parody of exploitation films. Go to Full Review
Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune Apr 9
1/4
The sound track occasionally misses lips, the dialog always is stilted, and the fight scenes look as though they've been choreographed at half speed. Go to Full Review
Linda Gross Los Angeles Times Apr 9
"Sheba, Baby" is bland escapist fare which could used a dash of passion or even a pinch of vulgarity to make it more palatable. Go to Full Review
Emerson Batdorff Cleveland Plain Dealer Apr 9
The writing is stolid and stumbling, the performances are wooden and only the gunfire rings clear. Go to Full Review
Ted Mahar Oregonian Apr 9
The story is so ludicrously full of loose ends, perfunctory plot twists and almost impossible coincidences that my dog Frank could hardly have done worse. Go to Full Review
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Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 28 Failure in 1.5 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more a a 03/18/2024 I LOVE BLAXPLOITATION! This is an action packed trip back to the past! Fun fun fun! See more Dallas H 01/09/2024 Another Pam Grier special, which I thought is a fun movie to watch like many of her other films from her peak era in Blacksploitation. See more Brent A 12/03/2023 30% rating ... Love Pam Grier, but I struggled to find this film interesting. See more andre k 01/17/2022 Pam Grier is a Franchise!!! See more delysid d 03/31/2018 i was a little bit disappointed with this movie. it seems that its a carbon copy of other films pam has made, just not as good. my favorite from pam was the great BLACK MAMA WHITE MAMA See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis When the loan business of her father, Andy (Rudy Challenger), is trashed by thugs looking to force a sale, Chicago private investigator Sheba Shayne (Pam Grier) travels back to her hometown of Louisville, Ky., to even the score. Together with old flame Brick Williams (Austin Stoker), she attacks the henchmen of local loan shark Pilot (D'Urville Martin), but a retaliation leaves Andy dead. Blind with rage, Sheba vows to take out Pilot's boss, mob kingpin Shark (Dick Merrifield).
Director
William Girdler
Producer
David Sheldon
Screenwriter
William Girdler, David Sheldon
Distributor
American International Pictures
Production Co
Mid-America Pictures, American International Pictures (AIP)
Rating
PG
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 26, 1975, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
35mm
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