Sheba, Baby

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Sheba, Baby

PG

Released Mar 26, 1975

1h 30m

Action

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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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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

[Grier's] latest, Sheba, Baby, is in the passable category, but I'd like to see her screen personality used in a better-directed film with more ambition.

Rated: 1.5/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Jango

Gay Community News (Boston)

I was repulsed in my deepest gut.

Sep 22, 2022

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Grier purists are bound to be a bit disappointed with the derivative qualities of the title, however, since there's not much to set the narrative apart from a load of other B-genre efforts.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 9, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

The film's PG-rating, even for the time period, is an almost tragic waste of Grier's action chops.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 23, 2020

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Pam Grier's third outing is her worst.

Rated: C

Jan 20, 2020

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Ed Gibbs

Electric Sheep

Pam Grier's third outing as a tough 1970s Blaxploitation action lady is fun, although not as exhilarating as Coffy and Foxy Brown.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 3, 2016

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a a

I LOVE BLAXPLOITATION! This is an action packed trip back to the past! Fun fun fun!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/19/24

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Dallas H

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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/09/24

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Brent A

30% rating ... Love Pam Grier, but I struggled to find this film interesting.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/03/23

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andre k

Pam Grier is a Franchise!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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delysid d

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

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/18

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Audience Member

Not the most memorable of Pam Grier's filmography, but Sheba, Baby is a solid by-the-numbers piece of exploitation cinema.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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William Girdler

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Pam Grier

Sheba Shayne

Austin Stoker

Brick

Rudy Challenger

Andy

Dick Merrifield

Shark

Christopher Joy

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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: American International Pictures (AIP), Mid-America Pictures
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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