Cleopatra Jones

19731973
PGPG
1h 29min

5.9/10

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.

5.9/10

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Director
- Jack Starrett
Writers
- Max Julien(screenplay by)
- Sheldon Keller(screenplay by)
Stars

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Blaxploitation Movies & Black Power in the 1970s

Tamara Dobson and Bill McKinney in Cleopatra Jones (1973)

Bernie Casey and Tamara Dobson in Cleopatra Jones (1973)

Cleopatra Jones is a United States Special Agent assigned to crack down on drug-trafficking in the U.S. and abroad. After she burns a Turkish poppy field, the notorious drug-lord Mommy is furious at the loss of her supply and vows to destroy Cleopatra Jones. Mommy uses her connections with bad cops on the force to cause trouble for Cleopatra's friends and set her up for an attack. Meanwhile, Mommy is having trouble with some of her pushers, like the renegade Doodlebug. —Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>

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Taglines
- If you haven't seen Cleo, you haven't seen the chick who tops 'em all...She's 6'2" of Dynamite!
Genres
Certificate
- PG
Parents guide

Trivia
Cleo's car is a customized black and silver 1973 Corvette Stingray. When she opens the door to get out, the T-bar panel in the roof above the driver's seat automatically opens, so she can get out without squashing her afro. Five Corvettes were custom made for the film. One of them also appears in an episode of The Rockford Files (1974).

Goofs
The close-up of her ID card shows an entry of "Age: 24" rather than her Date Of Birth (DOB). Unless a new ID was issued on her birthday every year (and there is no expiration date on this one), there's no reason for an ID to show data that would become incorrect over time. It should show her DOB, not her age.

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
Edited into Afro Promo (1997)

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

Top review

5/10

Not a great movie but deserves to be seen

It deserves to be seen because it features the incredible Antonio Fargas, as a mob little boss, with cool clothes and hilarious jive talking. In my opinion Antonio is a great actor, each time i saw him i was stunned by his rhythmic talking and the way he moves. It deserves to be seen because it features Shelley Winters as Mommy, a lesbian red-head old mob chieftain whose angriness and sadism are really funny to see (in my European DVD, there is no scene in which she receives a feet massage!). Plot, kung-fuish fight scenes are not fantastic, Tamara Dobson who plays the leading role is a nice-looking tall woman who does not play very well and does not do really sexy stuff (she does not match with Pam Grier), but i nevertheless had a good moment seeing this movie, and i hope you will too. Cleopatra drives an awesome car, the car chase scene is good, and she wears a majestic afro haircut, and like Pam Grier in Foxy Brown she changes clothes before each scene, it's like a fashion review, it is cool.

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