Jaguar Lives!

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Jaguar Lives!
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Directed by Ernest Pintoff
Screenplay byYabo Yablonsky [1]
Produced byDerek Gibson [1]
Starring
Cinematography John Cabrera [1]
Edited by Angelo Ross [1]
Music by Robert O. Ragland [1]
Production
companies
Jaguar Productions, Ltd. [1]
Distributed by American International Pictures
Release date
  • 31 August 1979 (1979-08-31)(Los Angeles)
Running time
90 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States [1]
LanguageEnglish

Jaguar Lives! is a 1979 American action film directed by Ernest Pintoff and starring Joe Lewis, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence and Barbara Bach. [2] Its plot follows a secret agent who battles an international drugs ring.

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Plot

Cast

Despite receiving top billing in the credits, stars such as Christopher Lee, Barbara Bach and Donald Pleasence barely feature in the narrative.

Production

Jaguar Lives! was the feature film debut of karate and kickboxing champion Joe Lewis and was planned as being the first in a series of action films featuring Lewis as special agent “Jonathan Cross.” [1] Filming began on June 26, 1978 in Madrid, Spain. [1] The film was scheduled for six weeks in Spain and four weeks in other countries, including Japan, Germany, Turkey, Italy, Hong Kong [1] and Macao. [3] The original film score was composed and conducted by Robert O. Ragland and recorded in London, England with the National Philharmonic Orchestra.

Release

Jaguar Lives! opened in Los Angeles on August 31, 1979. [1]

Reception

From contemporary reviews, Paul Taylor of The Monthly Film Bulletin declared that the film would have been more attractive nine years ago and that "there are a few signs of Pintoff's quirky humour, but overall the film registers as a tacky chore." [4] Taylor noted that “only Donald Pleasence rises to the bait of his over-the-top bit-part villain." [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Jaguar Lives!". American Film Institute . Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Jaguar A Vehicle For Karate ". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  3. ↑ JAGUAR LIVES! (1979 Action/Adventure), Pleasance.com
  4. 1 2 Taylor, Paul (February 1980). "Jaguar Lives". Monthly Film Bulletin . Vol. 47, no. 553. British Film Institute. pp. 23–24.


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