Lady Cocoa

Lady Cocoa
Lady Cocoa
	Film poster
Directed by	Matt Cimber
Written by	Mikel Angel
Produced by	Matt Cimber
Starring	Lola Falana ; Gene Washington ; Millie Perkins ; Alex Dreier ; Joe Greene ; James A. Watson Jr.
Cinematography	Ken Gibb
Edited by	Bud Warner
Music by	Luchi De Jesus
Distributed by	Dimension Pictures
Release date	December 1975;
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated September 17, 2025

Lady Cocoa (also known as Pop Goes the Weasel) is a 1975 low-budget American blaxploitation crime drama that was directed by Matt Cimber.^[1] With Lola Falana in the title role,^[2] the film also featured Millie Perkins, Alex Dreier, Gene Washington and Joe Greene. It was released by Moonstone Entertainment,^[3] and written by George Theakos.

Premise

The film tells the story of Coco who is released from jail for 24 hours prior to testifying against her ex-boyfriend Eddie and is placed in police protection for that timeframe.^[4]

Cast

Lola Falana as Coco
Gene Washington as Doug
Alex Dreier as Ramsey
Millie Perkins as Marie
Joe Greene as "Big" Joe
James A. Watson Jr. as Eddie
Matt Cimber as Arthur
James R. Sweeney as Desk Sergeant
George Buck Flower as Drunk Gambler
John F. Goff as The Sicilian
La Verne Watson as Eddie's Girl

Reception

Linda Gross of the Los Angeles Times called Lady Cocoa "a slick, predictable, but well-made blaxploitation film."^[5] Joe Baltake, writing for the Philadelphia Daily News , complimented Lola Falana's performance but called the film "a flimsy, boring situation comedy," concluding: "It's dumb, but Lola makes it palatable."^[6]

References

↑ Staff (2004). The Scarecrow Video Movie Guide. Seattle: Sasquatch Books. p. 391. ISBN 1-57061-415-6.
↑ Berry, Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (2007). Historical dictionary of African American cinema. Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts. Vol. 12. Scarecrow Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-8108-5545-8.
↑ Lawrence, Novotny (2008). Blaxploitation films of the 1970s: Blackness and genre. Studies in African American history and culture. Psychology Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-415-96097-7.
↑ Craddock, Jim (2005). Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever . Thomson/Gale. p. 460. ISBN 0-7876-7470-2.
↑ Gross, Linda (October 24, 1975). "Movie Reviews: Double Bill Blaxploitation". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
↑ Baltake, Joe (August 28, 1975). "Lola's 'Cocoa' Is Palatable". Philadelphia Daily News . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

External links

Lady Cocoa at IMDb

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[svmg04-1] Staff (2004). The Scarecrow Video Movie Guide. Seattle: Sasquatch Books. p. 391. ISBN 1-57061-415-6.

[berry2007-2] Berry, Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (2007). Historical dictionary of African American cinema. Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts. Vol. 12. Scarecrow Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-8108-5545-8.

[lawrence2008-3] Lawrence, Novotny (2008). Blaxploitation films of the 1970s: Blackness and genre. Studies in African American history and culture. Psychology Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-415-96097-7.

[craddock2005-4] Craddock, Jim (2005). Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever . Thomson/Gale. p. 460. ISBN 0-7876-7470-2.

[5] Gross, Linda (October 24, 1975). "Movie Reviews: Double Bill Blaxploitation". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

[6] Baltake, Joe (August 28, 1975). "Lola's 'Cocoa' Is Palatable". Philadelphia Daily News . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

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