Jaguar Lives! (1979)

Name: Jaguar Lives!
Genre: Action, Comedy
Released: 1979-08-09
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 4.2
Cast: Joe Lewis, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence, Barbara Bach, Capucine

Jaguar Lives! (1979), directed by Ernest Pintoff, starring Joe Lewis and Christopher Lee.

08/09/1979 BR Action and Comedy 1h 30m

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These treacherous times demand a new style of hero. NOW IS THE TIME FOR JAGUAR

Synopsis

The world's newest kung fu legend, Joe Lewis, takes on evil gangsters and saves the world.

Ernest PintoffDirector
Angelo RossEditing
Derek GibsonProducer
Fred WeintraubProducer

About the film

Jaguar Lives! is a 1979 American action film directed by Ernest Pintoff and starring Joe Lewis, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence and Barbara Bach. Its plot follows a secret agent who battles an international drugs ring. Despite receiving top billing in the credits, stars such as Christopher Lee, Barbara Bach and Donald Pleasence barely feature in the narrative.

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Plot

Cast

Joe Lewis as Jonathan "Jaguar" Cross

Christopher Lee as Adam Caine

Donald Pleasence as General Villanova

Barbara Bach as Anna Thompson

Capucine as Zina Vanacore

Joseph Wiseman as Ben Ashir

Woody Strode as Sensei

John Huston as Ralph Richards

Gabriel Melgar as Ahmed

Anthony De Longis as Bret Barrett

Sally Faulkner as Terry

Gail Grainger as Consuela

Anthony Heaton as Coblintz

Luis Prendes as Habish

Simón Andreu as Petrie

James Smillie as Reardon

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. Filming began on June 26, 1978, in Madrid, Spain. The film was scheduled for six weeks in Spain and four weeks in other countries, including Japan, Germany, Italy, Hong Kong and Macao. 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.

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." Taylor noted that “only Donald Pleasence rises to the bait of his over-the-top bit-part villain."

References

External links

Jaguar Lives! at IMDb

Text from Jaguar Lives! on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_Lives!

Trivia

It premiered on August 9, 1979, a Thursday.
It runs 1h30 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.