Ebony, Ivory and Jade
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Also Known As
- 3 panthères au combat (France)
- American Beauty Hostages
- Foxfire
- Foxforce
- She Devils In Chains
Taglines
- They Call 'Em Ebony, Ivory & Jade
- 3 Foxy Mama's Who Know Where Its At!
- 3 Foxy Mamas Turned Loose...They Can Lick Any Man Ever Made!
Main Details
- Released in 1976
- Color
- Running Time: Finland:76 min | USA:80 min (DVD)
- Distributed by Dimension Pictures
Cast and Crew
- Directed by Cirio Santiago
- Written by Henry Barnes
- Starring: Rosanne Katon, Colleen Camp, Sylvia Anderson
- Produced by Richard Piper, Cirio H. Santiago, Robert E. Waters
- Original Music by Eddie Villanueva
- Cinematography by Ricardo Remias
- Film Editing by Gervacio Santos
Film Review
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After a cheesy, but lovable, opening montage of some olympic races, we're introduced to our olympic heroines, Pam (Rosanne Katon), Ginger (Colleen Camp) and another Olympian who's name I forget because...Well, thanks to the movie's title, I didn't think she would be that important! (Whoever she was, the role's played by Sylvia Anderson) And Pam's Japanese friend, Jackie (Christie Mayuga) It isn't too long before some Chinese hoodlums kidnap the squad of girls and demand their ransom price at a hefty sum of Five Million bucks. But let it be known though that these gals ain't goin' out quietly! They're gonna kung fu-kick,wrestle, and karate chop they're way out of their captors' hands with every chance they get. (And we're talking at least three attempts here before they FINALLY make their escape) And so the big chase begins...
As with other Filipino productions from this era, the same troublesome factors appear such as average-to-bad acting, non-existent photography, terrible lighting, fairly weak action sequences (Though I was impressed with Rosanne Katon's kicks!) and dialogue that just never stays with you. There's also some cross-cutting between (What I guess) an Olympic commitee member and Ginger's two-faced dad along with a local cop collaborating with Pam's boxing boyfriend which always seems to slow the film down. We just want to stick with the ladies. And speaking of the ladies, this really is quite a fine-looking ensemble here with the Amazon-esque Anderson, the busty twosome of Camp and Katon, and the cute Maygua. Sadly, no gratuitous nudity aboard, folks. And as I mentioned earlier about the film's title, one of the "Colors" surprisingly gets eliminated rather early which leaves me thinking that they should've stuck with another alternate title which appeared to have been used called, "American Beauty Hostages". Yeah, I guess that's more like it. Yet despite the criticism, this really wasn't AS bad as I was led to believe. Just try to lower your expectations with this one and you're bound to be alright.
Reviewed by Laydback - 1/28/08
