Jaguar Lives! (1979)
These treacherous times demand a new style of hero. NOW IS THE TIME FOR JAGUAR
The world's newest kung fu legend, Joe Lewis, takes on evil gangsters and saves the world.
- Date of release
- 1979-08-09
- TMDB
- 4.2 / 10 (14)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Action, Comedy
- Director
- Ernest Pintoff
Casting
- Joe Lewis — Jonathan Cross / Jaguar
- Christopher Lee — Adam Caine
- Donald Pleasence — General Villanova
- Barbara Bach — Anna Thompson
- Capucine — Zina Vanacore
- Joseph Wiseman — Ben Ashir
- Woody Strode — Sensei
- John Huston — Ralph Richards
- Gabriel Melgar — Ahmed
- Anthony De Longis — Bret Barrett
- Sally Faulkner — Terry
- Gail Grainger — Consuela
Interesting facts
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.
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.
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