Sheba, Baby

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Sheba, Baby

PG

1975

1h 30m

Action

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When the loan business of her father, Andy (Rudy Challenger), is trashed by thugs looking to force a sale, Chicago private investigator Sheba Shayne (Pam Grier) travels back to her hometown of Louisville, Ky., to even the score. Together with old flame Brick Williams (Austin Stoker), she attacks the henchmen of local loan shark Pilot (D'Urville Martin), but a retaliation leaves Andy dead. Blind with rage, Sheba vows to take out Pilot's boss, mob kingpin Shark (Dick Merrifield).

Critics Consensus

Sheba, Baby is a misguided and unoriginal private eye flick brought down by weak writing and an overly sanitized approach.

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George McKinnon

Boston Globe

04/09/2025

"Sheba Baby" might have played well if the producer had opted for comedy, a sort of parody of exploitation films.

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

04/09/2025

1/4

The sound track occasionally misses lips, the dialog always is stilted, and the fight scenes look as though they've been choreographed at half speed.

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Linda Gross

Los Angeles Times

04/09/2025

"Sheba, Baby" is bland escapist fare which could used a dash of passion or even a pinch of vulgarity to make it more palatable.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 27

2/4

Pam Grier is up to the demands of the role, but the material is weak.

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Emerson Batdorff

Cleveland Plain Dealer

04/09/2025

The writing is stolid and stumbling, the performances are wooden and only the gunfire rings clear.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 28

Failure in 1.5 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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a a

@blaise70 03/18/2024

I LOVE BLAXPLOITATION! This is an action packed trip back to the past! Fun fun fun!

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Dallas H

@RT53171010 01/09/2024

Another Pam Grier special, which I thought is a fun movie to watch like many of her other films from her peak era in Blacksploitation.

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Brent A

@BrentAprill45 12/03/2023

30% rating ... Love Pam Grier, but I struggled to find this film interesting.

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andre k

@RT06180821 01/17/2022

Pam Grier is a Franchise!!!

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delysid d

@RT67044741 03/31/2018

i was a little bit disappointed with this movie. it seems that its a carbon copy of other films pam has made, just not as good. my favorite from pam was the great BLACK MAMA WHITE MAMA

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Synopsis

When the loan business of her father, Andy (Rudy Challenger), is trashed by thugs looking to force a sale, Chicago private investigator Sheba Shayne (Pam Grier) travels back to her hometown of Louisville, Ky., to even the score. Together with old flame Brick Williams (Austin Stoker), she attacks the henchmen of local loan shark Pilot (D'Urville Martin), but a retaliation leaves Andy dead. Blind with rage, Sheba vows to take out Pilot's boss, mob kingpin Shark (Dick Merrifield).

Director: William Girdler
Producer: David Sheldon
Screenwriter: William Girdler, David Sheldon
Distributor: American International Pictures
Production Co: Mid-America Pictures, American International Pictures (AIP)
Rating: PG
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 26, 1975, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: 35mm