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    Lady Cocoa

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    Lady Cocoa
    Lady Cocoa.jpg
    Film poster
    Directed byMatt Cimber
    Written byGeorge Theakos (credited as Mikel Angel)
    StarringLola Falana
    CinematographyKen Gibb
    Edited byBud Warner
    Music byLuchi De Jesus
    Distributed byDimension Pictures
    Release date
    • December 1975 (1975-12)
    Running time
    		93 minutes
    CountryUnited States
    LanguageEnglish

    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[edit]

    The film tells the story of a woman (Lola Falana) who is released from jail for 24 hours prior to testifying against her ex-boyfriend (James A. Watson Jr.)[4]

    Reception[edit]

    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 Falana's performance but called the film "a flimsy, boring situation comedy," concluding: "It's dumb, but Lola makes it palatable."[6]

    See also[edit]

    • List of American films of 1975

    References[edit]

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