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Get Christie Love

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

...P>I like it! A lot.

... The tape spent quite some time on the bookshelf but now that I have finally seen it I am in love!

It must be the box art that put me off, a garrish watercolor blending an approximation of Teresa Graves' face with Pam Grier's, uh, other attributes. Learn from my mistake and don't let that put you off, the movie really is a blast.

Production values for this film are definitely made-for-TV, B-grade standard. But for less than ten bucks you get two competently realised car crashes plus a couple of unequal struggles between Miss Graves and the evil drug-lords' henchmen.
The story isn' t too shabby either. It succeeds to put just enough motivation into both actors and actions.

Not that I would know anything about it but the dialog sounds totally ad-lib and incredibly cool all at the same time. The IMDB lists what appear to be TV comedy gigs and Teresa Graves really displays the timing of a great comedian.

The IMDB bio for Teresa Graves consists of just one lousy cryptic sentence, saying that she curtailed her career because she allowed her religion to limit her role choices. On the basis of this one film alone I find that hard to believe. The title character is sexy, tough and cool, the very poster girl of an independent woman.

It was a bit weird watching this film because to me she looked so much like Whitney Houston, a taller, fitter, Whitney Houston with a great sense of humor. Oh, and one of her junkie contacts looks exactly like the girl from present day THE PARKERS TV show. So weird!

The only reason for me to withhold the fifth star is the bad audio and so-so visual quality of the budget tape published by Ideal Enterprises.

Christie Love is funny and action-packed. A black female cop out to keep the man out of her face and the drugs out of the hood. Teresa Graves gives a wonderful performance, proof that Pam Grier isn't the end all be all when it comes to women in blaxploitation movies.

THIS MOVIE WAS RECOMMENDED TO ME A FEW YEARS AGO AND I FINALLY FOUND IT ON AMAZON.COM. THE MOVIE WAS SUPRISINGLY VERY GOOD. TERESA GRAVES GAVE A SUPERB PERFORMANCE AND KICKED...IN THE PROCESS. I LOVE THE 70'S FASHION. THE MOVIE LEFT ME WANTING MORE....

When I first saw "Get Christie Love" back in 1974,I was only a little child that she strucked me, she was the first African American woman as a detective on television series.Although it was only few episodes until it was cancelled in those days.I believe that was way before Pam Grier appeared.

That quote was also spoken in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (15th Anniversary). This is a reasonably moderate slice of blaxploitation that is apparently the pilot of a short lived TV series. I didn't know that at the time, but it makes a lot of sense now. It concerns the typically foxy, spirited black woman who, this time, is a cop. There is a small point of interest in that, because this was on television, it was probably required that she be a cop, that is, on the side of official "decency," as opposed to being a street vigilante or average woman moved to take the law into her own hands. But be aware that that point of interest is not actually IN the movie.

This movie does stand out a little bit because it was based on a novel, and as such it actually has characters, an attempt at a subtext, and a somewhat decent story. Christie is a hip and tough detective who portrays prostitutes in order to bring killers to justice. In her first confrontation, she seems terrified, and goes on a long time begging for her life before she finally karate-chops the guys'.....A... butt. Well, why did she wait so long? There is also a small point of scandal when a guy she refuses calls her "ni$$er," and she come back with: "Ni$$er lover." And this was on TV!

Eventually the story proper starts and Christie is deployed to get close to Helena, the girlfriend of a wanted drug dealer. There is a lot of subtext given lip service about how Christie and Helena share similar backgrounds and "are the same person," but it is not developed at all. But Christie's character is surprisingly developed; she's very bold, sassy, in-your-face in a somewhat friendly way, and style. Teresa Graves does look like Whitney Houston and ironically Whitney was suppose to do the remake for "Get Christie Love" under Danny's Devito's Jersey films production in the late 90's, what happen after that nobody really knows.

For those who are interested check out some of her clips on this site. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAVQXNeIrgg

On the side Note: 'Get Christy Love' ran only one season, from September 1974 to June 1975 on ABC. Because of low audience numbers, the series went through an overhaul midseason when Glen Larson (Battlestar Galactica - Razor (Unrated Extended Edition)) took over as producer and Christy was assigned to a new gruff boss played by Jack Kelly. There weren't many notable guest stars seen during the series, but Graves' former Laugh-in buddies Arte Johnson, Jo Anne Worley, Judy Carne, Henry Gibson, Gary Owens and Johnny Brown guest starred on one of the January, 1975 episodes. Graves was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Get Christie Love.

After the series ended, Graves costarred in several TV-movies (like the campy with David Niven 'Old Dracula" aka:'Vampira') in the early-seventies. In the early-eighties, Teresa Graves receded from the spotlight and was rarely seen on screen again. She died on October 9, 2002 at age 53 due to a fire in her Hyde Park (LA) apartment. A faulty space heater sparked the blaze. RIP Ms. Graves.

I remembered this movie from high-school. I wanted it mainly to get ideas for a 70's theme party and I remembered the star role was very classy/chic. The clothing was on-target for what I was looking for. Quite humorous as I've matured alot since then. But is still good to reflect on what was then vs. what is now.

Very nostalgic!

Get Christi Love was not cancelled for poor ratings. It was actually because she found religion. Now, that's not a bad thing. But she said she couldn't do the sexy stuff or shoot bad guys anymore. That made it tough to do a cop show on TV. After that she did a few other things and then concentrated on her religion thing. It's to bad she left TV and a real shame that she died at only 53. She was the first African American woman to star in her own TV show. Hard to believe it took that long to get past that. If you're a fan of the 70s or can remember that far back, you will also see some familiar supporting actors. The DVD quality is not great and her career was just starting. It is the 70s too. But if you are a TG fan, it's a must have. Maybe the TV show will come out on DVD at some point as well. I gave it 5 stars. Four, plus 1 because it's almost all there is of Teresa to see today. Teresa Graves was real class, beauty, talent and full of energy. In person, her presence could fill any room. She was a true natural star that didn't burn bight long enough. She really was something special.

I had previously ordered this same dvd at a cheaper price, I thought this was possibly all the episodes for the year that this show ran, turned out it was the very same single episode I had already purchased, my mistake. Would buy single episodes if different ones than this are available, and the entire years worth if that is available. Prompt receipt however and am satisfied with the product even though it wasn't what I expected -(different picture on the dvd cover led me to believe it wasn't the same thing I had already purchased.

I enjoyed this show when I was much younger. The show captured pretty well the televised version. I would like to see more if there is more.

I ENJOYED THE MOVIE BUT ITS SO OLD THAT THE SOUND & PICTURE QUALITY WAS VERY POOR; I THOUGHT THAT IT WOLD BE RESTORED BEFORE IT WAS SOLD .