''Ebony, Ivory & Jade'' is a 1976 film by director

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, made in

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. A relatively well-budgeted martial arts feature by Santiago's standards, the film was seen mainly in US

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s, where it was first released as ''She-Devils in Chains''. It has also been released as ''American Beauty Hostages'', ''Foxfire'', and ''Foxforce''. Five female athletes are kidnapped during an international track meet in "Hong Kong," then fight their way to freedom after being recaptured several times. Considered a minor classic of the

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genre, ''Ebony, Ivory & Jade'' stars

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as track star Pam Rogers, the eponymous "Ebony" of the title.

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co-stars as Ginger "Ivory" Douglas, her privileged

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white rival. Christie Mayuga appears as Jackie, a.k.a. "Jade." This film is unrelated to the 1980 TV-movie pilot starring

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and

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. Admired by director

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, the film is referenced in ''

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'' by

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's character, who speaks about her role in an unsuccessful television series called ''Fox Force Five''. The trailer for ''Ebony, Ivory & Jade'' also used the phrase "roaring rampage of revenge", a phrase used to describe '' Kill Bill: Volume 1'' and referred to in the opening of '' Kill Bill: Volume 2''.

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* 1976 films Blaxploitation films American martial arts films Girls with guns films 1976 martial arts films Dimension Pictures films 1970s English-language films Films directed by Cirio H. Santiago 1970s American films English-language action films {{martialart-film-stub