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Coffy (1973)

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Reviews Counted: 19 Fresh: 14  Rotten:5 Average Rating: 6.4/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Synopsis: Pam Grier rocketed to stardom as the queen of blaxploitation films with this big cult hit. Director Jack Hill, who had launched her film career two years earlier with THE BIG DOLL HOUSE, here casts Grier as a hardworking nurse out to avenge her smack-addicted 11-year-old sister by waging a... Pam Grier rocketed to stardom as the queen of blaxploitation films with this big cult hit. Director Jack Hill, who had launched her film career two years earlier with THE BIG DOLL HOUSE, here casts Grier as a hardworking nurse out to avenge her smack-addicted 11-year-old sister by waging a one-woman war on Los Angeles drug dealers. Better believe she can do it, too. After her cop friend Carter (William Elliott) is beaten up for not being crooked, Foxy decides to go undercover as a high-class Jamaican prostitute for King George (Robert Doqui), a super mack-daddy pimp with big-time heroin connections. There's a really memorable scene at a party, where Coffy battles King George's other prostitutes in a spectacular cat fight, and of course, lots of other slam-bang action is in the works as Coffy shoots, slashes and seduces her way to the top of the drug ring. Through it all, Grier keeps her character vulnerable and sweet, in a truly amazing performance. The rock-solid funk score is by Roy Ayers. Co-stars include Sid Haig, Allan Arbus, and Booker Bradshaw is Coffy's politician boyfriend. Hill and Grier re-teamed the following year with a sort-of-sequel, FOXY BROWN. [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Pam Grier, Robert DoQui, Allan Arbus, Booker Bradshaw, William Elliott

Director: Jack Hill
Screenwriter: Jack Hill
Producer: Robert A. Papazian
Composer: Roy Ayers

DVD Info

Release:

Sep 1, 2001

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen
  • Single Side - Single Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital - English
  • Dolby Digital - French
  • Dolby Digital - Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Jack Hill - Director
  • Theatrical Trailer

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The world Coffy inhabits is revealed as one where social, sexual and political exploitation are simply the norms.

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04/29/08
Cole Smithey
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Like Russ Meyer, [director Jack] Hill doesn't empower women so much as act out his fantasies about large-chested women who can beat him up.

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06/26/07
Kevin Koehler
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Jack Hill directs for maximal suspense, violence, and voyeuristic appeal (which Grier certainly embodies).

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03/28/07
Don Druker
Chicago Reader
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If you're looking for nonstop, no-holds-barred exploitation, look no further. Pam Grier's first solo starring role is an enormously entertaining black action classic.

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03/28/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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Grier, a statuesque actress with a body she doesn't hesitate to show, is strongly cast. Booker Bradshaw as a city politician and William Elliott as an honest cop score well.

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03/28/07
Variety
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02/25/07
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)
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The film totally revolves around Pam and she carries the film with a lethal and sexy punch.

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01/06/07
Dennis Schwartz
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09/29/06
Eric Melin
Scene-Stealers.com
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10/18/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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Leaves a viewer with the happy thought that she now can get back to nursing and away from films like Coffy.

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05/09/05
A.H. Weiler
New York Times
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Coffy is slightly more serious and a little more inventive than it needs to be.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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05/14/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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01/18/04
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies
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There's no denying the film's savage power

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01/17/04
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central
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06/20/03
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com
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If only for Grier's performance, Coffy is a must see.

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09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
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Judging by the talents she displays in this action drama, Pam Grier might yet emerge as the first black female superstar in today's market.

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06/05/02
Boxoffice Magazine
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If you think the latest crop of skinny white girls (Diaz, Alba, Garner, Gellar, et al.) knows how to kick ass, then you need to educate yourself with a little jolt of Coffy.

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10/23/01
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy
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