Coffy , Jack Hill's 1973 movie about an African American woman vigilante, catapulted Pam Grier to stardom as one of blaxploitation's biggest icons. Jack Hill (born 1933) is an American film director, noted for his work in the exploitation film genre. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... There is no absolute definition of a vigilante. ... Foxy Brown DVD cover Pamela Suzette Grier (born 26 May 1949 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American actress. ... Blaxploitation is a portmanteau of the words “black” and “exploitation”. It is a film genre which emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many exploitation films were made that targeted the urban African American audience. ...

According to writer/director Hill, the project began when American International Pictures' head of production, Larry Gordon, lost the rights to Cleopatra Jones after making a handshake deal with the producers. Gordon subsequently approached Hill to quickly make a movie about an African American woman's revenge and beat Cleopatra Jones to market. American International Pictures was formed in 1956 from American Releasing Corporation by James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff, dedicated to releasing independently produced, low-budget films, primarily of interest to the teenagers of the 1950s. ... The action-adventure movie Cleopatra Jones, starring Tamara Dobson as Cleopatra, was released in 1973. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ...

It is notable in its rare depiction of a strong female lead (a capable nurse), rare in the genre at the time, and also in its then-unfashionable anti-drug message. It was remade (with an all-white cast) in 1981's Lovely But Deadly.

This film provided the prototype for a number of other Pam Grier vehicles, over the duration of the blaxploitation genre including its one time sequel, Foxy Brown. Blaxploitation is a portmanteau of the words “black” and “exploitation”. It is a film genre which emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many exploitation films were made that targeted the urban African American audience. ... Foxy Brown movie poster Foxy Brown is a blaxploitation film from 1974, written and directed by Jack Hill. ...

Plot summary

In the movie, Grier plays Coffy, a nurse by day/vigilante by night who conducts a one woman war on organized crime in Los Angeles after her sister becomes addicted to drugs. Along the way her police officer friend, Carter, is put into a coma and her politician boyfriend, Howard, betrays her to the mob. Using every tool in her arsenal, from seduction to brute force, she eventually dispatches with every mafiosi and crooked cop in the film.

Trivia

The dragging death of a pimp (Robert DoQui) would be considered as a racist overtone after 1998 - this is where the dragging death of James Byrd, Jr. was considered a hate crime. James Byrd, Jr. ...

External links

• Coffy at the Internet Movie Database