Difference between revisions of "Coffy/Fun Facts"
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*CAMEO: Voiceover actor Ron Gans as man that tries to attack Coffy in the hospital parking lot. | *CAMEO: Voiceover actor Ron Gans as man that tries to attack Coffy in the hospital parking lot. | ||
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* Several tracks of the film's score were later re-used for [[Slaughter's Big Ripoff]]. | |||
*Played on a double bill with [[Slaughter's Big Ripoff]] at [[The New Amsterdam]] in Oct. 1973. | *Played on a double bill with [[Slaughter's Big Ripoff]] at [[The New Amsterdam]] in Oct. 1973. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:03, 24 May 2024
- According to writer/director Jack Hill, the project began when American International Pictures' head of production, Larry Gordon, lost the rights to the film 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. Hill wanted to work with Pam Grier with whom he had worked on The Big Doll House (1971).
- CAMEO: Voiceover actor Ron Gans as man that tries to attack Coffy in the hospital parking lot.
- Several tracks of the film's score were later re-used for Slaughter's Big Ripoff.
- Played on a double bill with Slaughter's Big Ripoff at The New Amsterdam in Oct. 1973.
