Coffy
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
Coffy (1973, USA) is a Blaxploitation Crime film directed by Jack Hill.
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- Included in: Quentin Tarantino's Top 20 | GCDb Top 20 | The Baadasssss Blaxploitation Top 20 | Top 10 Baadassss Blaxploitation Soundtracks
- Featured in: American Grindhouse | BaadAsssss Cinema
- Featured on: TCM Underground
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Main Details
- Released in 1973
- Color
- Running Time: 91 min | Germany: 84 min
- Production and Distribution Co: American International Pictures (AIP)
- Written and Directed by Jack Hill
- Starring Pam Grier, Booker Bradshaw, Robert DoQui
- Produced by Salvatore Billitteri, Robert Papazian, Samuel Z. Arkoff
- Original Music by Roy Ayers
- Cinematography by Paul Lohmann
- Film Editing by Chuck McClelland
- Poster by George Akimoto
Plot Summary
- A sexy black nurse takes vigilante justice against inner-city drug dealers after her sister becomes their latest victim.
Taglines
- No one sleeps when they mess with Coffy!
- They call her Coffy and she'll cream you!
- She's the "GODMOTHER" of them all.
- The Baddest One-Chick Hit-Squad that ever hit town!
- She had a body men would die for - and a lot of them did!
The Tarantino Connection
One of Quentin Tarantino's favorite films. Pam Grier later starred in QT's 90's crime classic Jackie Brown which also featured music from the Coffy soundtrack. Co-star Sid Haig even appears as a judge in the film.
One of Quentin Tarantino's favorite films. Pam Grier later starred in QT's 90's crime classic Jackie Brown which also featured music from the Coffy soundtrack. Co-star Sid Haig even appears as a judge in the film.