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Coffy (1973)

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Writer-director Jack Hill (Spider Baby, Switchblade Sisters) managed to beat Death Wish to the screens by a year with this violent tale of a citizen touched by crime and deciding to fight back. Her little 11-year old sister is a hopeless addict, the police can't help, and poor Nurse "Coffy" Coffin (Pam Grier) has no choice but to take the law into her own hands. Posing as a Jamaican prostitute, Coffy infiltrates the lairs of pimp King George (Robert DoQui) and kingpin pusher Vitroni (Allan

R, 1 hr. 31 min.

Classics, Action & Adventure

Directed By: Jack Hill

Written By: Jack Hill

In Theaters: Jun 13, 1973 Wide

On DVD: Dec 26, 2001

MGM

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Cast

Pam Grier
Coffy
Booker Bradshaw
Brunswick
Robert DoQui
King George
William Elliott
Carter
Allan Arbus
Vitroni
Sid Haig
Omar
Morris Buchanan
Sugar-Man
Barry Cahill
McHenry
Lee de Broux
Nick
Linda Haynes
Meg
Ruben Moreno
Ramos
Bob Minor
Studs
Lisa Farringer
Jeri
Carol Lawson
John Perak
Aleva

Critic Reviews for Coffy

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Jack Hill directs for maximal suspense, violence, and voyeuristic appeal (which Grier certainly embodies).

March 28, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Don Druker

Chicago Reader

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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.

March 28, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety

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Variety

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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.

May 9, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times

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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.

October 23, 2004 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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Grier is the movie's bristling force

November 16, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

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.

March 28, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

The film totally revolves around Pam and she carries the film with a lethal and sexy punch.

January 6, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Time Out

There's no denying the film's savage power

January 17, 2004 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central

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Bill Chambers

Film Freak Central

If only for Grier's performance, Coffy is a must see.

September 10, 2002 Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal

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Kevin N. Laforest

Montreal Film Journal

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.

June 5, 2002 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine

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Boxoffice Magazine

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.

October 23, 2001 Comment

Jon Popick

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While this film isn't 100% great as far as technical stuff, or acting, it definitely promises what it delivers. This is one of the most famous, influential, and noteworthy blaxploitation films on the 1970s. Although she had film roles before this, this is the film that made Pam Grier's career. Without this character

April 16, 2007

Chris Weber

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If you only watch one blaxploitation movie make it this one. There is much fun to be had in many films of the genre, but here the central performance by Pam Grier is monumental. She may not be the greatest actress in the world, but what presence, and when the big boys fall for her at the wink of an eye, it is

January 28, 2008