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Foxy Brown (1974)

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Reviews Counted:18

Fresh:10

Rotten:8

Average Rating:5.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: FOXY BROWN is Pam Grier's landmark Blaxploitation film, in which she creates the iconic character imitated in films by directors from Spike Lee to Quentin Tarantino. Grier plays Foxy, a toughened... FOXY BROWN is Pam Grier's landmark Blaxploitation film, in which she creates the iconic character imitated in films by directors from Spike Lee to Quentin Tarantino. Grier plays Foxy, a toughened woman living in a drug-plagued Los Angeles ghetto who goes on a one-woman mission of vengeance after her undercover cop boyfriend (Terry Carter) is shot down in the street. The badass lass goes undercover herself, as a call girl for the evil mistress of the drug cartel (Kathryn Loder), and with the help of a neighborhood vigilante committee, wreaks some hell on the bad guys. Highlights include a lesbian bar brawl and Foxy's sexual belittling of an old white judge. Co-stars include Antonio Fargas, Sid Haig, and Sally-Ann Stroud. Don't miss the crazily colored opening credits, which feature Grier boogying down in all sorts of super-sexy outfits to the Willie Hutch title track (Hutch also composed the groovy funk score). This was directed by cult icon Jack Hill, who also scored with Grier in the previous year's COFFY. Chock full of sex, nudity and rampant violence, FOXY BROWN is visceral in a way that today's movies cannot be. Its treatment of graphic subjects is purposely shocking, to undermine studio conventions of the time, making Foxy's revenge especially exciting to watch. [More]

Starring: Pam Grier, Terry Carter, Antonio Fargas, Kathryn Loder

Starring: Pam Grier, Terry Carter, Antonio Fargas, Kathryn Loder, Harry Holcombe, Sid Haig, Peter Brown

Director: Jack Hill

Director: Jack Hill
Screenwriter: Jack Hill
Producer: Buzz Feitshans

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Oct 24, 2000

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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
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The unapologetically exploitative proceedings take a turn for the disturbingly nasty, but manage to generate an undeniable adrenaline rush.

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03/13/07
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This is fun action sleaze from the classic era of drive-in blaxploitation films, driven by the no-nonsense direction of Jack Hill, and did well enough at the box office to help put the still-gorgeous Pam Grier on the map. Don't miss it.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/13/07
Jerry Renshaw
Jerry Renshaw
Austin Chronicle

The film is dated, but its mixed message -- and its potential to offend virtually everyone -- still makes it a powerful discussion starter.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
03/13/07
Barbara Scharres
Barbara Scharres
Chicago Reader
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Grier is an actress able to convey an amazing and unflinching strength, and she reveals the film for the dross it is.

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01/26/06
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10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

Sleazy blaxploitation film from the 70s.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
09/17/05
Dennis Schwartz
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08/29/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Adequate pulp carried by the engaging Pam Grier

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05/31/05
Daniel Eagan
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International

Miss Grier is obviously durable but, unfortunately, is fast becoming a bore despite all the sex, brawls and gore in Foxy Brown.

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05/09/05
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01/07/05
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

A cult classic that's best enjoyed with your tongue firmly in cheek and your political correctness gene locked out in the backyard.

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07/25/04
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Foxy Brown dubiously embraces its inner minstrel show

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01/30/04
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
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04/07/03
Brian J. Arthurs
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02/04/03
Darrin Keene
Darrin Keene
Film Threat

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12/30/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Vigilante-justice film flickers between camp and chauvinism, slam-bang action and sexist idiocy.

Full Review Source: Netflix | comment Comment
11/07/02
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix

Foxy Brown exists to give us some shocks and a good time, which it definitely delivers.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
09/26/02
Kurt Dahlke
Kurt Dahlke
Apollo Guide

Fearless, explosive action. Grier is astonishing.

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08/30/02
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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San Francisco Examiner
 
 
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