Coffy

Coffy , Jack Hill's 1973 movie about a black woman vigilante, catapulted Pam Grier to stardom as one of blaxploitation's biggest icons.

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Jack Hill's - 1973 - Vigilante - Pam Grier - Blaxploitation's

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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 a black woman's revenge and beat Cleopatra Jones to market.

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American International Pictures' - Cleopatra Jones

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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.

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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.

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