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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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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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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1973: 1973 was a common year starting on Monday....

Vigilante: :For the aircraft, see A-5 Vigilante....

Pam Grier: Pamela Suzette Grier (born 26 May 1949 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American actress. She grew up in Denver, Colorado, and is cousin to football player and actor Rosey Grier....

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