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6.7/10 • 261

1973-06-131h 30m

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The Baddest One-Chick Hit-Squad that ever hit town!

After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.

Directors
Jack Hill
Editors
Chuck McClelland

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Pam Grier

    Pam Grier

    Coffy

  2. Robert DoQui

    Robert DoQui

    King George

  3. Sid Haig

    Sid Haig

    Omar

  4. Booker Bradshaw

    Booker Bradshaw

    Howard Brunswick

  5. William Elliott

    William Elliott

    Carter Brown

  6. Allan Arbus

    Allan Arbus

    Arturo Vitroni

  7. Linda Haynes

    Linda Haynes

    Meg

  8. Barry Cahill

    Barry Cahill

    McHenry

  9. Lee de Broux

    Lee de Broux

    Nick

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talisencrw

Apr 19, 2016

8/10

Over the course of my cinematic love affair, I have really enjoyed the few films I have seen, either starring Pam Grier, one of my favourite B-movie American actresses, or that were directed by Jack Hill. I can't get enough of especially the films of which they collaborated, 'Foxy Brown' and this, both of which I consider up there with the 'Shaft' trilogy and 'Super Fly' as masterpieces of the 'urban action' genre of the 70's. She, just 24 when she made this, certainly was one of the most beautiful and exciting women ever put on celluloid, and while I also love both Hill's short film 'The Host' and 'Switchblade Sisters' (viewed on one DVD as part of Quentin Tarantino's 'Rolling Thunder' reissue series), here his pacing and filming are on an entirely different level altogether. It's a shame for us cinephiles that he chose at such an early age, 42 and clearly in his filmmaking prime, to retire from the business to both write novels as well as explore meditation with his wife, but I'm thankful for the films he made. The soundtrack (and most particularly the killer title song) by one of my favourite jazz/funk singer/musicians of the period, Roy Ayers, is up there with Curtis Mayfield's for 'Super Fly' as essential listening for lovers of such music. Say what you want about him as a filmmaker, but I for one am glad that Tarantino has revived interest in both the actress (casting her as the star of 'Jackie Brown') and the director (through his aforementioned reissue series). It is an under-recognized way that Tarantino has significantly contributed to contemporary American cinema of all sorts, and has helped these unsung heroes from prior generations, who would otherwise be neglected and ignored unjustly from contemporary cinephilic attention.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$500,000.00
Revenue
$4,000,000.00
Keywords
right and justiceorderlyvigilanteblaxploitation cinemaillegal drugscallousridiculous