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Coffy is a 1973 American blaxploitation action film written and directed by Jack Hill. The story is about a black female vigilante played by Pam Grier who seeks violent revenge against a heroin dealer responsible for her sister's addiction.

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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.

Released: 1973-06-1390 minDir: Jack HillAction, Crime, ThrillerBudget: $500,000Box office: $4.0M

Cast

  • Pam Grier as Coffy
  • Robert DoQui as King George
  • Sid Haig as Omar
  • Booker Bradshaw as Howard Brunswick
  • William Elliott as Carter Brown
  • Allan Arbus as Arturo Vitroni

Themes

  • right and justice
  • orderly
  • vigilante
  • blaxploitation cinema
  • illegal drugs
  • callous
  • ridiculous

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Ratings

IMDb

6.8/10

14,911 votes

Year
1973
Runtime
90 min
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller

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Key facts

Film.name
Coffy
Film.image
Coffy.jpg
Film.caption
Theatrical release poster by George Akimoto
Film.writer
Jack Hill
Film.director
Jack Hill
Film.producer
Robert Papazian
Film.music
Roy Ayers
Film.cinematography
Paul Lohmann
Film.editing
Chuck McClelland
Film.studio
American International Pictures
Film.distributor
American International Pictures
Film.runtime
90 minutes
Film.country
United States
Film.language
English
Film.budget
$500,000
Film.gross
$4 million or $2 million or $12 million

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Wikidata facts

Duration
87
FilmAffinity ID
705964
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publication date
1976-07-23
title
Coffy
review score
83%
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  • Production
  • Soundtrack
  • Release
  • Marketing
  • Theatrical run
  • Reception
  • Legacy
  • Canceled sequel
  • Home media
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Further reading
  • External links

Coffy is a 1973 American blaxploitation action film written and directed by Jack Hill. The story is about a black female vigilante played by Pam Grier who seeks violent revenge against a heroin dealer responsible for her sister's addiction.

Produced and distributed by American International Pictures (AIP), Coffy was the third Jack Hill film to star Grier, after The Big Doll House and The Big Bird Cage. Grier would go on to boost her career as the leading "femme fatale" of blaxploitation for the rest of the 1970s.

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