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Cast
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Howard Brunswick
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| Robert DoQui | ... |
King George
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| William Elliott | ... |
Carter
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| Allan Arbus | ... |
Arturo Vitroni
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Omar
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Barry Cahill | ... |
McHenry
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| Lee de Broux | ... |
Nick
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Ruben Moreno | ... |
Ramos
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Lisa Farringer | ... |
Jeri
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Priscilla
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| Linda Haynes | ... |
Meg
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| John Perak | ... |
Aleva
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| Mwako Cumbuka | ... |
Grover
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Coffy is a nurse whose younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin. Coffy sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
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She had a body men would die for - and a lot of them did! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 June 1973 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Belali dilber See more »Box Office
Budget:
$500,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?
Trivia
American International Pictures lost the chance to make Cleopatra Jones and made this film instead, which ended up grossing more money in spite of a smaller budget. See more »Goofs
Vetroni's death: Coffy shoots Vetroni full in the chest with a shotgun, while he is standing in a swimming pool with his heart at the waterline. Vetroni is facing the camera and we see the blast, but there's no blood. See more »Quotes
Howard Brunswick: Black people want dope, and brown people want dope, and as long as there people are deprived of a decent life, they'll settle for anything to just plain feel good with.See more »
By 1973 AIP had struck paydirt many times over with Black Caesar and its sequel, the two Slaughter films, several black/horror hybrids like Blacula, and of course the jungle prison sleazies, and now their first black superchick flick Coffy went into production. Jack Hill (The Big Doll House, The Big Bird Cage) was at the helm again, along with the tried-and-tested formula of Pam Grier and Sid Haig. Coffy is a nurse by day and avenging angel at night, tracking down the dealers who got her sister hooked on the Big H. She opens the film blowing the head off a dealer with a shotgun, then follows the trail of dead bodies to a bald hood named Omar and her crooked politician boyfriend, who she shoots in the balls. "Revenge is a virtue", the soundtrack blares; critics applauded the liberated ballsy lead character while decrying the level of sex and sadism. As revenge actioners go, Coffy don't come better. Grier in her first lead role is a sensation. Little wonder Tarantino tailor-made a film for her.