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Director:
Jack Hill
Writer:
Jack Hill (written by)
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Release Date:
13 June 1973 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Action | Crime | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
No one sleeps when they mess with Coffy! See more »
Plot:
Coffy, an African American nurse, takes vigilante justice against inner city drug dealers after her sister becomes their latest victim. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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'M*A*S*H' star Allan Arbus dies in his home at age 95
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User Reviews:
She WILL cream you! See more (53 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Pam Grier ... Coffy

Booker Bradshaw ... Howard Brunswick

Robert DoQui ... King George

William Elliott ... Carter

Allan Arbus ... Arturo Vitroni

Sid Haig ... Omar
Barry Cahill ... McHenry

Lee de Broux ... Nick
Ruben Moreno ... Ramos
Lisa Farringer ... Jeri

Carol Locatell ... Priscilla (as Carol Lawson)

Linda Haynes ... Meg

John Perak ... Aleva

Mwako Cumbuka ... Grover

Morris Buchanan ... Sugarman
Peaches Jones ... Julia
Jan-Minika Hughes ... Billie (as Minika Hughes)
Leslie McRay ... Cindy
Ray Young ... Jake

Bob Minor ... Studs
Jeff Burton ... Dr. Brannan
Wally Strauss ... Doctor
Dick O'Shea ... Doctor #2
Kim Williams ... Nurse I
Ellen Blake ... Nurse II
Lee Terry ... Nurse III
Gail Davis ... Bricke Redd

Lyman Ward ... Orderly
Don Newsome ... Attendant
Karen Williams ... LuBelle
Bobby Johnson ... Floyd
Ron Gans ... Stranger
Nat Jones ... Stoned Boy
Dea St. Lamont ... Harriet
Bebe Louie ... Helen (as Bebe Louis)
Jason Laskay ... Ron
Walter Beakel ... Director
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Jophery C. Brown ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Eugene Jackson ... Man at Rally (uncredited)
Marilyn Joi ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jack Hill 
 
Writing credits
Jack Hill (written by)

Produced by
Salvatore Billitteri .... executive producer
Robert Papazian .... producer (as Robert A. Papazian)
Samuel Z. Arkoff .... executive producer (uncredited)
Buzz Feitshans .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Roy Ayers 
 
Cinematography by
Paul Lohmann (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Chuck McClelland  (as Charles McClelland)
 
Casting by
Bernard Carneol 
Joe Scully 
 
Art Direction by
Perry Ferguson II 
 
Set Decoration by
Charles B. Pierce  (as Charles Pierce)
 
Makeup Department
Ray Brooks .... makeup artist
Travis Dixon .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Norman A. Cook .... production manager
David Sheldon .... production supervisor: AIP (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Reuben L. Watt .... first assistant director (as Ruben Watt)
John Barnwell .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Tom Fairbanks .... property master (as Thomas Fairbanks)
Richard Evans .... property master (uncredited)
Herb Panzer .... lead man (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Gene Corso .... sound effects
Donald F. Johnson .... sound mixer (as Don Johnson)
Jules Strasser .... boom operator (as Jules Strasser III)
 
Special Effects by
Jack DeBron .... special effects
Cliff Wenger .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Bob Minor .... stunt coordinator
Jophery C. Brown .... stunts (uncredited)
Jadie David .... stunts (uncredited)
Nick Dimitri .... stunts (uncredited)
Jeannie Epper .... stunts (uncredited)
Kevin N. Johnston .... stunts (uncredited)
Peaches Jones .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Colin J. Campbell .... gaffer (as Colin Campbell)
Edmond L. Koons .... camera operator (as Edward Koons)
Charles L. Morgan .... key grip
James Plannette .... gaffer (as James Plannett)
Phil Segura .... still photographer
Howard Hagadorn .... dolly grip (uncredited)
Gary B. Kibbe .... first assistant camera (uncredited)
Richard A. Mention III .... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Ed Pirrung .... best boy (uncredited)
Orlando Suero .... still photographer (uncredited)
Edward Thompson .... electrician (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Beverly Israel .... casting secretary
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
James M. George .... wardrobe supervisor (as James George)
Sandra Stewart .... wardrobe woman
 
Editorial Department
Terence Anderson .... assistant editor
Bill Berry .... negative cutter
 
Music Department
Roy Ayers .... conductor
Roy Ayers .... music arranger
Ving Hershon .... music editor
Harry Whitaker .... music arranger
 
Transportation Department
Donald R. Casella .... transportation captain (as Don Casella)
Dale Raos .... driver: Cinemobile (uncredited)
Howard A. Small .... transportation gaffer (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Joyce King .... script supervisor
Julian F. Myers .... publicist
Stan Taylor .... assistant to producer
John Denison .... craft service (uncredited)
Charles Minsky .... location assistant (uncredited)
Karen Rasch .... production assistant (uncredited)
Paul Roedl .... auditor (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
91 min | Germany:84 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
France:-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | UK:18 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:R | Argentina:18 | Finland:K-18 (2004) (self applied) | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2012) | West Germany:18 (original rating)
Filming Locations:
Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USASee more »
Company:
American International Pictures (AIP)See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The idea to hide various weapons in Coffy's afro came from Pam Grier.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: Actor in mirror has sleeves rolled down at 06:24 and sleeves rolled up at 06:30 while in all other cutaways his sleeves are up.See more »
Quotes:
Coffy:[with Carter at the juvenile rehabilitation center] Some of the kids here were on all sorts of pills, some of them are on Methadone now... the youngest is only 9 years old. The worst are the ones that got the contaminated junk. But you know how some of those junkie dealers are, they'll put anything in it to stretch another dollar out of it.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (2002) (V)See more »
Soundtrack:
King GeorgeSee more »

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24 out of 26 people found the following review useful.
She WILL cream you!, 16 April 2004
Author: davidbyrne77 from Ottawa

In hindsight I should have watched this before Foxy Brown, as this was the better movie. However, it seems that Foxy is far more memorable, with it's over-the-top violence. This one's pretty violent as well, and has all the Pam Grier scenes that you'd expect. Coffy offing a drug pusher in the first few minutes, having a touching family moment, fighting a room full of women that results in everyone's top being janked off, some bad guys nuts getting blown off (literally, not figuratively), and, of course, Pam trading blows with at least 2 lesbians at once. Still, this one has a little more integrity than Foxy, being that it was made first and was a little tamer. Check out Sidney Freidman from M*A*S*H as a sleazy bad guy! This movie passes the time quite nicely.

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Odd that she was attaching a silencer to a revolver pistol ZolotoyRetriever
who watched these movies back in the day? sbaldwin999
First female action lead role alifeatthemovies
It seemed like people were calling her 'Coffin,' not Coffy ZolotoyRetriever
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