Coffy

19731973
RR
1h 30min

Pam Grier in Coffy (1973)

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A sexy black nurse takes vigilante justice against inner-city drug dealers after her sister becomes their latest victim.A sexy black nurse takes vigilante justice against inner-city drug dealers after her sister becomes their latest victim.A sexy black nurse takes vigilante justice against inner-city drug dealers after her sister becomes their latest victim.

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Nurse "Coffy" Coffin leads a double life. During the day, she's a nurse at work. At night, she's an avenging angel on a personal vendetta, tracking down the drug pushers who hooked her younger sister on drugs. Along the way, she meets a honest police detective who also is leading a double life. —blazesnakes9

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Taglines
- No one sleeps when they mess with Coffy!
Genres
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
The idea to hide various weapons in Coffy's afro came from Pam Grier.

Goofs
Brunswick mistakenly calls the character of Ramos by the actor's real name: Ruben.

Quotes
[Priscilla threatens Coffy with a knife, and Coffy reacts by shattering a wine bottle and threatening her with the jagged edge]
Coffy: So, you wanna play with knives, huh? Well you picked the wrong player!
Priscilla: No, no please look I didn't mean nothin'! Please!
Coffy: Now I'm gonna give you another slice to match the one you got from that dope-pushin' pimp, unless you tell me where he keeps the stuff!
Priscilla: No, please! He'll kill me! Ow... ALRIGHT, alright! He's got a fireplace! It's in a box under the ashes!
[Priscilla's tough-looking black lesbian lover/pimp returns suddenly]
Priscilla: Harriet! Harriet!
Harriet: What the hell is going on here?
Priscilla: She busted in here tryin' to make me! Get her outta here!
Harriet: Come on, bitch!
[fight ensues between Coffy and Harriet, and Coffy escapes]
Harriet: Lousy bitch! (turns to Priscilla) I go away for half an hour for you to turn a trick... and I come back and find you ballin' some niggah bitch! You WHITE TRAMP!

Alternate versions
The film was initially rejected for UK cinema under the title "Coffey" and then passed 6 months later with minimal BBFC cuts (to the stabbing of Omar). All later releases were fully uncut.

Connections
Featured in Urban Legend (1998)

Soundtracks
Coffy Baby
Music by Roy Ayers
Lyrics by Roselle Weaver
Sung by Dee Dee Bridgewater (as Denise Bridgewater)

Top review

7/10

"Coffy" is a classic blaxploitation film.

"Coffy" is a classic blaxploitation film. Pam Grier stars as the title character.

The plot: Coffy is just a mild mannered nurse, but then her sister gets mixed with the drug trade and is hospitalized for contaminated heroin. She turns vigilante and vows to take down all the drug pushers and pimps.

Like "Foxy Brown", Pam Grier is at her best here. She is the perfect heroine: Sexy and willing to kill. All the action sequences are well-shot and entertaining. Sid Haig plays one of villains named "Omar". He does his usual professional work.

"Coffy" is a fun and gritty picture featuring a killer performance from Grier. Highly Recommended!

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Release date
- May 11, 1973 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Coffy - Die Raubkatze
Filming locations
- Glendale Freeway, Glendale, California, USA
Production companies
- American International Pictures (AIP)
- Papazian-Hirsch Entertainment International
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Budget
- $500,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
- 1h 30min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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