Revenge genre fans will love Coffy. Pam Grier (The Big Bird Cage) is at her best as a ruthless yet sexy avenger out to seek justice for her little sister who is overdosed by the greedy drug pushers and pimps. This 1973 revenge movie was truly one of the first of its kind. What stands out to me is the style and suave of each character in the movie with their own sense of cool. Pam Grier’s character Coffy is super cool and bad ass all in one and VERY sexy. Co-starring Booker Bradshaw, Robert Doqui and Alan Arbus, with a stand out performance by Sid Haig (The Big Bird Cage) as Omar. It should be duly noted that this film inspired Quentin Tarantino, who we all know, and it is interesting to watch the characters and compare the dialogue to that of Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs. Each one has a style all their own that makes each a standout so that you can’t wait to see how they end up. Some may call Coffy a “sexploitation movie “; I strongly disagree. Director Jack Hill (The Big Bird Cage, The Big Doll House) is best known for these works with Pam Grier - the movie Foxy Brown would follow a year later. Jack Hill directed these and others that I will soon post as well. Coffy is a must see if you are a fan of Quentin Tarantino and possibly his mentor (weather he knew it or not) Jack Hill. I give this one five MAD stars. Fans of the genre…you know who you are.
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