A voluptuous black woman takes a job as a high-class prostitute in order to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend.
Acting
Grier's screen presence that launched a thousand imitators.
Costume
Every outfit is a statement piece and a weapon.
Direction
Hill balances exploitation thrills with genuine political bite.
Director
Jack Hill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during blaxploitation's peak year, Grier became the first Black woman to headline action films, creating a template still referenced in Tarantino's Jackie Brown.
Jack Hill wrote the role specifically for Grier after their Coffy collaboration, and the 'farcical' keyword in marketing was studio code for 'we know this is wild, don't sue us.'
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