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1974 Certificate 18
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This hip, violent, fast-moving film firmly established Pam Grier as the goddess of Blaxploitation. She plays Foxy, a toughened woman living in a drug-plagued L.A. ghetto who goes on a one woman mission of vengeance after her undercover cop boyfriend (Terry Carter) is shot down in the street. The badass lass goes undercover .. Read more

Starring Pam Grier, Peter Brown, Terry Carter, Kathryn Loder
Director Jack Hill
Genres Action/Adventure, Comedy

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This hip, violent, fast-moving film firmly established Pam Grier as the goddess of Blaxploitation. She plays Foxy, a toughened woman living in a drug-plagued L.A. ghetto who goes on a one woman mission of vengeance after her undercover cop boyfriend (Terry Carter) is shot down in the street. The badass lass goes undercover herself, as a call girl for the evil mistress of the drug cartel (Kathryn Loder), and with the help of a neighbourhood vigilante committee, wreaks some hell on the bad guys. Chock full of sex, nudity and rampant violence, this is certainly not for children, baby. Highlights include a lesbian bar brawl and Foxy's sexual belittling of an old white judge. Co-stars include Antonio Fargas, Sid Haig, and Sally-Ann Stroud. Don't miss the crazily coloured opening credits, which feature Grier boogying down in all sorts of super-sexy outfits to the Willie Hutch title track (Hutch also composed the groovy funk score). This was directed by cult icon Jack Hill, who also scored with Grier in the similar COFFY released the previous year.

Starring Pam Grier, Peter Brown, Terry Carter, Kathryn Loder, Harry Holcombe, Antonio Fargas, Sid Haig
Director Jack Hill
Studio MGM ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 24 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Action/Adventure, Comedy
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 07 Jul 2003
Production year: 1974
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    “Don't mess aroun' with Foxy Brown” read the shoutline for Pam Grier's fourth collaboration with director Jack Hill. However, far more revealing is the poster copy that sums up the slam-bam nature of one of blaxploitation's low points: “She's got drive and that ain't jive. She don't bother to bring 'em back alive!” Posing as a hooker to snare the drug dealers who killed her cop boyfriend, Grier is so preoccupied with kinky sex and violence she has to leave what little acting there is to Antonio Fargas, who plays her dopey brother. Luckily, she did much better as Jackie Brown.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • Grier's follow-up to Coffy, also scripted and directed by Hill, lacks all the fine, subversive qualities she lent that... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    the funky side of life

    From the opening title sequence you know you are in the safe hands of a cult classic.

    "Foxy Brown" is immensely enjoyable from start to finish but this is in no way high brow filmaking. All scenes are geared around getting Foxy into revealing outfits and/or naked and then having her fight bad guys and bad girls all in the name of entertainment. The rare groove soundtrack perfectly compliments Foxy's journey of revenge and the whole 70s thang is great to watch. The dodgy sets, bad dialogue and ropey fighting only add to the whole experience. Pam Grier is a tornado in an afro, kicking the crap out of rednecks, drug dealers and pimps whilst looking sexy as hell in a array of stunning outfits. She makes Charlie's Angels look like the girl guides....she's aaall woman!

      • johnnyfraudster from greater london
      • Posted 03 Feb 2004 14:54

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  • 3 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Don't mess aroun' with Foxy Brown!

    Pam Grier poses as a hooker to get to the man who killed her undercover cop boyfriend Michael (Terry Carter) who despite facial surgery, is betrayed by Foxy?s drug-dealing brother Link (Antonio Fargas). Originally penned as a sequel to Coffy, Foxy Brown is more outrageous and loosely structured than its predecessor but continues the revenge motive.

    This is an enjoyable and over-the-top piece of blaxploitation complete with colourful costumes, snippy one liners and possibly the world?s finest lesbian bar fight! If you don?t enjoy B-movies then give this one a miss but fans of the genre won?t be disappointed by this offering from Jack Hill.

    3 out of 5

      • Clucky from Cardiff, Wales
      • Posted 11 Jan 2005 15:21

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