Trivia / Coffy

• Actor-Inspired Element: It was Pam Grier's idea for Coffy to hide guns in her afro.
• Completely Different Title: Became Troublesome Belle in Turkey.
• Dueling Works: The film was hurriedly greenlit to try and beat Cleopatra Jones to cinemas, because Larry Gordon had lost the rights to that. Coffy won out with a bigger Box Office.
• The Foreign Subtitle:
  • Brazil: Coffy: Seeking Revenge
  • Denmark: Coffy: The Ruthless Avenger
  • Finland: Coffy: Ruthless Avenger
  • France: Coffy, the Harlem Black Panther
  • Norway: Coffy: Revenge Without Mercy
• Star-Making Role: While she didn't become an A-lister, this made Pam Grier a star of cult cinema. AIP even rushed out three more films starring her after its success.
• Stillborn Franchise: Due to sequels performing poorly at the box-office, the sequel Burn Coffy Burn was scrapped and replaced with Foxy Brown.

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