Foxy Brown

"She's brown sugar and spice but if you don't treat her nice she'll put you on ice!"

1974 1h 34m EN

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Synopsis

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A voluptuous black woman takes a job as a high-class prostitute in order to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend.

“She's brown sugar and spice but if you don't treat her nice she'll put you on ice!”

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Cast

Pam Grier
Foxy Brown
Antonio Fargas
Link Brown
Peter Brown
Steve Elias
Terry Carter
Michael Anderson
Kathryn Loder
Katherine Wall
Harry Holcombe
Judge Fred Fenton
Conrad Bachmann
Roy
Jack Bernardi
Tedesco

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jack Hill
Writers: Jack Hill
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jack Hill, shot by Brick Marquard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Willie Hutch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chuck McClelland shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Pam Grier and Antonio Fargas and Peter Brown carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She's brown sugar and spice but if you don't treat her nice she'll put you on ice!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0071517 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jack Hill directs. Brick Marquard behind the camera. Willie Hutch scores. Chuck McClelland cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
252 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Jack Hill, shot by Brick Marquard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Willie Hutch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Chuck McClelland shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Pam Grier and Antonio Fargas and Peter Brown carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "She's brown sugar and spice but if you don't treat her nice she'll put you on ice!".
8IMDB entry: tt0071517 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.