Foxy Brown
"She's brown sugar and spice but if you don't treat her nice she'll put you on ice!"
Foxy Brown follows a determined woman who refuses to back down after tragedy strikes. When gunmen tied to a powerful crime family kill her boyfriend, she hatches a plan that blends cunning and risk. She slips into a luxurious underworld role to reach the mobsters at the center of the conspiracy,... Read more
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About Foxy Brown
Foxy Brown follows a determined woman who refuses to back down after tragedy strikes. When gunmen tied to a powerful crime family kill her boyfriend, she hatches a plan that blends cunning and risk. She slips into a luxurious underworld role to reach the mobsters at the center of the conspiracy, using charm and grit to gain access to the people who hold the key to vengeance. Across bustling city streets, smoky clubs, and discreet offices, she crafts a path that lets her confront corruption on her own terms without tipping her hand. The result is a lean, kinetic pursuit of retribution fueled by wit and nerve.
Released in 1974, the film was directed by Jack Hill and remains a notable entry in the blaxploitation era. It came from an original screenplay rather than a pre existing novel, produced amid a wave of Black cinema pushing boundaries and featuring a standout lead performance. The movie helped cement Hill's reputation for lean, punchy action and gave Grier a defining showcase.
Pam Grier's Foxy Brown helped define a fiercely independent heroine within exploitation cinema, influencing how action leads combine brains with bravado. The movie's brisk tempo and bold fashion left a lasting imprint on genre aesthetics and fan culture, inspiring later heroines and broader conversations about representation in genre cinema.
Critics at the time praised the film's energy and Grier's magnetic presence, even as some noted the era's sensational violence and racial politics. The movie favors brisk, action heavy storytelling that centers a woman pursuing justice while confronting a network. Its themes blend revenge with empowerment and critique of power.
Box office data is not provided in the available information, so this description cannot report official gross or worldwide earnings. Any assessment of its commercial impact would require external sources beyond the supplied details.
Details
- Release Date
- April 05, 1974
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rating
- R
- User Ratings
- 251 votes
- Type
- Movie
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Country
- United States
- Studio
- American International Pictures +1 more
- Budget
- $500,000
- External Links
- View on IMDB
Official Trailer
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
Juanita Brown
Claudia
Russ Grieve
George
Director: Jack Hill