Coffy (1973)

"Coffy" is the 1973 blaxploitation classic that turned Pam Grier into a genre icon. She plays a nurse who takes vengeance into her own hands against the drug dealers who wrecked her sister's life. The film's mix of grit, righteous fury, and unapologetic sensuality helped define an entire era of exploitation cinema. Grier's screen presence carries the picture, and the archive here holds one scene clip that captures her baring skin amid the film's raw, confrontational energy.