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Pamela Suzette Grier (born May 26, 1949) is an American actress, singer, and martial artist. Described by Quentin Tarantino as cinema's first female action star, [ 2 ] she achieved fame for her starring roles in a string of 1970s action , blaxploitation and women-in-prison films for American International Pictures and New World Pictures .
Coffy is a 1973 American blaxploitation action thriller film written and directed by Jack Hill.The story is about a black female vigilante played by Pam Grier who seeks violent revenge against a heroin dealer responsible for her sister's addiction.
The Big Bird Cage is a 1972 American exploitation film of the "women in prison" subgenre. [1] It serves as a non-sequel follow-up to the 1971 film The Big Doll House.The film was written and directed by Jack Hill, and stars Pam Grier, Sid Haig, Anitra Ford, and Carol Speed.
Women in Cages has been issued numerous times on DVD since the original release and prior VHS issues due to continued interest in Roger Corman productions. Most recently it was released by Shout!
It stars Pam Grier as the title character who takes on a gang of drug dealers who killed her boyfriend. [3] The film was released by American International Pictures as a double feature with Truck Turner. The film uses Afrocentric references in clothing and hair. Grier starred in six blaxploitation films for American International Pictures.
Pam Grier was excited to make the film as it involved a trip to Italy and she had enjoyed working with Markov. [4] The movie was the first feature directed by Steve Carver, who worked in post production at New World. Carver recalled " The script had several scenes in which the girls were undressed—one of Roger’s prerequisites.
Despite these flaws, Ebert praised Marshall for bringing a "terrifying dignity" to his role while Grier "has a refreshing spirit and enthusiasm." [ 4 ] Gene Siskel gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4 and wrote "I am pleased to report that 'Scream, Blacula, Scream'—a sequel—is better than the original.
It stars Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Jason Statham, Pam Grier, Clea DuVall and Joanna Cassidy. Set on a colonized Mars in the 22nd century, the film follows a squad of police officers and a convicted criminal who fight against the residents of a mining colony who have been possessed by the ghosts of the planet's original inhabitants.