"Actor: Pam Grier"

• Ghosts of Mars | Blu Ray | (30/01/2017) from £20.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars attempts a productive combination of SF elements (a largely terraformed Mars with its long-lost civilisation) and horror (mass possession that turns the victims into rampaging, self-mutilating monsters that kill and burn). A police-force detachment turn up in a mining community to collect a bandit, whose last heist was uncharacteristically violent, and soon find themselves under siege from rampaging hordes who used to be solid citizens. This is a fairly simple set of variations on stock Carpenter elements--a hybrid between Assault on Precinct 13 and In the Mouth of Madness. However, there is some powerful chemistry between Nastasha Henstridge's icy, drug-abusing police lieutenant and Ice Cube's bandit, Desolation Williams, made stronger by the lack of sexual tension. Other characters, such as Pam Grier's tough commander and Clea Duvall's nervous rookie, are more or less defined by plot functions; the mobs never become more than faceless, or facially distorted, anonymous menaces. This is one for die-hard Carpenter fans only. On the DVD: Ghosts of Mars on disc comes with Dolby Digital sound and its original widescreen ratio of 2.35:1. A sparky commentary by Carpenter and Henstridge is included, which is informative, but otherwise there are uninspiring documentaries on the musical score, the special effects and the difficulties of shooting at night in the Mexican desert, as well as filmographies and the theatrical trailer. --Roz Kaveney

• The L-Word | DVD | (20/06/2005) from £26.98   |  Saving you £13.01 (48.22%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Same sex. Different city. Set in the chic world of Los Angeles this humor laced dramatic series explores the lives of a group of lesbians their friends family and neighbours. The series takes a smart sexy and fun look at the hopes dreams and lives of these individuals as they deal with things like career struggles relationship issues and the pressures of trying to start a family. The stellar cast features Pam Grier (Jackie Brown Foxy Brown) Jennifer Beals (Flashda

• John Carpenter's Escape From L.A. Limited Edition | Blu Ray | (21/02/2022) from £36.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Snake Plissken is back in the high-octane West Coast sequel to Escape from New York that returns Kurt Russell to the iconic role and filmmakers John Carpenter and Debra Hill for post-apocalyptic action. After a 9.6 quake levels most of Los Angeles, Snake is called to wade through the ruins to retrieve a doomsday device. Now, more explosive than ever on 4K Ultra HD, this outrageous thriller finds Snake surfing Wilshire Blvd., shooting hoops at the Coliseum, dive-bombing the Happy Kingdom theme park, and mixing it up with a wild assortment of friends, fiends and foes from a supporting cast that includes Steve Buscemi, Peter Fonda, Pam Grier, Stacy Keach, Cliff Robertson and Bruce Campbell. This Limited Edition version includes 2 stickers, 5 art cards and a double-sided poster.

• Coffy | Blu Ray | (20/04/2015) from £16.39   |  Saving you £3.60 (21.96%)   |  RRP £19.99

  THE ONE CHICK HIT SQUAD! Regarded as one of the best of the Blaxploitation genre along with Shaft and Superfly Coffy has been described as “one of the most entertaining films ever made” by Quentin Tarantino. With Coffy Pam Grier was catapulted to stardom and iconic status following solid roles in earlier ‘chicks in chains’ films. Here she plays nurse ‘Coffy’ Coffin seeking vigilante justice when her little sister is hospitalised by a smack pusher. Coffy uses her body bullets and blades to get justice working her way to the top of the criminal ring. But as she nears the top she finds the level of corruption is closer to home than she thinks. When American International Pictures lost the chance to make Cleopatra Jones the studio looked for another project and turned to up and coming B-movie auteur Jack Hill (Spider Baby Pit Stop). Coffy was such a success that the studio fast tracked Grier’s next movie (Foxy Brown) with Hill straight away. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: Restored High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation on Blu-ray for the first time in the world! Original uncompressed mono PCM audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by writer-director Jack Hill A Taste of Coffy – A brand new interview with Jack Hill The Baddest Chick in Town! – A brand new interview with Pam Grier on Coffy and its follow up Foxy Brown Blaxploitation! – A video essay by author Mikel J. Koven (Blaxploitation Film) on the history and development of the genre Original theatrical trailer Image Gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx Booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Cullen Gallagher and a profile of Pam Grier by Yvonne D. Sims author of Women in Blaxploitation illustrated with archive stills and posters

• In Too Deep | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £8.47   |  Saving you £-2.48 (-41.40%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Hip-hop legend LL Cool J is teamed up with hot stars Omar Epps and Nia Long in a gritty crime drama about a dedicated young cop who goes deep undercover to take down a ruthless gangster. Officer Jeff Cole is given a dangerous mission: infiltrate the syndicate of 'God' the charismatic and deadly crime lord who rules the city's streets. But as Cole sinks deeper and deeper into God's crew he begins to get in over his head... until the line that seperates his true identity from his street persona begins to dissappear.

• The Best Of Soul Cinema - Foxy Brown/Coffy/Black Mama, White Mama | DVD | (22/01/2007) from £4.99   |  Saving you £20.00 (80.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Back in the day Pam Grier was the baddest nubian princess on the block and the undisputed queen of the Blaxpoitation genre. This box set brings together three of her finest movies in which Ms. Grier gets to kick plenty of booty! Foxy Brown: She's brown sugar and spice... and if you don't watch it she'll put you on ice! Grier portrays one of the screen's first action heroines with humor sensitivity and steely determination. This electrifying revenge thriller explodes with all the sex appeal and cooler-than-cool attitude of its irresistible leading lady. Foxy Brown (Grier) has found her soul mate in an undercover narcotics investigator but when he is brutally murdered she swears vengeance against the crime ring responsible. Posing as a call girl to gain access to the ring's inner circle Foxy discovers just how high the corruption extends igniting a blistering war that takes her from the city streets to a remote drug laboratory to a breathtaking mid-air battle behind the controls of an airplane! But the most startling confrontations are yet to come as she schemes to bring down her boyfriend's killers in ways they never could have imagined. Coffy: She's the ultimate tough and sexy heroine. She's Soul Cinema superstar Pam Grier and whether delivering her justice with a shotgun a razor or just her bare hands she doesn't miss a beat in this no-hold-barred tale of retaliation from exploitation writer/director Jack Hill. Grier is Coffy nurse by day and avenging angel by night. When she discovers that her little sister has been doped up - and freaked out - by a greedy drug pusher she not only puts an end to his miserable days but she vows to follow his trail of corruption up to the top - the very top. But what Coffy doesn't realise is that all is not what it seems - and that the leafy green behind the pushers' scene just may come from someone she knows! Black Mama White Mama: Grier is Lee Daniels a prostitute doing hard time in an island prison camp for women where the guards have a new way to punish inmates who fight: by cuffing 'em together! Chained to her bitter rival white revolutionary Karen (Margaret Markov) Lee finds herself literally linked to the revolutionary cause - and on the fly - when Karen's guerrilla friends stage a coup! But this foxy inmate's got a cause of her own in the form of a secret stash of cold hard cash and a getaway boat! Brawling with her white counterpart over which way to go and tracked like a dog by guards guerrillas and a gangster after the loot she's gotta make her escape - before both mamas' enemies bring them down for good!

• The Package | DVD | (24/07/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Gene Hackman is a career officer assigned a routine mission well beneath him: deliver a prisoner (Tommy Lee Jones) from Europe to the United States. However, the simple assignment becomes a daring cat-and-mouse game played as the last flames of the Cold War are flickering. This is the first of three films that teamed Jones with director Andrew Davis. In 1989 Jones was a wild card: an actor respected but only popping up in grade B fare. After Davis' Under Siege and The Fugitive, Jones was America's favourite gruff character actor, with an Oscar on his mantel. With a weaker script, Davis still creates the same kind of magic here. Hackman is superb as the officer, an action role similar to others that the nearly 60-year-old unexpectedly excelled at (Bat 21, Narrow Margin) during this period. Tight, tense and with no letup in the third act, The Package is a good gem for a Saturday night flick. --Doug Thomas

• Drum | DVD | (08/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Set in 1860 in New Orleans this is the story of Drum the son of a plantation owner's beautiful wife and her black slave. Based on the novel by Kyole Onstott.

• Coffy | DVD | (07/07/2003) from £8.60   |  Saving you £4.39 (51.05%)   |  RRP £12.99

  She's the ultimate tough and sexy heroine. She's Soul Cinema superstar Pam Grier and whether delivering her justice with a shotgun a razor or just her bare hands she doesn't miss a beat in this no-hold-barred tale of retaliation from exploitation writer/director Jack Hill. Grier is Coffy nurse by day and avenging angel by night. When she discovers that her little sister has been doped up - and freaked out - by a greedy drug pusher she not only puts an end to his miserable days b

• Foxy Brown | DVD | (07/07/2003) from £11.78   |  Saving you £7.20 (81.91%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This hip violent fast-moving film firmly established Pam Grier as the goddess of Blaxploitation. She plays Foxy a toughened woman living in a drug-plagued L.A. ghetto who goes on a one woman mission of vengeance after her undercover cop boyfriend (Terry Carter) is shot down in the street. The badass lass goes undercover herself as a call girl for the evil mistress of the drug cartel (Kathryn Loder) and with the help of a neigborhood vigilante committee wreaks some hell on the ba

• Friday Foster | DVD | (12/09/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Friday Foster, an ex-model magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph the arrival of Blake Tarr, the richest black man in America. Three men attempt to assassinate Tarr. Foster photographs the melee and is plunged into a web of conspiracy involving the murder of her childhood friend, a US senator, and a shadowy plan called Black Widow .

• Friday Foster | Blu Ray | (12/09/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Based on the syndicated newspaper comic strip of the same name, Grier stars as intrepid photojournalist Friday Foster. No sooner has she been warned by her boss that her personal involvement in the stories she s shooting will not end happily, Friday witnesses the attempted assassination of a prominent African-American figure and the murder of a friend. Why is Friday the target on the hit list? What does she know? Teaming with private detective Colt Hawkins (Yaphet Kotto), the search for answers will lead them to a startling and action-packed finale.

• Jackie Brown | DVD | (18/04/2011) from £7.55   |  Saving you £12.44 (164.77%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From filmmaking sensation Quentin Tarantino comes this edgy critically acclaimed action thriller starring some of the biggest names in Hollywood including Samuel L. Jackson Robert De Niro Michael Keaton and Bridget Fonda. What do a sexy stewardess a street-tough gunrunner a lonely bail bondsman a shifty ex-con an overambitious cop and a stoned-out beach bunny have in common? They're all chasing a half million in cash! The only questions among these players are who's conning who and who'll walk away with the goods.

• Sheba, Baby | Blu Ray | (08/02/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  HOTTER ˜N' COFFY MEANER ˜N' FOXY BROWN! Fresh off her career defining roles for Jack Hill in Coffy and Foxy Brown, Pam Grier returned to pure Blaxploitation (after turns in Blaxploitation-horror and action), in cult filmmaker William Girdler's (The Manitou, Abby) ˜Sheba, Baby' Grier plays Sheba Shayne, a private eye based in Chicago who is called to her hometown to stop the local mob boss (played by that bad D'Urville Martin, Black Caesar, Dolemite) from moving in on her father's loan business. Aided by her father's partner, Brick Williams (Austin Stoker, Assault on Precinct 13, Battle for the Planet of the Apes), Sheba finds out that the violent thugs aren't going go away with a fight. Car bombs, gun fights and boat chases ensue whilst armed with her curves, street smarts and a .44, Sheba is in for a bloodbath! Grier would appear in three Blaxploitation classics in 1975 (the others were Bucktown and Friday Foster), where she was at the top of her game and genre, with the Los Angeles Times calling her cool, tough and glamorous a female fantasy Wonder Woman, further cementing her status as the first female action star. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations Original mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray) Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary with producer-screenwriter David Sheldon, moderated by critic Nathaniel Thompson Sheldon: Baby a brand new interview with David Sheldon Pam Grier: The AIP Years a look over the wonder years of the Blaxploitation queen with film historian Chris Poggiali Trailer Gallery featuring rare publicity images and Lobby Cards Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sean Phillips Booklet featuring brand new writing on the film by Patty Breen, webmaster of WilliamGirdler.com, illustrated with archive stills and posters

• The Tarantino Collection: Reservoir Dogs/Jackie Brown/Pulp Fiction | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Reservoir Dogs - Special Edition: Set mainly in a warehouse in the aftermath of a bungled robbery the story gradually unfolds to introduce the colour-coded gangsters and the planning of the crime step by step through Tarantino's trademark flashbacks. Four have survived after a police ambush - betrayed. What went wrong and who is the betrayer? Brilliantly scripted and complemented by the 70's retro soundtrack the scenes are stylish and violent yet intelligent and full of dark humour. With stunning performances by Harvey Keitel Tim Roth Steve Buscemi and Michael Madsen 'Reservoir Dogs' is a tense and exciting examination of male ego on a collision course that results in an unforgettable climax. Jackie Brown - Special Edition: What do a sexy stewardess a street-tough gunrunner a lonely bail bondsman a shifty ex-con an overambitious cop and a stoned-out beach bunny have in common? They're all chasing a half million in cash! The only questions among these players are who's conning who and who'll walk away with the goods. Pulp Fiction - Special Edition: A spectacular mix of explosive action and wickedly funny humor- critics and audiences worldwide have hailed 'Pulp Fiction' as the star studded movie event of 1994! Popular writer/director Quentin Tarantino delivers an unforgettable cast of characters- including a pair of low-rent hit men their boss's sexy wife and a desperate last-chance prizefighter- in a wildly entertaining big-screen adventure that will both thrill and amuse! It's fresh and exhilarating motion picture experience that's unlike anything else you have ever seen!

• Black Mama, White Mama Blu-Ray | Blu Ray | (04/04/2016) from £17.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (25.02%)   |  RRP £19.99

  CHICKS IN CHAINS ON THE LAM FROM A PRISON HELL! Before her iconic turn in Coffy, Pam Grier starred alongside Margaret Markov in a grindhouse spin on Stanley Kramer's The Defiant Ones, fusing the Women in Prison film with the emerging Blaxploitation movement for a riotous romp of bullets, babes and blood! Lee (Grier), a tough prostitute and Karen (Markov), a revolutionary, are admitted to a tough women's prison where almost immediately (after some playful showering that prefigures Porky's) they clash. Packed off to a maximum security prison, their transport is ambushed by Karen's guerrilla friends and the two escape into the Filipino jungle. Chained together and with differing escape plans their clash intensifies as Lee wants to retrieve a stash of stolen cash to get her off the island and Karen wants to re-join her revolutionary group. Escape isn't easy as they come up against a series of obstacles including a corrupt cop, a bounty hunter, a sadistic Drug Lord and guerrillas who threaten to turn everything upside down. Chock full of girl fights, gun battles, nudity and humour, Black Mama White Mama, which was also known as Women in Chains and Hot, Hard and Mean, lives up to all its titles as well as featuring a brilliant Sid Haig (Spider Baby, House of 1000 Corpses) as a cowboy bounty hunter and Lynn Borden (Frogs, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry) as a lesbian guard from a script co-written by Jonathan Demme (Caged Heat) and a score sampled by Quentin Tarantino for Kill Bill. Special Edition Content: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed mono PCM audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary with filmmaker Andrew Leavold, director of The Search for Weng Weng White Mama Unchained: An interview with star Margaret Markov Sid Haig's Filipino Adventure: An interview with star Sid Haig The Mad Director of Blood Island: A previously unseen archive interview with director Eddie Romero Trailer Gallery featuring promotional images and the original press book Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sean Phillips

• The Adventures Of Pluto Nash | DVD | (10/03/2003) from £5.49   |  Saving you £8.50 (154.83%)   |  RRP £13.99

  The Adventures of Pluto Nash was shelved for nearly two years, and when it was finally released, hardly anyone noticed. In the interim, Eddie Murphy made the marginally better Showtime and started fishing for a career revival that wasn't a sequel to his previous hits. In the satirical, lunar-colony hash of Pluto Nash, Murphy's a variant of Casablanca's Rick Blaine in the year 2087, happily running the moon's hottest nightclub, refusing a buyout offer from a greedy gambler, and suffering the consequences with his sidekick robot (Randy Quaid in yet another thankless role) and newest employee (Rosario Dawson, before doing similar time in Men in Black II). A visual hybrid of Total Recall and A.I., this nearly laughless comedy would be a total write-off if it weren't for Murphy's stalwart attempt to jump-start the flagging humour. He's got the chops of a superstar, but only when his collaborators are on the same page. --Jeff Shannon

• Foxy Brown | Blu Ray | (24/06/2013) from £18.88   |  Saving you £6.11 (24.40%)   |  RRP £24.99

  It’s clear that Quentin Tarantino is a huge fan: he cast Grier in the title role of his direct homage Jackie Brown, while the one-woman revenge scenario that fuelled the Kill Bill films didn’t just come from the Far East. When Foxy Brown’s undercover-agent boyfriend is gunned down on the orders of evil drug kingpins, she stops at nothing to exact a thrillingly brutal revenge. This is one of the all-time great blaxploitation films, pulling out all the stops at a time long before anyone thought of inventing political correctness. Pam Grier was given the role of a lifetime as the street-smart yet intensely sexy Foxy, modelling a stupendously varied range of Seventies threads while righteously kicking villainous white butt at every opportunity. She’s also given sterling support from Antonio ‘Huggy Bear’ Fargas as her no-good younger brother and a memorably funky soundtrack. Special Features: Limited Edition SteelBook packaging with exclusive artwork Restored High Definition Blu-ray presentation (1080p) Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary with director Jack Hill From Black and White to Blaxploitation Actor Sid Haig speaks about his long and influential friendship with Jack Hill A Not So Minor Influence An Interview with Bob Minor, the first African-American member of the Stuntman’s Association, and co-star of Foxy Brown Back to Black – Legendary actors Fred “The Hammer” Williamson (Black Caesar) and Austin Stoker (Sheba Baby, Assault on Precinct 13), alongside Rosanne Katon (Ebony, Ivory, and Jade) and film scholar Howard S. Berger speak about the enduring popularity of the Blaxploitation film Photo gallery of behind-the-scenes and publicity images Original Theatrical Trailer Trailer Reel - Trailers for all the major works by Jack Hill including Foxy Brown, Coffy and Switchblade Sisters Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Josiah Howard, author of Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide, a new interview with Pam Grier by Jack Hill biographer Calum Waddell, illustrated with original archive stills and posters

• Posse | DVD | (01/03/2004) from £6.73   |  Saving you £6.26 (48.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

  It's 1892: Jesse Lee (Van Peebles) is a marksman who has fought at the frontline in the Spanish-American war only to find himself turned in by his corrupt colonel (Billy Zane). He joins forces with Lieutenant Little J (Stephen Baldwin) the giant Obobo (`Tiny' Lister) Weezie (Charles Lane) the riverboat gambler Father Time; with revenge and justice in mind this gang charges through the West!

• Class of 1999 | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £13.48   |  Saving you £2.51 (18.62%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When Miles Langfore (Malcolm McDowell) the head of Kennedy High School decides to take his school back from the gangs robotics specialist Dr. Robert Forrest (Stacy Keach) provides ""tactical education units"". These are amazingly human-like androids that have been programmed to teach and are supplied with devastatingly effective solutions to discipline problems. So when the violent out-of-control students of Kennedy High report for class tomorrow they're going to get a real education... in staying alive!