Influence
Foxy Brown is one of the most influential blaxploitation films; Pam Grier's character is often considered to be the female archetype of the genre. The film has directly influenced or been mentioned in many other films, including, but not limited to:
- Girl 6 (1996)
- Jackie Brown (starring Pam Grier) (1997)
- Urban Legend (1998)
- Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
- Bones (starring Pam Grier) (2001)
- Undercover Brother (2002)
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
- House of the Dead (2003)
- Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005)
It is often noted by film historians as one of the first blaxploitation films to provide a portrayal of a strong and independent woman; until Pam Grier, women often existed exclusively to support their men for a small part of the film.
Additionally, Foxy Brown and the preceding film Coffy are unique for their establishment of pushers and pimps as villains. Before these films, the blaxploitation genre often espoused empathy for the social positions of such individuals.
The cult television show Aqua Teen Hunger Force parodies the name with Meatwad's doll, Boxy Brown.
One episode of Just Shoot Me features a 1970s-era exploitation movie titled Foxy Trouble.
The web series Transylvania Television features Kim Ho-Tep, a blacksploitation mummy character based on the Foxy Brown archetype.
The cartoon series Drawn Together features a character named "Foxxy Love", and in the Drawn Together movie, when the characters are revealed that they are knock offs of other characters, Foxxy Love is quoted as saying "You mean I'm not really Foxy Brown?"
Pam Grier titled her memoir Foxy: My Life in Three Acts (2010), clearly influenced by this film.
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