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Jack Hill (born January 28, 1933) is an American film director in the exploitation film genre. Several of Hill's later films have been characterized as feminist works.
Jack Hill is a filmmaker who worked on low budget exploitation films, such as Coffy, Foxy Brown, and The Big Doll House. He was a classmate of Francis Ford Coppola and a colleague of Roger Corman.
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Jan 7, 2022 · Jack Hill was a radical filmmaker who worked under Roger Corman and made low-budget movies with sex, violence, and political messages. He pioneered blaxploitation films with Pam Grier, and depicted feminist uprisings, Black solidarity, and working class struggles.
Nov 2, 2014 · A profile of the exploitation filmmaker who created the female action heroine, launched Pam Grier's career and influenced Quentin Tarantino. Learn about his collaborations with Roger Corman, Ellen Burstyn and Coppola.
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Jack Hill (born January 28, 1933) is an U.S. film director, noted for his work in the exploitation film genre. Hill was born in Los Angeles. His mother, Mildred (née Pannill), was a music teacher and his father, Roland Everett Hill, worked as a set builder for film studios and was an architect.
Jack Hill (born January 28, 1933) is an U.S. film director, noted for his work in the exploitation film genre. Hill was born in Los Angeles. His mother, Mildred (née Pannill), was a music teacher and his father, Roland Everett Hill, worked as a set builder for film studios and was an architect.
Apr 20, 2021 · A review of the 1975 grindhouse film Switchblade Sisters, directed by Jack Hill and starring Robbie Lee and Joanne Nail as rival gang leaders. The film features a radical feminist finale, a funk-heavy score, and a commentary by Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger.
