Friday Foster (1975)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Arthur Marks

Writers:

Orville H. Hampton (screenplay), Arthur Marks (story)

Stars:

Pam Grier, Yaphet Kotto, Godfrey Cambridge

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pam Grier	...	Friday Foster
Yaphet Kotto	...	Colt Hawkins
Godfrey Cambridge	...	Ford Malotte
Thalmus Rasulala	...	Blake Tarr
Eartha Kitt	...	Madame Rena
Jim Backus	...	Enos Griffith
Scatman Crothers	...	Noble Franklin
Ted Lange	...	Fancy Dexter
Tierre Turner	...	Cleve
Paul Benjamin	...	Senator David Lee Hart
Jason Bernard	...	Charles Foley
Ed Cambridge	...	Lt. Jake Wayne (as Edmund Cambridge)
Julius Harris	...	Monk Riley
Rosalind Miles	...	Clorils Boston
Carl Weathers	...	Yarbro

Storyline

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".

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Plot Keywords:

murder | photographer | hitman | pimp | professional hit | 

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Taglines:

MADAME RENA - Tried to warn Friday and got a knife in the back.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 August 1977 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Assassinio all'aeroporto

Company Credits

Production Co:

American International Pictures (AIP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Friday Foster" was based on a newspaper comic strip that debuted January 18, 1970 by writer Jim Lawrence and artist Jorje Longeron. It was the first mainstream comic strip with a black lead character. The movie gives a "thank you" credit to Chicago Tribune Syndication which licensed the comic strip to newspapers. Ironically, by the time the movie was released in 1975, the comic strip was no more, having ended the previous year.

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Goofs

During Madame Rena's fashion show, an assistant searches frantically for Cloris backstage. The four models on stage are also in the backstage shot, at the same time.

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Quotes

Friday Foster: [to Blake] You treat a person like a person... and a woman like a woman.

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Connections

Referenced in Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Friday"
Title Song
Written by Bodie Chandler

User Reviews

Friday the 13 (as in, on a scale of 1 to 10, this is a 13)

I had never heard of Pam Grier until she co-starred in "Mars Attacks!" and then got a lead role in "Jackie Brown". I later learned that she was a blaxploitation star in the '70s, and I've finally gotten to see an example. "Friday Foster" casts her as an ultra-cool photographer whose life takes a dangerous turn after she witnesses an assassination attempt. There's no shortage of fun stuff. Seriously, Pam Grier is one sh*t-kickin' babe! A particularly surprising thing is the cast. In addition to Pam Grier, there's Carl Weathers, Eartha Kitt, Godfrey Cambridge, Jason Bernard, Jim Backus, Scatman Crothers and Yaphet Kotto. Ergo, this movie contains Foxy Brown, Apollo Creed, Catwoman, Gravedigger Jones, Steve Martin's friend in "All of Me", Thurston Howell III, Dick Halloran and of the Alien's victims.

But anyway, it's just a really cool movie. I have no doubt that they had fun making it.

Delivering the milk. Indeed!