At Los Angeles airport, magazine photographer Friday Foster witnesses an assassination attempt against billionaire Blake Tarr and is drawn into a murky political conspiracy.
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| 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 | ... | Sen. David Lee Hart | |
| Jason Bernard | ... | Charles Foley | |
| Ed Cambridge | ... | Lt. Jake Wayne (as Edmund Cambridge) | |
| Julius Harris | ... | Monk Riley | |
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Rosalind Miles | ... | Clorils Boston |
| Carl Weathers | ... | Yarbro | |
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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". Written by Erik Gregersen <erik@astro.as.utexas.edu>
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"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. See more »Goofs
When Friday goes on assignment to photograph Blake Tarr's arrival in Los Angeles, the iconic Washington Dulles Airport terminal building is shown. See more »Quotes
Friday Foster: [to Blake] You treat a person like a person... and a woman like a woman.See more »
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This film doesn't examine the dark side of street life, such as drug addiction or prostitution that was addressed in "Foxy Brown" and "Coffy", but it is still enjoyable if these films are your thing. There is still an abundance of funk music, crazy clothes & furniture, and that unmistakable 70's dialogue:
"Friday Foster" is a worthy rental or purchase for the hardcore fans.