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Friday Foster

Friday Foster

Action · Thriller · 1975

Friday Foster, a 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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Friday Foster

“Wham! Bam! Here Comes Pam!”

1975 Action · Thriller 1h 30m

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6.1 / 10

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Friday Foster, a 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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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Arthur Marks

Written by

Orville H. Hampton · Arthur Marks

Pam Grier

Pam Grier

Friday Foster

Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Kotto

Colt Hawkins

Godfrey Cambridge

Godfrey Cambridge

Ford Malotte

Thalmus Rasulala

Thalmus Rasulala

Blake Tarr

Eartha Kitt

Eartha Kitt

Madame Rena

Jim Backus

Jim Backus

Enos Griffith

Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

Reverend Noble Franklin

Court is in session

Put Friday Foster on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.