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Friday Foster (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, 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".
Rating:R
Genre:Action, Thriller
Written By:Orville H. Hampton
In Theaters:12/25/1975
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:American International Pictures
Cast
Arthur Marks
Director
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
Reverend Noble Franklin
Ted Lange
Fancy Dexter
Tierre Turner
Cleve
Paul Benjamin
Senator David Lee Hart
Jason Bernard
Charles Foley
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