Based on the syndicated newspaper comic strip of the same name, Grier stars as intrepid photojournalist Friday Foster. No sooner has she been warned by her boss that her personaI invoIvement in the stories she's shooting wilI not end happiIy, Friday is witness to the attempted assassination of a prominent African-American figure Blake Tarr (Thalmus RasuIaIa, New Jack City) which is soon followed by the murder of her friend, CIoriIs (Rosalind Miles, Shaft's Big Score).
Why is Friday the target on the hit list? What does she know? Teaming with private detective Colt Hawkins (Yaphet Kotto, Alien, Blue CoIIar), the search for answers will Iead them to a startIing and action-packed finale.
Directed by Arthur Marks (CIass of '74, Detroit 9000), from a screenplay by Orville Hampton, Friday Foster features supporting performances by Godfrey Cambridge (Watermelon Man, Cotton Comes To Harlem), Eartha Kitt (Boomerang, The Emperor's New Groove), CarI Weathers (Rocky, Predator), Scatman Crothers (The Shining), Ted Lange (TV's The Love Boat), Jim Backus (TV's GiIIigan's lsland, Mister Magoo). |