Friday Foster (American International Pictures) (1975)

SCENE MAT 2A TARGET FOR ASSASSINS — Pam Grier playing the title role as a news-magazine photographer and Yaphet Kotto as a private eye become the prey of hitmen as they approach the solution to a dark political plot in American International’s intrigue-action release, “Friday Foster,’’ which opens .. . TV's ‘Jr." Makes First Exhib. Film ' Theatre audiences will be treated to the sight of one of their television favorites enjoying his first feature role in films when American International Pictures’ action-adventure release “Friday Foster,” opens........ Sha ene gs Bt TNS Soe carcass Theatre. Ted Lange, known to millions of viewers as Junior on the hit series, “That’s My Mama,” will portray the role of “Fancy,” a swinging New York pimp, on the make for Pam Grier, who plays the title role in the film. Joining Ms. Grier and Lange in this motion pictured based on a popular, syndicated adventure comic strip, is a stellar cast which includes Yaphet Kotto, Godfrey Cambridge, Eartha Kitt, Scatman Crothers and Rosalind Miles with a cameo appearance by Jim Backus. Produced and directed by Arthur Marks, the “Friday Foster” screen play was done by Orville Hampton from a story by Marks. Background music was provided by Luchi de Jesus. Pam Grier Opus, "Friday Foster,’ Set To Open The new intrigue-action drama from American International Pictures, “Friday Foster,” starring popular Pam Grier in the title role, heading a stellar cast, WE, OPN 5c ceieic siden ce at the Sere Bite ee Theatre. Showbusiness greats joining Ms. Grier in the fast-paced story based on the popular comic-strip adventure series of the same name are, Yaphet Kotto, Eartha Kitt, Godfrey Cambridge, Thalmus Rasulala, Scatman Crothers, Julius Harris, Ted Lange and Rosalind Miles. The story concerns a highfashion model turned photographer whose job, with a pictorial news magazine, causes her to become entangled in a vicious web of political intrigue and murder woven between New York and Washington, D. C. In tracking down the killer — or kilers — of her best friend, she herself becomes the target of assassins, is involved with a black billionaire and with the black political power structure, set for extermination. The thrill-a-minute film was produced and directed by Arthur Marks from a screenplay by Orville Hampton from a story by Marks. Sy ng Riba peaied Ai etre: Seine gee at the SCENE MAT 1D SLICKSTER — Ted Lange, of the popular television series ‘‘That’s My Mama,” portrays a hip pimp who trys to recruit Pam Grier in American International’s intrigue-action film ‘Friday Foster,” which opens at the Grier and Kotto a Team in AIP's "Friday Foster’ Pam Grier and Yaphet Kotto, both topnotch stars in their own right, join to make a team which is the bane of evildoers in American International Pictures’ intrigue action release, “Friday Foster,” which opens .................... atsthe cso eee Theatre, with Ms. Grier portraying the title role. Based on the popular, syndicated adventure comic strip of the same name, “Friday Foster” puts Kotto, as an intrepid private eye and Ms. Grier as a highfashion model-turned-newsphotographer, together in a situation fraught with dark political intrigue and murder. But, as a couple, they are reminiscent of Nick and Nora Charles of the “Thin Man” series or “McMillan and Wife,” as they often relieve the tension of dangerous moments by finding some humor in their life-or-death peril. As a plus factor, they head a stellar cast comprised of such easily recognizable names as Godfrey Cambridge, Eartha Kitt, Scatman Crothers and Ted Lange, “Jr.” of the popular “That’s My Mama” television series. “Friday Foster” was produced and directed by Arthur Marks from his own story with screenplay by Orville Hampton. Background is supplied by Luchi De Jesus. PUBLICITY AIP's ‘Friday Foster’ Features Top-star Cast When American International Pictures’ intrigue-action drama release “Friday Foster” opens pee SE OGD ea ae Theatre, moviegoers will have an opportunity to see—all in one film—many popular thespians whose exploits in other vehicles have endeared them to international audiences. Heading the stellar cast is Pam Grier in the title role of a highfashion model turned news photographer. She is teamed with Yaphet Kotto, who appears as a smooth private eye. Famed comedian Geofrey Cambridge portrays a foppish Washington dress designer, rival to New York designer Eartha Kitt. Top character actor Jim Backus has a cameo role and Ted Lange, the popular “Jr.” on the hit “That’s My Mama” television series is featured as a high-living procurer. Scatman Crothers, a regular on the high-rated series “Chico and the Man,” plays a religious leader with questionable motives and popular character actor Julius Harris portrays a harried magazine editor. Thalmus Rasulala, whose star is fast rising, is cast as a black billionaire. Rounding out the cast are, Rosalind Miles with the role of an ill-fated high-fashion model, Tierre Turner as Friday Foster’s enterprising little brother and Carl Weathers, as a menacing heavy. The film is based on a formerly syndicated adventure comic strip of the same name with the story by Arthur Marks who produced and directed the screenplay by Orville Hampton. The action is enhanced with background music by Luchi De Jesus. SCENE MAT 1B DESIGNING WOMAN — Eartha Kitt is a top New York dress designer whose involvement with a political plot leads to an untimely end in American International’s intrigue-action release, “Friday Foster,’’ which opens Be ENA a re ae ...... at the ar tS ee: Theatre, starring Pam Grier in the title role. OFFSET Since many newspapers are using offset these days, the scene stills reproduced on this page have been shot at 100 screen specifically for reproduction in publications that have changed to offset. SCENE MAT 1A FEMALE FOTOG — Pam Grier is a high-fashion model turned news magazine photographer on an assignment which leads her into political intrigue and danger in American International’s fastpaced action drama, “Friday Foster,’’ which opens ........ at the Theatre. SCENE MAT 1C COUTOURIER EXTRAORDINAIRE — Godfrey Cambridge is a foppish Washington, D.C., designer who makes the fatal error of becoming involved in a political plot in American International's intrigue-action release, ‘Friday Foster,’”’ which opens ........ 2 a ar Theatre, starring Pam Grier in the title role. ‘Friday Foster,’ Pam Grier’s Lucky 7th with AIP When Pam Grier, who started out as a switchboard operator with American International Pictures, opens starring in the title role of “Friday Foster,” at the tre, it will mark her seventh star portrayal in an AIP release. Her “discovery” marked a change in her relationship to the company which has proven to be a lucrative one to both parties, if ever-increasing box office totals are any indication. And, although she has made a few films for other organizations in the three-year interim of her approach to stardom none have had the public impact of her American International opuses. Lovely of face, lithe of limb, and definitely athletically inclined, action films have proven to be the perfect setting for the exposure of her talents. Wrongdoers and miscreants have felt the weight of her wrath in “Black Mama, White Mama,” “Coffy,” “Foxy Brown,” “Sheba, Baby,” “Scream, Blacula Scream,” “Bucktown” and now, “Friday Foster,” perhaps the lucky seven to catapult her to super stardom.