Directed by Arthur Marks • 1975 • United States
Starring Pam Grier, Yaphet Kotto, Godfrey Cambridge
The legendary Pam Grier stars as photojournalist Friday Foster in this adaptation of the 1970s comic strip of the same name. After being warned by her boss that her personal involvement in the stories she’s shooting will not end happily, Friday witnesses the attempted assassination of a prominent African American public figure and the murder of a friend. Why is Friday a target on the hit list? What does she know? Teaming with private detective Colt Hawkins (Yaphet Kotto), Friday’s search for answers will lead her to a startling and action-packed finale.
Directed by Paul Schrader • 1978 • United States
Starring Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto
Paul Schrader’s hard-nosed directorial debut features searing performances by comic great Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, and Yaphet Kotto. Fed up with the indignities of factory work, three disgru...
Directed by Stan Lathan • 1982 • United States
Starring Yaphet Kotto, Ned Beatty, Antonio Fargas
Yaphet Kotto stars in this dramatic account of the heroic true story of Denmark Vesey, who was born into slavery but bought his freedom, became a carpenter and pastor, and in 1822 planned a daring re...
Directed by Martin Brest • 1988 • United States
Starring Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto
When bounty hunter Jack Walsh (Robert DeNiro) is charged with tracking down bail jumper Jon Mardukas (Charles Grodin), he has no idea that both the mob and the FBI have the same plan. Propelled ...
