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Black Friday

Black Friday

How far will she go to save her daughter?

20075.31h 30m

Overview

Amy Carlson is the woman in charge of a bank's security system. Two dirty cops (played by the slightly washed-up duo of Judd Nelson and Thomas Ian Griffith) kidnap her daughter and a friend to force her to open the safety deposit box of one of her bank's clients and give to them its content.

Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman
Written by Steven H. Berman
Produced by Brian Gordon, Erik Olson
Box OfficeBudget: $750KRevenue: $500

Top Cast

Amy Carlson

Amy Carlson

Rachel McKenzie

Judd Nelson

Judd Nelson

Glen

Thomas Ian Griffith

Thomas Ian Griffith

Cash

Madison Mason

Madison Mason

Mr. Schultz

Bess Meyer

Bess Meyer

Lucy Madrid

Darcy Rose Byrnes

Darcy Rose Byrnes

Hannah McKenzie

Bryan Cuprill

Bryan Cuprill

Frank

Evan Arnold

Evan Arnold

ADA James Cowen

S

Sean McGowan

Detective David Miles

Senta Moses

Senta Moses

Karen

Themes & Keywords

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About Black Friday

Black Friday is a thriller, tv movie, crime, drama film released in 2007 exploring themes of mother, kidnapping, bravery. Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman, it stars Amy Carlson, Judd Nelson, Thomas Ian Griffith. Amy Carlson is the woman in charge of a bank's security system. Two dirty cops (played by the slightly washed-up duo of Judd Nelson and Thomas Ian Griffith) kidnap her daughter and a friend to force her to open the safety deposit box of one of her bank's clients and give to them its content.

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