List of the best Franklin Ajaye movies: Car Wash(1976), American Yakuza(1993), The Jazz Singer(1980), Convoy(1978) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1976
97 Minutes
T.C.
Richard Pryor Franklin Ajaye George Carlin Sully Boyar Richard Brestoff Professor Irwin Corey Ivan Dixon Bill Duke Antonio Fargas Michael Fennell Arthur French
preacher cab driver employee customer ex-convict owner hilarious quirky los angeles ghetto poverty drugs social standing friendship romance growing up 1970s
A comedic take on the daily life of car-wash employees, chronicling their hopes, fears, joys, dreams, and tribulations, and meeting some eccentric customers along the way.
Crime, Drama
USA
1993
92 Minutes
Sam
Viggo Mortensen Michael Nouri Franklin Ajaye Ryo Ishibashi Robert Forster Nicky Katt John Fujioka Anzu Lawson Yuji Okumoto
An American FBI agent is lured away by the Japanese Mafia--the Yakuza--in this action film.
Musical
USA
1980
115 Minutes
Bubba
Neil Diamond Laurence Olivier Lucie Arnaz Catlin Adams Franklin Ajaye Paul Nicholas Sully Boyar Mike Kellin James Booth Luther Waters Rod Gist
cantor father wife agent friend singer inspiring passionate brooklyn, n.y. los angeles synagogue nightclub recording studio bar father/son relationship rebellion music tradition jewish culture dreams
The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of being a popular singer.
Action, Drama
USA
1978
110 Minutes
Spider Mike
Kris Kristofferson Ali MacGraw Ernest Borgnine Burt Young Madge Sinclair Franklin Ajaye Cassie Yates Brian Davies
truck driver photographer sheriff friend husband reporter thrilling engaging spirited gutsy highway truck american southwest prison desert convoy truck driving police corruption protest camaraderie
Truckers form a mile long "convoy" in support of a trucker's vendetta with an abusive sheriff...Based on the country song of same title by C.W. McCall.