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Pam Grier dishes dirt on being

a female action star, Trump

BY JESSE J. HOLLAND my ankle,” she said. “They stand in line,” said Grier.
Associated Press painted my cast to look like “I want to just walk up to
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even a boot, and I’m limping. Will Call and say “Hi, ev-
at 68, Pam Grier looks like And I was ‘Does this look erybody!’ and see what
she can still kick butt. good?’ It looks good.” happens.” Grier’s also nev-
And the looks don’t de- Luckily today’s actors er been inside the White
ceive, Grier said. While have stunt doubles and House, but don’t expect
having never played a su- better equipment, Grier her ask President Donald
perhero, “I’m super in real said. When asked about Trump for an invite. Grier
life,” said Grier, smiling and the difference between said she was offered a
In this photo taken Aug. 25, 2017, actress Pam Grier is interviewed flicking back some of her doing action today and chance to be on the “The
by The Associated Press in Washington. Grier is still going strong flowing hair. back during her day, she Apprentice” but turned it
in an almost 50 year movie and television career. Grier is still going strong in laughed and said: “Sports down, saying she does her
an almost 50 year film and bras.” “due diligence” on people
television career. In an in- Grier has nothing but good before working with them.
terview with The Associat- wishes for the remake of “Here’s a man who said
ed Press last week, she dis- “Foxy Brown” and Good. he was going to offer jobs,
cussed some of the chang- “It’s going to be interest- well, your caps are made
es in Hollywood and the ing,” she said. “You see, I in China,” Grier said. “I
return of the female action didn’t have a stuntwoman haven’t heard him say that
movie star. “I don’t know until ‘Foxy Brown.’ And he would have a factory
why people were surprised Meagan, she’s going to do here to put people to work.
at the success of ‘Wonder great with stunts. She’ll get I haven’t heard his daugh-
Woman,’” said Grier, star the sports bra I didn’t have. ter say they would start a
of gritty 1970s action mov- And you ask me would I do factory here to put people
ies like “Foxy Brown,” ‘’Cof- it again? Yeah, if I had a to work, so I’m confused.
fy,” ‘’Black Mama/White great sports bra.” I’m like, ‘Where’s the logic
Mama,” and others. Grier was in Washington, here?’”
Women like Grier and An- D.C., this past weekend to Grier is also promoting
gie Dickinson paved the be honored at the annual the Brown Sugar moving
way for current female ac- “Salute Her: Beauty of Di- streaming service, which
tion stars like Gal Gadot versity Awards Luncheon.” streams iconic black mov-
and Charlize Theron, and a Surprisingly, Grier said she ies like Grier’s “Jackie
new wave of black female has never been inside the Brown,” ‘’Black Mama/
stars like Taraji P. Henson new Smithsonian National White Mama” and others.
in her upcoming “Proud Museum of African Ameri- For Grier, the service is a
Mary” and Meagan Good, can History and Culture, godsend because her el-
who is remaking Grier’s where she plans to donate derly mother can watch
classic “Foxy Brown.” some of her movie ward- some of her lesser-known
“I applaud them, I want robe. Part of the reason for movies at home that she
them to succeed,” Grier her delay is that she wants missed while raising mul-
said. “I started it. I don’t to go with her mother, tiple children and making
want them to fail.” Gwendolyn Grier, who lives ends meet.
But being an action star with her in Colorado but Who does she see as Pam
has its cost: Grier said she doesn’t fly on airplanes, Grier?
hurt herself numerous times so it would require a cross “I don’t know, but whoev-
doing stunts, including film- country road trip. er it is has to bring it!” she
ing “Coffy.” ‘’I almost broke “I want to just walk up and said.q

Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’
screens in 3-D at Venice

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Direc- ice on Monday that Jack-
tor John Landis said Mon- son’s death aged 50 in
day that he is still upset by 2009 was a tragedy for his
Michael Jackson’s death, family, his friends and the
but a Venice Film Festival world. “Truly great perform-
screening dedicated to ers are rare, and he was bril-
“Thriller” is a chance to cel- liant — and a tragic figure,
ebrate the musician’s life. I think,” Landis said. “I was
An enhanced version of horrified, and I’m still up-
the landmark Landis-direct- set about it. The 14-minute
ed music video, “Michael “Thriller” video, released in Entertainment lawyer John
Jackson’s Thriller 3-D,” is 1983, stemmed from Jack- Branca attends a photocall
for John Landis’ ‘Michael
screening alongside a be- son’s love of Landis’ film Jackson’s Thriller 3D’ during
hind-the-scenes documen- “An American Werewolf in the 74th Venice Film Festival in
tary that has never been London” and the King of Venice, Italy, Monday, Sept.
shown in cinemas before. Pop’s desire to turn into a 4, 2017.
Landis told reporters in Ven- monster onscreen. q Associated Press