A man and a woman go out on a "big" third date. He's ashamed to admit he just lost his job, and she's afraid he'll run away if he finds out that she has a kid. Small lies lead to bigger ones and the night gets crazy very soon.

A Boston police officer goes to Nantucket to investigate the murder of his partner, but he finds more than he bargained for.

Thank God It's Friday is a 1978 film directed by Robert Klane and produced by Motown Productions and Casablanca Filmworks for Columbia Pictures (whose "Torch Lady", in a specially-produced logo, dances to disco music before the opening credits). Produced at the height of the disco craze, the film features The Commodores performing "Too Hot to Trot", and Donna Summer performing "Last Dance" which won the Academy Award for Best Song in 1979. The film features an early performance by Jeff Goldblum and the first major screen appearance by Debra Winger.
罗伯特．克兰导演的这部影片，讲述各式各样的年轻人来到了洛杉矶的一间迪斯科夜总会，因为此地要举行一场跳舞大赛，并由电台作实况转播。在迪斯科热潮时拍摄的黑人版“周末狂热”，由两间唱片公司联合投资拍摄。本片曾获奥斯卡最佳电影歌曲奖。

一个黑人毛头小伙莱斯（维斯罗斯•雷恩•香农 Vicellous Reon Shannon 饰）在旧书市无意中淘到了拳王“飓风”鲁本•卡特（丹泽尔•华盛顿 Denzel Washington 饰）在狱中写的自传，并开始了对他的故事产生了兴趣。鲁本出生于贫寒家庭，幼年时嫉恶如仇，因此与当地的白人警察结怨。后来，他因为出色的身手，名震拳坛，绰号“飓风”。此后，他参加了越战成为荣誉军官，并在某舞会偶然结识了后来的妻子。当生活进入美满轨道的时候，一次新泽西酒吧杀人案彻底毁掉了他美好希望。莱斯与鲁本通信，了解到他蒙受不白之冤，便说服了朋友们，一起查找证据，希望揭开真相，令他重获自由，然而种族歧视的恶势力却在暗中百般刁难，意图把飓风困死在牢房……