Pam Grier almost disappeared in the 1980s

it's too bad.

At least the producers of this film thought well enough of her to make her a supporting character.

Also, Thalmus Rasulala was one of the police administrators who suspends Toscani.

Pam Grier was a big actress in the 1970s but she became typecast by the turn of the 1980s and most of the black stars of the era found themselves either out of work entirely or toiling in bit parts from that point forward.

"With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility"
Stan Lee, 1962