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Bill Cosby, Denise Nicholas, Hope Clarke

The last, and least, film in the so-called Uptown trilogy, this 1977 buddy comedy is preachier than its more rollicking predecessors, Uptown Saturday Night and Let's Do It Again. ...( read more  read more... )It begins like The Sting, but then veers into To Sir, with Love territory, as Dave (Bill Cosby), a safecracker, and Manny (Sidney Poitier), a con man, are blackmailed by a retired detective (James Earl Jones, who would achieve pop-culture immortality that year as the voice of Darth Vader in the original Star Wars) to work at a community-improvement center and inspire the delinquent youth to respect themselves and find jobs. An answer to the violent and militant blaxploitation films of the period, these films, each directed by Poitier, were the Barbershop of their day. Poitier and Cosby are a seamless team; their ease, charm, and integrity carry the film's more plodding patches, as does Curtis Mayfield's authentic score. Fans of these icons will want to get a piece of this action. --Donald Liebenson

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PG, 135 min.

Directed by: Sidney Poitier

Release Date: January 1, 1977

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DVD Release Date: January 13, 2004

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  • bradwest
    December 7, 2008
    bradwest
    OK, for the cast. Not the strongest entry in this batch.
  • zatisbra
    March 22, 2009
    zatisbra
    Bill Crosby love ur movies
  • QuitaL
    November 22, 2008
    QuitaL
    This was a good movie, some great actors are in this.
  • markwarmington
    February 22, 2008
    markwarmington
    The third film and probably the least funny of the lot. However - it is still a laugh a minute with a great soundtract.
  • KnightRuler
    December 25, 2007
    KnightRuler
    enjoyable film i saw as a child
  • thesavvybamalady
    August 16, 2007
    thesavvybamalady
    A group of con artists get paired up by one wily policeman to assist in a neighborhood community center instead of facing hard time. Still as funny and a bit dated but just as good.
  • brickblackbull
    June 8, 2007
    brickblackbull
    Good story with an all star cast. Timeless.
  • smithie1969
    May 15, 2007
    smithie1969
    another funny movie by poitier and cosby team
  • AcjDiva
    April 10, 2007
    AcjDiva
    Funny movie and I love the ending!!!

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