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Uptown Saturday Night is a 1974 American action comedy and crime comedy film, written by Richard Wesley and directed by and starring Sidney Poitier, with Bill Cosby and Harry Belafonte co-starring. [2] Cosby and Poitier teamed up again for Let's Do It Again (1975) and A Piece of the Action (1977).
Let's Do It Again is a 1975 American action crime comedy film, starring Sidney Poitier and co-starring Bill Cosby and Jimmie Walker [2] among an all-star black cast. The film, directed by Poitier, [2] is about blue-collar workers who decide to rig a boxing match to raise money for their fraternal lodge.
It was the third film pairing of Poitier and Cosby, following Uptown Saturday Night (1974) and Let's Do It Again (1975). The films are considered a trilogy, even though the actors play characters with different names in each film. It was also Poitier's last acting role for more than a decade, as he focused his attentions on directing.
” Titled Saturday Night, the film follows a group of young comedians in 1975 who attempt to produce the first-ever broadcast of the live sketch-comedy show. Spoiler alert: They broke orbit ...
Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night. Sony Pictures Entertainment is giving us our first look at the upcoming film Saturday Night (fka SNL 1975), writer/director Jason Reitman’s (Juno, Up ...
Crammed with opening-night jitters, drug-fueled mania and a touch too much reverence, director Jason Reitman's salute to 'SNL' is vividly acted fan service.
[2] Paris Blues: Eddie Cook 1962 Pressure Point: Doctor, Chief Psychiatrist 1963 The Long Ships: King Aly Mansuh Lilies of the Field: Homer Smith 1965 The Bedford Incident: Ben Munceford The Greatest Story Ever Told: Simon of Cyrene: A Patch of Blue: Gordon Ralfe The Slender Thread: Alan Newell 1966 Duel at Diablo: Toller, Contract Horse Dealer ...
[4] The later reviews are significantly more positive. On Rotten Tomatoes , Buck and the Preacher holds a rating of 84% from 43 reviews with the consensus: "Sidney Poitier's directorial debut may be more steady than inspired, but Harry Belafonte's live-wire performance and a Black perspective on classic Western tropes make for a refreshing ...