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A Piece of the Action is a 1977 American crime comedy film directed by and starring Sidney Poitier and co-starring Bill Cosby.It was the third film pairing of Poitier and Cosby, following Uptown Saturday Night (1974) and Let's Do It Again (1975).
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).
This was the second film pairing of Poitier and Cosby following Uptown Saturday Night, and followed by A Piece of the Action (1977). Of the three, Let's Do It Again has been the most successful both critically and commercially. Calvin Lockhart and Lee Chamberlin also appeared in Uptown Saturday Night.
” 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 ...
Poitier at the Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C in 1963. Sidney Poitier (1927–2022) was an actor and director. He was best known for his groundbreaking and trailblazing work in the 1950s and 1960s.
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 ...
[5] [6] In 2010, it was reported that the Cullen brothers had written a screenplay for the remake of the movie Uptown Saturday Night for Will Smith and his Overbrook Entertainment. [7] [8] They were nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2003 in the category of "Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series" for the pilot episode of Lucky. [9] [10]
On Tuesday, Jan. 7, Peacock released the first trailer for SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, which features over 60 contributors reflecting on five decades of Saturday Night Live.