Let's Do It Again (1975 film)

  • Sidney Poitier: Clyde Williams
  • Bill Cosby: Billy Foster
  • Calvin Lockhart: Biggie Smalls
  • John Amos: Kansas City Mack
  • Jimmie Walker: Bootney Farnsworth
  • Ossie Davis: Elder Johnson
  • Denise Nicholas: Beth Foster
  • Lee Chamberlin: Dee Dee Williams
  • Mel Stewart: Ellison
  • Rodolphus Lee Hayden: 40th Street Black

We turn possibility noch'n thing is an American comedy film from 1975 starring Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby in the lead roles. Directed by Sidney Poitier. The film is filled with a few exceptions, both in the main and supporting roles only with black actors.

Action

The action begins in Atlanta: Clyde Williams and Billy Foster are ordinary workers and members of the sect brothers and sister of Shaka. This sect is near bankruptcy and the two see it as their moral duty to raise money. They decide to tamper with the help of hypnosis a boxing match in New Orleans. Both dress up as gangsters and put in two underworld bosses their savings on the minnows Bootney Farnsworth. This is then hypnotized secretly by Clyde and he is made ​​to believe that he was a great boxer. Such motivated, he defeated the defending champion " 40th Street Black". Clyde and Foster collect and drive back to Atlanta.

However, they come one of the underworld bosses on the ropes, Browsed them and forces them to come to New Orleans and again to manipulate a fight. You go there and they are not able to hypnotize Bootney again. You decide to try a new trick and play off both rival gangs against each other.

More

  • George Foreman takes place in a brief supporting role a work colleague Bill Cosby who challenges it to a fight.
  • The rapper The Notorious B.I.G. borrowed his alias name, Biggie Smalls, of the played by Calvin Lockhart character. Because naming rights of the name could not be officially erwendet.
  • Rappers Camp Lo called his second album, " Let's Do It Again" as a tribute to this film.
  • The musician Fonzworth Bentley was influenced in his choice of stage name by Jimmie Walker's character, Bootney Farnsworth.

Reviews

"(...) Action and gagreicher movie full of funky ideas; by Poitier / Cosby a watchable contribution to the " black humor ". ( Rating: 2 ½ out of 4 stars - above average) "

1975 in film Screenplay Film score Curtis Mayfield
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