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Jefffalan · 10-04-2004, 08:35 PM

Did anyone see the Bill Cosby/Sidney Poitier movie "Let's Do It Again" from 1975? It has both John Amos(as a gangster) and Jimmie Walker(as a prize fighter). It was made during Good Times' original run and is a very funny movie. Sort of a black version of "The Sting". John Amos is great as the Tough-Guy gangster Kansas City Mack. Worth a look.

boechsner · 10-05-2004, 02:27 AM

Plus the awesome, title song, "Let's Do It Again" sung by the Staple Singers. It hit #1 in the Billboard charts in 1975.

nerrad · 10-05-2004, 09:06 AM

Love that movie. In fact I still watch both ' Do it again, and Uptown Saturday Night. But John Amos WAS great as KC Mack. More trivia: The bald guy w/ Mack gang appeared on Good Times. Remember when Florida and Willona went to this club. Florida and "Bubba Top" began talking, then they danced.

GARFIELDKOOL · 10-05-2004, 10:43 AM

Loved it. Along with Uptown Saturday Night.

knl9674 · 10-14-2004, 03:49 PM

L-O-V-E-D this movie.

even if it does remind me how much of a hypocrite bill cosby is.

hatwink · 11-06-2004, 03:14 AM

WHAT'S YOUR BEEF WITH COSBY?

jamesanthony · 11-06-2004, 12:09 PM

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Originally posted by knl9674
L-O-V-E-D this movie.

even if it does remind me how much of a hypocrite bill cosby is.

I saw both Uptown Saturday Night and this one (there's a 3rd film in this series that came out in 1977 but I forgot the title of it). This film has more than a few blaxploitation elements to it, so I can see why Cosby would come off as being hypocritical.

On another note, Jimmie Walker looks like a jackass (the animal) in this movie. The poster for the film has him looking like a real donkey. In Good Times he practically looked dashing in comparison.

TVFactFan · 11-06-2004, 01:53 PM

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Originally posted by hatwink
WHAT'S YOUR BEEF WITH COSBY?

The beef with Bill Cosby is didn;t allow his kids to watch Good Times, The Jeffersons, or Sanford and Son because he felt that those shows presented blacks in a negative way. So i guess the hypocrite comment was made because of the type of role cosby played in Let's Do It again or how the movie featured blacks. I don;t know for sure since I never saw the Movie but i would like to see it one day.

Jefffalan · 11-06-2004, 02:18 PM

You HAVE to see this movie. John Amos is awesome in his role and has quite a few memorable moments. I think it just came out on DVD.

Jefffalan · 11-06-2004, 02:20 PM

For what it's worth, I like ALL those 1970s shows(Good Times, Sanford and Son, Jeffersons) MUCH BETTER than the Cosby Show. They are so much more entertaining and funny to me. IMO.

TVFactFan · 11-06-2004, 02:25 PM

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Originally posted by Jefffalan
For what it's worth, I like ALL those 1970s shows(Good Times, Sanford and Son, Jeffersons) MUCH BETTER than the Cosby Show. They are so much more entertaining and funny to me. IMO.

I agree, The Cosby Show does not is on the same level of entertainment as those other 3 shows.

GARFIELDKOOL · 11-08-2004, 11:37 AM

Bill Cosby got some nerve! GT, the J, and S&S are not negative black shows. They are based on reality. I'll bet his double standard ass watched those shows. If it wasn't for these shows, there would be no Cosby Show. One of the worse of those 70 sitcom episodes is better than the best episode of the Cosby Show any day. So Bill Cosby, go to hell and stop acting like a sellout!!!!

vashti1999 · 11-08-2004, 01:30 PM

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Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
The beef with Bill Cosby is didn;t allow his kids to watch Good Times, The Jeffersons, or Sanford and Son because he felt that those shows presented blacks in a negative way. So i guess the hypocrite comment was made because of the type of role cosby played in Let's Do It again or how the movie featured blacks. I don;t know for sure since I never saw the Movie but i would like to see it one day.

Bill Cosby sort of played a hustler type of character in the movies he did with Poitier, but there was redeeming value to each one. I don't remember Uptown Saturday Night as well as the others, but in Let's Do It Again, the characters tried to earn money for their organization/church, and in A Piece of the Action, they ended up as teachers at a community center. Even though they came out during the blaxploitation era, Cosby would probably say that the images in those films weren't as negative or stereotypical as others. All three movies were released on dvd this past January, so you NEED to at least rent them and check them out. Let's Do It Again is my favorite, followed by Piece of The Action. I only saw Uptown Saturday Night for the first time when I bought the dvd. I didn't get into it as much as the last two.

GARFIELDKOOL · 11-08-2004, 03:30 PM

Uptown Saturday Night was very good. I liked it better than the other two. This movie was pure street and Bill Cosby co-starred in it. He should not criticize Sanford and Son, Good Times, the Jeffersons. The word nig-a was used in that movie, so Bill should stop being so double standard.

marvin g · 11-10-2004, 06:00 PM

I thought it was interesting that a character in the movie was named Biggie Smalls!

10-04-2004, 08:35 PM	#1
Jefffalan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 16, 2001 Location: Villa Rica, GA United States Posts: 184	Let's Do It Again (1975) Did anyone see the Bill Cosby/Sidney Poitier movie "Let's Do It Again" from 1975? It has both John Amos(as a gangster) and Jimmie Walker(as a prize fighter). It was made during Good Times' original run and is a very funny movie. Sort of a black version of "The Sting". John Amos is great as the Tough-Guy gangster Kansas City Mack. Worth a look.
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11-06-2004, 03:14 AM	#6
hatwink Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 19, 2004 Posts: 773	UPTOWN WHAT'S YOUR BEEF WITH COSBY?

10-05-2004, 02:27 AM	#2
boechsner Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI Posts: 2,212	Plus the awesome, title song, "Let's Do It Again" sung by the Staple Singers. It hit #1 in the Billboard charts in 1975.

10-05-2004, 09:06 AM	#3
nerrad Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 06, 2003 Location: pfunkytown Posts: 1,253	Love that movie. In fact I still watch both ' Do it again, and Uptown Saturday Night. But John Amos WAS great as KC Mack. More trivia: The bald guy w/ Mack gang appeared on Good Times. Remember when Florida and Willona went to this club. Florida and "Bubba Top" began talking, then they danced.

10-05-2004, 10:43 AM	#4
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	Loved it. Along with Uptown Saturday Night.

10-14-2004, 03:49 PM	#5
knl9674 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 18, 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 231	L-O-V-E-D this movie. even if it does remind me how much of a hypocrite bill cosby is.

11-06-2004, 02:18 PM	#9
Jefffalan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 16, 2001 Location: Villa Rica, GA United States Posts: 184	You HAVE to see this movie. John Amos is awesome in his role and has quite a few memorable moments. I think it just came out on DVD.

11-06-2004, 02:20 PM	#10
Jefffalan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 16, 2001 Location: Villa Rica, GA United States Posts: 184	For what it's worth, I like ALL those 1970s shows(Good Times, Sanford and Son, Jeffersons) MUCH BETTER than the Cosby Show. They are so much more entertaining and funny to me. IMO.

11-08-2004, 11:37 AM	#12
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	Bill Cosby got some nerve! GT, the J, and S&S are not negative black shows. They are based on reality. I'll bet his double standard ass watched those shows. If it wasn't for these shows, there would be no Cosby Show. One of the worse of those 70 sitcom episodes is better than the best episode of the Cosby Show any day. So Bill Cosby, go to hell and stop acting like a sellout!!!!

11-08-2004, 03:30 PM	#14
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	Uptown Saturday Night was very good. I liked it better than the other two. This movie was pure street and Bill Cosby co-starred in it. He should not criticize Sanford and Son, Good Times, the Jeffersons. The word nig-a was used in that movie, so Bill should stop being so double standard.

11-10-2004, 06:00 PM	#15
marvin g Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 30, 2003 Location: Chicago,IL Posts: 1,217	I thought it was interesting that a character in the movie was named Biggie Smalls!