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A Piece of the Action

  • 1977
  • PG
  • 2h 15m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.5K
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James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Denise Nicholas, and Tracy Reed in A Piece of the Action (1977)
Official Trailer
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ComedyCrime

A retired Chicago cop blackmails two rich thieves into "volunteering" to help juvenile delinquents change paths.A retired Chicago cop blackmails two rich thieves into "volunteering" to help juvenile delinquents change paths.A retired Chicago cop blackmails two rich thieves into "volunteering" to help juvenile delinquents change paths.

  • Director
    • Sidney Poitier
  • Writers
    • Charles Blackwell
    • Timothy March
  • Stars
    • Sidney Poitier
    • Bill Cosby
    • James Earl Jones
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sidney Poitier
    • Writers
      • Charles Blackwell
      • Timothy March
    • Stars
      • Sidney Poitier
      • Bill Cosby
      • James Earl Jones
    • 17User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Sidney Poitier
    Sidney Poitier
    • Manny Durrell
    Bill Cosby
    Bill Cosby
    • Dave Anderson
    James Earl Jones
    James Earl Jones
    • Joshua Burke
    Denise Nicholas
    Denise Nicholas
    • Lila French
    Hope Clarke
    Hope Clarke
    • Sarah Thomas
    Tracy Reed
    Tracy Reed
    • Nikki McLean
    Titos Vandis
    Titos Vandis
    • Bruno
    Frances Foster
    • Bea Quitman
    Jason Evers
    Jason Evers
    • Ty Shorter
    Marc Lawrence
    Marc Lawrence
    • Louie
    Ja'net DuBois
    Ja'net DuBois
    • Nellie Bond
    • (as Ja'net Du Bois)
    Sheryl Lee Ralph
    Sheryl Lee Ralph
    • Barbara Hanley
    Edward Love
    • Willie Mangum
    Ernest Thomas
    Ernest Thomas
    • John
    Bryan O'Dell
    • Roscoe
    Dianne Oyama Dixon
    • Denise Orville
    • (as Dianne Dixon)
    Eric Laneuville
    Eric Laneuville
    • Gerald
    Larry Beecham
    • Percy 'Bubba' Watkins
    • Director
      • Sidney Poitier
    • Writers
      • Charles Blackwell
      • Timothy March
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    • Trivia
      Sheryl Lee Ralph and Sherri Poitier's film debut.
    • Goofs
      When the students are walking down the street with Manny, a huge sign across the street reads L A P D when they are supposed to be in downtown Chicago.
    • Quotes

      Dancer in the Disco: David Anderson, you haven't danced with me all night. Now, if you don't dance with me, I'm a gonna holler "Rape"!

      Dave Anderson: Is that a request?

      Dancer in the Disco: What, the rape or the dance?

      Dave Anderson: Don't make no never mind to me.

    • Connections
      Featured in Afro Promo (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Chocolate City
      (uncredited)
      Written by Curtis Mayfield
      Performed by Mavis Staples

    User reviews17

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    8/10

    This film is hilarious - inner city nostalgia at its best

    This is a funny movie! I first saw this film when I was 12 years old. This had to be Sheryl Lee Ralph's break out role...she's good.(I use to imitate her part down to the neck roll). Cosby and Poitier were a great duo. They were cool when cool was COOL - even when they were dancing at the end...hilarious! This film ran during the times when Blaxploitation films were in, but it's not what I would call a Blaxpolitation film...It's drama and "back in the day" comedy ...Cosby style. I really enjoyed this film and would love to see it rerun. I haven't belly laughed in a while.
    • CeeJay-3
    • Mar 9, 1999
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    • Release date
      • February 27, 1978 (Denmark)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ausgetrickst
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • First Artists
      • Verdon Productions Limited
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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