A Piece of the Action

1977
PG
2h 15m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

1.5K

YOUR RATING

James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Denise Nicholas, and Tracy Reed in A Piece of the Action (1977)

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Comedy Crime

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

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

1.5K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Sidney Poitier
Writers
- Charles Blackwell
- Timothy March
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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

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Review

Featured review

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.