Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier, co-stars of the comic capers Uptown Saturday Night and Let’s Do It Again, team up again for this socially conscious comedy-adventure. This time out, Poitier and Cosby play Manny Durrell and Dave Anderson, Windy City con artists with a long history of cheating crooks who rip off the poor. They are blackmailed by retired cop Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) into “giving back to the community.” Manny and Dave soon find themselves posing as career counselors for a group of surly inner-city youths at a local community center. Despite the efforts of such unruly kids as class clown Gerald (Eric Laneuville) and bitter Barbara (Sheryl Lee Ralph), Manny actually begins to take pride in the help he’s giving to his students. Soon, though, he’s forced to deal with two additional obstacles: the arrival of his girlfriend’s obnoxious parents (Gammy Burdett and Wonderful Smith) and the attentions of a local mobster (Titos Vandis) upset that he’s been had. As with his previous Cosby collaborations, Poitier directed A Piece of the Action, whose cast also includes Denise Nicholas as a community center leader, Tracy Reed as Manny’s girlfriend, Nikki, and Ja’net DuBois as Nikki’s tipsy aunt, Nellie., Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier play crooks coerced into doing social work on behalf of ghetto youths. James Earl Jones, Denise Nicholas, Hope Clarke, Tracy Reed. Poitier also directed.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “A Piece of the Action ” ?
A: The main cast includes Sidney Poitier,Bill Cosby,James Earl Jones,Denise Nicholas,Hope Clarke,Tracy Reed,Titos Vandis,Frances Foster,Jason Evers,Marc Lawrence,Ja’net DuBois,Gammy Burdett,Rudy Diaz,Kurt Grayson,Eric Laneuville,Bryan O’Dell,Cyril Poitier,Sheryl Lee Ralph,Pat Renella,Wonderful Smith,Ernest Thomas,Donald Morgan,Willie D. Burton,David Rawley,William McCaughey,Pembroke J. Herring,Kris Keiser,Alfred Sweeney,Henry Kingi,Marie Brown,Donald M. Morgan.
Q: When Did the “A Piece of the Action” Released?
A: The Movie “A Piece of the Action” originally aired on 1977-10-07 and released in the year of 1977.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “A Piece of the Action” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “A Piece of the Action” ?
A: “A Piece of the Action” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
