Amazing Grace (1974)

An elderly woman in a Baltimore neighborhood finds out that a somewhat slow-witted neighbor is being put up for local office by some shady politicians who have no interest in their ... See full summary »

Director:

Stan Lathan

Writer:

Matt Robinson

Stars:

Moms Mabley, Slappy White, Rosalind Cash

Cast

Cast overview:
Moms Mabley	...	Grace
Slappy White	...	Forthwith Wilson
Rosalind Cash	...	Creola Waters
Moses Gunn	...	Welton J. Waters
James Karen	...	Annenberg
George Lee Miles	...	Blaney
Gary Bolling	...	William
Dolph Sweet	...	Mayor Scott
Jon Richards	...	Train Conductor
Stepin Fetchit	...	Cousin Lincoln
Butterfly McQueen	...	Clarine

Storyline

An elderly woman in a Baltimore neighborhood finds out that a somewhat slow-witted neighbor is being put up for local office by some shady politicians who have no interest in their neighborhood but are interested in getting their hands on the money that comes into it. She gets some neighborhood people together and together they plan to thwart the politicians' schemes.

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Plot Keywords:

busybody | corruption | election | blaxploitation | character name in title

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Taglines:

Who's Comin' to Put an End to Dirty Tricks, Crooked Politicians and Lyin' Mayors! Who? America's Most Glamorous, Sexiest Female Superstar! "Moms" Mabley! It's About Time!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 August 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

Csodás kegyelem

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final film of Moms Mabley.

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Connections

Referenced in Inside the Actors Studio: Eddie Murphy (2006)

User Reviews

EXCELLENT Family Movie, Funny, Funny, Funny {^j^}

I can not remember when the last time is I saw such a truly funny, funny movie. There are NO swear words, nudity (or close!), crude humor, etc. It is a PURELY FUNNY MOVIE. I saw this on one of the Direct Satilite TV Movie Channels and have not been able to find it anywhere since. Unlike most of the black actors/actresses of her time, Ma Mabley can pull off gut-wrenching laughter from you, without having to resort to dirty language. If only Richard Prior, Redd Foxx, Bill Cosby (yes, even HE "had" to use mild swear words to try to get a laugh, especially in his beginning), Martin Lawrence, etc. etc. would have taken a 'lesson from Ma', they too might have been this funny! I would give my HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION to this movie. It should be RE-RELEASED and in everyone's collection!! Don Ginter Northville NY 12134-0627 USA