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Let's Do It Again

  • 19751975
  • PGPG
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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Let's Do It Again (1975)
Two Atlanta men raise funds for their charity by rigging boxing matches in New Orleans, but their tricks attract the mob's attention.
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Two Atlanta men raise funds for their charity by rigging boxing matches in New Orleans, but their tricks attract the mob's attention.Two Atlanta men raise funds for their charity by rigging boxing matches in New Orleans, but their tricks attract the mob's attention.Two Atlanta men raise funds for their charity by rigging boxing matches in New Orleans, but their tricks attract the mob's attention.

IMDb RATING
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3.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Sidney Poitier
  • Writers
    • Richard Wesley(screenplay)
    • Timothy March(story)
  • Stars
    • Sidney Poitier
    • Bill Cosby
    • Calvin Lockhart
Top credits
  • Director
    • Sidney Poitier
  • Writers
    • Richard Wesley(screenplay)
    • Timothy March(story)
  • Stars
    • Sidney Poitier
    • Bill Cosby
    • Calvin Lockhart
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    • 19User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

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    Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier in Let's Do It Again (1975)
    Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier in Let's Do It Again (1975)
    Let's Do It Again (1975)
    Let's Do It Again (1975)
    Let's Do It Again (1975)
    Let's Do It Again (1975)
    Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier in Let's Do It Again (1975)
    John Amos in Let's Do It Again (1975)
    Jimmie Walker in Let's Do It Again (1975)
    Let's Do It Again (1975)
    Bill Cosby in Let's Do It Again (1975)
    Sidney Poitier in Let's Do It Again (1975)

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    Sidney Poitier
    Sidney Poitier
    • Clyde Williamsas Clyde Williams
    Bill Cosby
    Bill Cosby
    • Billy Fosteras Billy Foster
    Calvin Lockhart
    Calvin Lockhart
    • Biggie Smallsas Biggie Smalls
    John Amos
    John Amos
    • Kansas City Mackas Kansas City Mack
    Jimmie Walker
    Jimmie Walker
    • Bootney Farnsworthas Bootney Farnsworth
    Ossie Davis
    Ossie Davis
    • Elder Johnsonas Elder Johnson
    Denise Nicholas
    Denise Nicholas
    • Beth Fosteras Beth Foster
    Lee Chamberlin
    Lee Chamberlin
    • Dee Dee Williamsas Dee Dee Williams
    Mel Stewart
    Mel Stewart
    • Ellisonas Ellison
    Julius Harris
    Julius Harris
    • Bubbletop Woodsonas Bubbletop Woodson
    Paul Harris
    Paul Harris
    • Jody Tippsas Jody Tipps
    • (as Paul E. Harris)
    Val Avery
    Val Avery
    • Lt. Bottomleyas Lt. Bottomley
    Morgan Roberts
    • Fish an' Chips Freddieas Fish an' Chips Freddie
    Talya Ferro
    • Biggie's Crony #1as Biggie's Crony #1
    Doug Johnson
    • Biggie's Crony #2as Biggie's Crony #2
    Richard Young
    Richard Young
    • Biggie's Crony #3as Biggie's Crony #3
    Cedric Scott
    • Biggie's Crony #4as Biggie's Crony #4
    Billy Eckstine
    • Zackas Zack
    • Director
      • Sidney Poitier
    • Writers
      • Richard Wesley(screenplay)
      • Timothy March(story)
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    Storyline

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    Clyde Williams and Billy Foster are a couple of blue-collar workers in Atlanta who have promised to raise funds for their fraternal order, the Brothers and Sisters of Shaka. However, their method for raising the money involves travelling to New Orleans and rigging a boxing match. Using hypnotism, they turn the scrawny underdog into a super-confident fighting machine. They bet heavily on him, he wins easily, and they return to Atlanta with their money. All is fine until the gangsters conned by these two figure out what happened show up in Atlanta with a grudge. Now Williams and Foster have to rig the fight again so the gangsters can get their money back or they'll be killed. Can they do it again...? —Afterburner <aburner@erols.com>
    • boxing
    • blaxploitation
    • husband wife relationship
    • urban setting
    • gang
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    • Taglines
      • It's the same two dudes from "Uptown Saturday Night"...but this time they're back with kid dyn-o-mite!
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Comedy
      • Crime
    • Certificate
      • PG
    • Parents guide
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      John Amos, who plays Kansas City Mack, played Jimmy Walker's father in the television show Good Times (1974).
    • Quotes

      Billy Foster: [Beth kisses Billy on cheek]

      Beth Foster: That's for showing me one of the nicest times I've ever had in my life.

      Billy Foster: Is, uh, that all I'm gonna get?

      Beth Foster: That's all you gonna get in public.

      Billy Foster, Beth Foster: [Laughter. Billy grabs Beth's behind]

      Beth Foster: [Squeals] Stop!

      [Squeals]

      Beth Foster: You fresh thing!

      Billy Foster: [Laughs] You know you love it.

      Beth Foster: Yes, I do.

      Billy Foster: Woo! And tonight I'm gonna lay a blockbuster on you. To-*night*!

      Beth Foster: Yeah? Oh, I'm gonna have a block for you to bust, too, baby, so you better bring a whole lotta hammer.

      Billy Foster: Have hammer, will travel and go deep into your crevice.

    • Connections
      Featured in Hell Up in Hollywood: Soul Cinema and the 1970s (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Let's Do It Again
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      Music and Lyrics by Curtis Mayfield

      Performed by the The Staple Singers

    User reviews19

    Review
    Top review
    "Invincible!"
    This is my favorite of the Bill Cosby/Sidney Poitier trilogy from the 70's. The chemistry between these two is fantastic.

    Cosby and Poitier are friends and lodge brothers who are trying to save their lodge from demolition. They decide to take the meager building fund and place bets on a boxing match. The catch? The fighter they are going to bet on is a 5 to 1 underdog, and a hapless Jimmie Walker. Walker keeps getting knocked out by his sparring partners! How do they hope to win? Hypnosis!

    The actors are all first rate and there is fun all around. These films were a nice contrast to the "Blaxploitation" films of the 70's, as they provided more positive roles for many black actors. John Amos and Calvin Lockhart are rival gangsters who take the bets and then go after Cosby and Poitier. Denise Nicholas shines as Cosby's wife and the always great Ossie Davis is the leader of the lodge.

    Fans of the Cosby Show may be surprised by Cosby in these films. There is a great scene where Cosby and Nicholas engage in a bit of "dirty" talk in a restaurant. This is not Cliff and Claire Huxtable!

    Poitier directed these films and shows great ability. The scenes are staged well and the shots are never dull. It's a shame he didn't direct more.

    This film is worth it, if only for the scenes of Cosby trying to pass himself off as a gangster. His outfit has to be seen to be believed. Check this and Uptown Saturday Night and A Piece of the Action sometime.
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    • List: Wacky boxing

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 11, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Drehn wir noch'n Ding
    • Filming locations
      • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • First Artists
      • Verdon Productions Limited
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $70,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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