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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

  • 1976
  • PG
  • 1h 50m
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6.8/10
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James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, and Billy Dee Williams in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
Tired of the slave-like treatment of his team's owner, charismatic star Negro League pitcher Bingo Long takes to the road with his band of barnstormers through the small towns of the Midwest in the 1930's.
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Tired of the slave-like treatment of his team's owner, charismatic star Negro League pitcher Bingo Long takes to the road with his band of barnstormers through the small towns of the Midwest... Read allTired of the slave-like treatment of his team's owner, charismatic star Negro League pitcher Bingo Long takes to the road with his band of barnstormers through the small towns of the Midwest in the 1930's.Tired of the slave-like treatment of his team's owner, charismatic star Negro League pitcher Bingo Long takes to the road with his band of barnstormers through the small towns of the Midwest in the 1930's.

  • Director
    • John Badham
  • Writers
    • William Brashler
    • Hal Barwood
    • Matthew Robbins
  • Stars
    • Billy Dee Williams
    • James Earl Jones
    • Richard Pryor
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Badham
    • Writers
      • William Brashler
      • Hal Barwood
      • Matthew Robbins
    • Stars
      • Billy Dee Williams
      • James Earl Jones
      • Richard Pryor
    • 16User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, and Billy Dee Williams in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
    James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, and Billy Dee Williams in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
    James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, and Billy Dee Williams in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
    James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, and Billy Dee Williams in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
    James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, and Billy Dee Williams in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
    James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, and Billy Dee Williams in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
    James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, and Billy Dee Williams in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
    James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, and Billy Dee Williams in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
    Richard Pryor and Billy Dee Williams in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
    James Earl Jones in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)

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    Billy Dee Williams
    Billy Dee Williams
    • Bingo Long (P)
    James Earl Jones
    James Earl Jones
    • Leon Carter, All-Star (C)
    Richard Pryor
    Richard Pryor
    • Charlie Snow, All-Star (RF)
    Rico Dawson
    • Willie Lee Shively, All-Star (RF)
    Sam 'Birmingham' Brison
    • Louis Keystone - All-Star - SS
    • (as 'Birmingham' Sam Brison)
    Jophery C. Brown
    Jophery C. Brown
    • Emory 'Champ' Chambers, All-Star (3B)
    • (as Jophery Brown)
    Leon Wagner
    • Fat Sam Popper, All-Star (1B)
    Tony Burton
    Tony Burton
    • Issac, All-Star (CF)(C)
    John McCurry
    • Walter Murchman, All-Star (LF)
    Stan Shaw
    Stan Shaw
    • Esquire Joe Callaway, All-Star (CF)
    Otis Day
    Otis Day
    • Rainbow, All-Star (bat boy)
    • (as DeWayne Jessie)
    Ted Ross
    Ted Ross
    • Sallison 'Sallie' Potter, Owner of Ebony Aces
    Mabel King
    Mabel King
    • Bertha Dewitt, Owner of Charcoal Kings
    Sam Laws
    Sam Laws
    • Henry Dunbar, Owner of Baltimore Elite Giants
    Alvin Childress
    • Horace Quigley, Owner of Atlanta Black Crackers
    Ken Foree
    Ken Foree
    • Honey, Potter's Goon
    Carl Gordon
    Carl Gordon
    • Mack, Potter's Goon
    Ahna Capri
    • The Prostitute
    • Director
      • John Badham
    • Writers
      • William Brashler
      • Hal Barwood
      • Matthew Robbins
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Steven Spielberg was initially very interested in directing. However the success of Jaws (1975) meant he could get any project of his own off the ground, so he decided to make Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).
    • Goofs
      In the newsreel that opens the movie, Leon Carter's team is identified as the Baltimore Elite ("e-leet") Giants. A team by that name existed, but its name was pronounced "e-light."
    • Quotes

      Leon Carter, All-Star: [after Esquire Joe bowls him over with a slide at the plate] Say, boy - does you do this constantly?

      Esquire Joe Callaway, All-Star: No, suh. I does it all the time.

    • Crazy credits
      The movie begins with an older version of the Universal Studios logo, as part of the opening news reel.
    • Connections
      Edited into Afro Promo (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      The Bingo Long Song (Steal On Home)
      Written by Berry Gordy and Ronald Miller

      Performed by Thelma Houston

    User reviews16

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    Featured review
    9/10
    Says a lot-but with humor
    This film got great reviews when it came out, but I had to go to a African-American neighborhood theater to see it. That was only where it was being shown. It was not marketed for a general (prodominently white) audience. I believe that it has been overlooked since for the same reason: it is believed to be a movie about African-Americans which can be appreciated only by African-Americans.

    This is far from the case. It is a movie about individuals trying to do the work they love while being frustrated by irrational human attitudes and biases. It is a movie about adapting to the perception that your world is changing and the change will be good for others, but not be good for you. It is as good a movie ever made about finding your goals and persisting in reaching them, even as the value of the goal recedes before you.

    And it is hilarious. It is done with sly humor as well as laugh-out-loud wild humor.
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    • howardeisman
    • Jan 3, 2010

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 19, 1978 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bingo
    • Filming locations
      • Monticello, Georgia, USA(Historic Downtown Square)
    • Production companies
      • Motown Productions
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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