Competition between privately owned Los Angeles, California ambulance companies is played for humor.
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Title: Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
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| Bill Cosby | ... | Mother | |
| Raquel Welch | ... | Jugs | |
| Harvey Keitel | ... | Speed | |
| Allen Garfield | ... | Harry Fishbine | |
| Larry Hagman | ... | Murdoch | |
| L.Q. Jones | ... | Davey | |
| Bruce Davison | ... | Leroy | |
| Dick Butkus | ... | Rodeo | |
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Milt Kamen | ... | Barney |
| Barra Grant | ... | Miss Crocker | |
| Allan Warnick | ... | Bliss | |
| Valerie Curtin | ... | Naomi Fishbine | |
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Ric Carrott | ... | Harvey |
| Severn Darden | ... | Moran | |
| Bill Henderson | ... | Charles Taylor | |
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Los Angeles, California: A new law says that the first ambulance that arrives at an accident obtains the contract to transport the injured person. The result is ruthless competition between several companies. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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ambulance | drugs | suicide | shot through the mouth | sexual harassment |Taglines:
A black and blue comedy See more »Parents Guide:
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Mother: And what you witnessed was a massive hemorrhage that NO doctor in the world coulda stopped with the equipment we carry in that rig. Ya did your best, ya saved the kid. But that doesn't count?... Ya know, if every driver that lost two patients in one day quit, we wouldn't have any drivers. You go stompin' around demanding rights and responsibility... well, you got it. And this is as good as it gets.
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(uncredited)
Performed by The Beach Boys
Written by Mike Love and Brian Wilson
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In-joke: While talking to an ambulance-chasing lawyer, Allen Garfield (Harry Fishbine) mentions a woman who got her hand stuck in a garbage disposal named Natasha Gurdin, which was the real name of Natalie Wood. See more »Goofs
As Murdoch and the other orderly are trying to bring the big woman down the stairs in the stretcher, you can see the pull wire attached underneath it. See more »Quotes
Jugs: I held a bloody baby in my arms and watched the mother...[pause]
Mother: And what you witnessed was a massive hemorrhage that NO doctor in the world coulda stopped with the equipment we carry in that rig. Ya did your best, ya saved the kid. But that doesn't count?... Ya know, if every driver that lost two patients in one day quit, we wouldn't have any drivers. You go stompin' around demanding rights and responsibility... well, you got it. And this is as good as it gets.
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California Girls(uncredited)
Performed by The Beach Boys
Written by Mike Love and Brian Wilson
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EnglishRelease Date:
26 May 1976 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$3,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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The ads for this 1976 comedy described the film as "'MASH' on wheels" and that is the perfect description. It follows the exploits of paramedics in Los Angeles and the trouble they get into with the police, rival ambulance services, and each other. The film is very funny at times and deadly serious as traces of black comedy seep thru.
Bill Cosby heads the cast as Mother and gives, I believe, his best performance on the big screen. He's hip and funny. By no means is this film a classic but it is worth watching, especially if you're in a goofy mood. And Raquel Welch ain't bad to look at either.