Videorecording of the 1977 motion picture "A piece of the action" and the 1974 motion picture "Uptown Saturday night." Rated PG. "Comedy double feature"--Cover. "A piece of the action" includes: widescreen [16x9 1.85:1] version; documentary "Dynamite Duo: a retrospective;" Poitier/Cosby movie trailer gallery; subtitles: English, Francais & Espanol (Feature Film only). "Uptown Saturday Night" includes: widescreen [16x9 1.85:1] version; commentary by Dr. Todd Boyd, author of "Am I Black enough for you? popular culture from the 'hood and beyond;" documentary "The Lowdown on Uptown: a retrospective;" theatrial trailer; subitles: English, Francais & Espanol (Feature film only). Bonus material not rated or closed-captioned. "A piece of action" stars, Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, James Earl Jones, Denise Nicholas, Hope Clarke, Tracy Reed, Titos Vandis. "Uptown Saturday Night" stars, Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Rosalind Cash, Harry Belafonte, Richard Pryor, Calvin Lockhart.
Contents:
A piece of the action -- Uptown Saturday night.
Summary:
In "A piece of the action," Manny and Dave are two Chicago crooks skilled at rippiing off rip-off-artists who exploit the poor. They don't intend to give to the poor until a sly detective anonymously pulls a con of his own: they must donate time to the Community Center ... or do time in the federal pen. In "Uptown Saturday Night," two men who pose as diamond dealers in order to get into an exclusive Black nightclub are robbed when the club is held up. One of them loses his wallet and a prize-winning lottery ticket. Their attempts to get the ticket back lead to many escapes.
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