RIP Sidney Poitier who passed away in January at the age of 94.
@santiagocanojr.5439 Жыл бұрын
One of our best, he lived a long I'm sure wonderful life.
@JamesMena-ym9vf9 ай бұрын
Thanks for uploading! My father was in this film. He was Anthony in the classroom scene with Sidney Poitier and later with Bill Cosby. "The program aint sh**!"
@tben254 Жыл бұрын
Is your Dad still alive ?
@tommygibbs8247 Жыл бұрын
@@tommygibbs8247 yes.
@tben254 Жыл бұрын
@@tben254 Nice and God bless him and let him know he is still loved for that memorable moment in the movie.
@tommygibbs8247 Жыл бұрын
THATS SO COOL
@arimackin376 Жыл бұрын
😂 Thank you for sharing. That is so cool. That is a lot of the old-timers favorite part of the film. One of the many favorites.😂
@haylotroutman5871 Жыл бұрын
I’ve been watching this movie since the 70’s and every few months I watch this with Let’s Do It Again And Uptown Saturday Night.
@tommygibbs8247 Жыл бұрын
👏🏽👏🏽
@blondie7389 Жыл бұрын
They used to play them Back 2 Back on bounce every 3 months or so… I would watch every time
@ant-b.z.318 Жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness, me too! I’m doing that right now actually.😂😮
@haylotroutman5871 Жыл бұрын
Why?
@sjefhendrickx22578 ай бұрын
A great movie but an even better reminder that laughter was once and can still be a unifying force.
@bodhi_satfa Жыл бұрын
Yea, that was a beautiful era, I was in the 10th grade, my goodness where has time gone,,
@JamesMena-ym9vf9 ай бұрын
Saw this movie lots of times, had no idea the young lady that plays Barbara is Sheryl Lee Ralph
@Koolazzmike Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this wonderful score, it's been a favorite for 48 yrs.....GOD Bless!!!!!!
@fruitsofspirit6903 Жыл бұрын
48 years ago! I graduated HS 1979, damn!
@JamesMena-ym9vf9 ай бұрын
What has that god to do with it
@sjefhendrickx22578 ай бұрын
Poitier's 2 daughters( in the classroom scene) and his dad played the janitor in this movie. Way Cool.
@LindaEvansQueenofRadio Жыл бұрын
Cool fact!
@leeleea416411 ай бұрын
@@leeleea4164 Correction: the janitor was played by Poitier's brother, Cyril. Sidney Poitier's father's first name was Reginald. Also only one of Poitier's daughters appeared in "A Piece of the Action:" Sherri Poitier, who played "Cookie."
@KDC25612 күн бұрын
@KDC256 also a cool fact!
@leeleea416412 күн бұрын
I have searched high and low for this sound track
@veshaw. Жыл бұрын
THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING!!! How can you go wrong with this incredible cast of talented actors! Such a classy flick! Denise Nicholas, Jason Evers, Tito Vandis, (my first crush... SHERYL LEE RALPH), Hope Clarke, Ja'net Dubois, Tracy Reed, Frances Foster all led by Poitier & Cosby!!! WOW!!! Not to mention the bangin' musical score by Curtis Mayfiled featuring the legend, MAVIS STAPLES!!! I still have the original poster from the Criterion Theater in NYC!!!
@mistavocalmanpdg3069 Жыл бұрын
Excellent movie! I miss these types of movies 😊
@augustusb350110 ай бұрын
The aunt reminds me of my great aunt Bertha whom we all affectionally called Mom Bert. Would cry at the drop of a hat because her heart was so soft. She would have said all of the things that the aunt said. Country reared woman.
@eddiesloan29198 ай бұрын
CLASSIC BABY! 😆😆😆🥇🥇🥇🏆🏆🏆🏆💰💰💰💰
@coachrobinson9958 Жыл бұрын
I didn't know there was a film that had Sidney Poitier AND Bill Cosby! Two of the greatest.
@YD-uq5fi Жыл бұрын
To Y D. Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby both played this film A Piece of the Action, Let's Do it Again, and Uptown Saturday Night (Aldo with Harry Belafonte playing Geechie).
@lindalawon915111 ай бұрын
There are 3!
@alaza6110 ай бұрын
Love it this is what togetherness represents
@yeamane22 Жыл бұрын
Ok soooo this is my first time watching this and I believe I'm hooked,great great movie
@MRTWOMUCHable Жыл бұрын
Thank You so Much For This.
@laimont36 Жыл бұрын
❣🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤❣ This PIECE Is MAGNIFICENT! 🎬Poignant & Memorable🎞 😊💚*🙏🏼
@GrasshopperRDG Жыл бұрын
great flick, haven't seen it in ages.
@johncunnane158217 күн бұрын
The job scene❤😢❤
@audreyshort5819 ай бұрын
wow this film was amazing this was my first time seeing a film with Bill Cosby in it. He's a fantastic actor.
@sub_zerotv3877 Жыл бұрын
Damn wats her name from Abbot elementary been in the game for a minute
@djtrakakadrunkpoet8598 Жыл бұрын
Great movie. Thank you so much. Legend's.
@anthonyharper816110 ай бұрын
Alot of wonderful people actors in this movie! Jive turkeys
@thomasthomas984811 ай бұрын
Thanks
@latoshaadams3828 Жыл бұрын
I appreciate u🌷
@sammyngwili Жыл бұрын
Great movie. Great actors.
@lannak218 ай бұрын
25 copies around town! Always gets me! Lol
@jegosportsgear2305 Жыл бұрын
So he paid Bruno back with his own money? I guess Bruno realized it later but couldn't do anything about it because of the 25 copies of evidence. So Potier still has his chunk of the $437,000 and 25 copies of evidence.
@jonathanrayne Жыл бұрын
Bruno didn't wanna Go to Prison. Who Would?? Would U??
@knucklegame5050 Жыл бұрын
@@knucklegame5050 I was trying to figure out how that played out. Poitier told Bruno that he "hit two of his warehouses" but he didn't mention stealing the additional money. So I guess Bruno actually thought the money was Potier's remainder of the $437,000 he originally stole. That's crazy when you think about it. Poitier still had the Iast laugh.
@jonathanrayne Жыл бұрын
@@jonathanrayne Exaclty. The thing was, Bruno had SO MUCH Money THERE that he wouldn't even Notice That was MISSING. Pointer only took a PINCH Compared to what was There.
@knucklegame5050 Жыл бұрын
A great movie
@mzbea4996 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing it! I always enjoy watching Great Movies though. 👍👌👏 An of course, I'm a subscriber! Thanks Again Though.
@dast54011 ай бұрын
Looks great. Love the scene starting at 51:27. Thanks!
@brutusalwaysminded Жыл бұрын
In 2002, Will Smith and his production company, Overbrook Entertainment, bought the rights to the trilogy for remakes to star Smith and to be distributed by Warner Bros. Smith hoped to get Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence and other famous African-American stars for the films.
@susanfit4711 ай бұрын
Perhaps he'll include Chris Rock??
@JamesMena-ym9vf9 ай бұрын
@@JamesMena-ym9vf That may go a long way in rehabbing Will Smith's brand; slapping Rock at the Oscars dealt a blow to his image (sorry, I rarely pass up a pun opportunity!!).
@KDC25612 күн бұрын
Nice .🎉
@kckleeer21 күн бұрын
Right on!
@miatharrington293011 ай бұрын
GREAT MOVIE!💋
@kellywilloughby43745 ай бұрын
Great movie
@isaacrobinson755 Жыл бұрын
Tracy Reed and Denise Nicholas. #TwoBeautifulAfricanQueens 🙂💖 Denise Nicholas has the prettiest eyes. 👁️👁️ I always have dream that she is on my dream moms 💖💖💖
@78Sista10 ай бұрын
LAWWWWD....SHERYL LEE RALPH ALWAYS BEEN FINE & BEAUTIFUL.
@averyj892410 ай бұрын
She's like wine, go on with your bad self baby girl!!
@JamesMena-ym9vf9 ай бұрын
Never knew bout this one...
@fatzbaltimore356610 ай бұрын
check out all the cool afros.
@eddiesloan29198 ай бұрын
2:12:12 jay dee moment
@levesquezz Жыл бұрын
Good timestamp, thanks
@atlaslee8681 Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤
@rselby10 Жыл бұрын
Denise Nicholas ❤
@dantheman14172 ай бұрын
I felt bad for that teacher
@latoshaadams3828 Жыл бұрын
❤❤
@ShanekaLindsay-fp9ip11 ай бұрын
Deseo ver esta pelicula doblada al Español, NO Ingles, por favor.
@antoniosoto1190 Жыл бұрын
Love me some black movies 🍿
@gregbattles47426 ай бұрын
Before my hands. Got shaky😮😮😮😮 30:33
@user-fh1rg5rd5v10 ай бұрын
delicious, delicious, delicious!
@eddiesloan29198 ай бұрын
It's incredibly ironic that the actress, at the 1:23:24 point, threatened to cry "Rape" on Bill Cosby.
@KDC25612 күн бұрын
Its unfortunate that these feel good movies were tainted with the Blaxploitation label. A lot of them had little to do with gratuitous violence.
@thomasbrown3356 Жыл бұрын
Darth Vader mode 22:00, 24:03
@saanzacs Жыл бұрын
@22:14..."It's important to you. P.S. I'm not your father."
@eddiezweers41582 ай бұрын
Love the movie but this 1:23:20 - 1:23:30 is hilarious now 😂😂😂
@swanny155Ай бұрын
Wowwww @1:23:21 😳😳
@Dnice9737 Жыл бұрын
1:23:27
@azeleapark Жыл бұрын
Moth😂 balls 8:13
@user-fh1rg5rd5v10 ай бұрын
Very strange The retired detective dresses the two thieves into working with unruly teens whereas he does absolutely nothing to help out. Nary thing.
@lindalawon915111 ай бұрын
He was in part punishing those two. Retire and deal with a wild bunch like those kids?? Always loved that movie! thank you, Sidney/Bill and the beautiful sister Bill is always enjoying time with.
@JamesMena-ym9vf9 ай бұрын
Crapp
@sjefhendrickx22578 ай бұрын
Do not like the way James Earl Jones dresses like a want to be hip has been.
RIP Sidney Poitier who passed away in January at the age of 94.
One of our best, he lived a long I'm sure wonderful life.
Thanks for uploading! My father was in this film. He was Anthony in the classroom scene with Sidney Poitier and later with Bill Cosby. "The program aint sh**!"
Is your Dad still alive ?
@@tommygibbs8247 yes.
@@tben254 Nice and God bless him and let him know he is still loved for that memorable moment in the movie.
THATS SO COOL
😂 Thank you for sharing. That is so cool. That is a lot of the old-timers favorite part of the film. One of the many favorites.😂
I’ve been watching this movie since the 70’s and every few months I watch this with Let’s Do It Again And Uptown Saturday Night.
👏🏽👏🏽
They used to play them Back 2 Back on bounce every 3 months or so… I would watch every time
Oh my goodness, me too! I’m doing that right now actually.😂😮
Why?
A great movie but an even better reminder that laughter was once and can still be a unifying force.
Yea, that was a beautiful era, I was in the 10th grade, my goodness where has time gone,,
Saw this movie lots of times, had no idea the young lady that plays Barbara is Sheryl Lee Ralph
Thanks for sharing this wonderful score, it's been a favorite for 48 yrs.....GOD Bless!!!!!!
48 years ago! I graduated HS 1979, damn!
What has that god to do with it
Poitier's 2 daughters( in the classroom scene) and his dad played the janitor in this movie. Way Cool.
Cool fact!
@@leeleea4164 Correction: the janitor was played by Poitier's brother, Cyril. Sidney Poitier's father's first name was Reginald. Also only one of Poitier's daughters appeared in "A Piece of the Action:" Sherri Poitier, who played "Cookie."
@KDC256 also a cool fact!
I have searched high and low for this sound track
THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING!!! How can you go wrong with this incredible cast of talented actors! Such a classy flick! Denise Nicholas, Jason Evers, Tito Vandis, (my first crush... SHERYL LEE RALPH), Hope Clarke, Ja'net Dubois, Tracy Reed, Frances Foster all led by Poitier & Cosby!!! WOW!!! Not to mention the bangin' musical score by Curtis Mayfiled featuring the legend, MAVIS STAPLES!!! I still have the original poster from the Criterion Theater in NYC!!!
Excellent movie! I miss these types of movies 😊
The aunt reminds me of my great aunt Bertha whom we all affectionally called Mom Bert. Would cry at the drop of a hat because her heart was so soft. She would have said all of the things that the aunt said. Country reared woman.
CLASSIC BABY! 😆😆😆🥇🥇🥇🏆🏆🏆🏆💰💰💰💰
I didn't know there was a film that had Sidney Poitier AND Bill Cosby! Two of the greatest.
To Y D. Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby both played this film A Piece of the Action, Let's Do it Again, and Uptown Saturday Night (Aldo with Harry Belafonte playing Geechie).
There are 3!
Love it this is what togetherness represents
Ok soooo this is my first time watching this and I believe I'm hooked,great great movie
Thank You so Much For This.
❣🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤❣ This PIECE Is MAGNIFICENT! 🎬Poignant & Memorable🎞 😊💚*🙏🏼
great flick, haven't seen it in ages.
The job scene❤😢❤
wow this film was amazing this was my first time seeing a film with Bill Cosby in it. He's a fantastic actor.
Damn wats her name from Abbot elementary been in the game for a minute
Great movie. Thank you so much. Legend's.
Alot of wonderful people actors in this movie! Jive turkeys
Thanks
I appreciate u🌷
Great movie. Great actors.
25 copies around town! Always gets me! Lol
So he paid Bruno back with his own money? I guess Bruno realized it later but couldn't do anything about it because of the 25 copies of evidence. So Potier still has his chunk of the $437,000 and 25 copies of evidence.
Bruno didn't wanna Go to Prison. Who Would?? Would U??
@@knucklegame5050 I was trying to figure out how that played out. Poitier told Bruno that he "hit two of his warehouses" but he didn't mention stealing the additional money. So I guess Bruno actually thought the money was Potier's remainder of the $437,000 he originally stole. That's crazy when you think about it. Poitier still had the Iast laugh.
@@jonathanrayne Exaclty. The thing was, Bruno had SO MUCH Money THERE that he wouldn't even Notice That was MISSING. Pointer only took a PINCH Compared to what was There.
A great movie
Thanks for sharing it! I always enjoy watching Great Movies though. 👍👌👏 An of course, I'm a subscriber! Thanks Again Though.
Looks great. Love the scene starting at 51:27. Thanks!
In 2002, Will Smith and his production company, Overbrook Entertainment, bought the rights to the trilogy for remakes to star Smith and to be distributed by Warner Bros. Smith hoped to get Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence and other famous African-American stars for the films.
Perhaps he'll include Chris Rock??
@@JamesMena-ym9vf That may go a long way in rehabbing Will Smith's brand; slapping Rock at the Oscars dealt a blow to his image (sorry, I rarely pass up a pun opportunity!!).
Nice .🎉
Right on!
GREAT MOVIE!💋
Great movie
Tracy Reed and Denise Nicholas. #TwoBeautifulAfricanQueens 🙂💖 Denise Nicholas has the prettiest eyes. 👁️👁️ I always have dream that she is on my dream moms 💖💖💖
LAWWWWD....SHERYL LEE RALPH ALWAYS BEEN FINE & BEAUTIFUL.
She's like wine, go on with your bad self baby girl!!
Never knew bout this one...
check out all the cool afros.
2:12:12 jay dee moment
Good timestamp, thanks
❤❤❤
Denise Nicholas ❤
I felt bad for that teacher
❤❤
Deseo ver esta pelicula doblada al Español, NO Ingles, por favor.
Love me some black movies 🍿
Before my hands. Got shaky😮😮😮😮 30:33
delicious, delicious, delicious!
It's incredibly ironic that the actress, at the 1:23:24 point, threatened to cry "Rape" on Bill Cosby.
Its unfortunate that these feel good movies were tainted with the Blaxploitation label. A lot of them had little to do with gratuitous violence.
Darth Vader mode 22:00, 24:03
@22:14..."It's important to you. P.S. I'm not your father."
Love the movie but this 1:23:20 - 1:23:30 is hilarious now 😂😂😂
Wowwww @1:23:21 😳😳
1:23:27
Moth😂 balls 8:13
Very strange The retired detective dresses the two thieves into working with unruly teens whereas he does absolutely nothing to help out. Nary thing.
He was in part punishing those two. Retire and deal with a wild bunch like those kids?? Always loved that movie! thank you, Sidney/Bill and the beautiful sister Bill is always enjoying time with.
Crapp
Do not like the way James Earl Jones dresses like a want to be hip has been.
Just found out today there was a third movie 🤗