I had never heard of this movie until I saw it on AMC(American Movie Classics)when I was sitting up late one night.
It starts off as a upbeat comedy with a truly great cast (It would cost MEGA-Millions to assemble that same cast today).
The movie starts out upbeat and very funny but then it turns darker when Harvey Kietel stops Larry Hagman from screwing (having sex) an unconscious college girl who has overdosed on sleeping pills, and then from there Harvey Kietel begins having a relationship with Raquel Welch, and one of the ambulance driver is shot and killed and from there this movie transforms itself from an upbeat comedy into a drama.
Bill Cosby gives an outstanding performance. This movie is a jewel of acting on his part. (( I love the scene where he makes the local burger joint put peanut butter on his cheeseburger)). Bill Cosby gives a performance that it both funny in the beginning and then heart touching as his character deals with the death of his partner (great stuff from Bill) My only complaint about this film is that once it looses it comedic steam and turns serious it never regains it humor again. I would have like to seen the humor continue all the way through the movie, but it just doesn't.
this movie would not be made today because of all of the racial humor, and the rape scene with Larry Hagman.that just wouldn't be allowed in one of today's films.
I still recommend this movie to anyone who wants to stroll down memory lane and remember the 1970's ...... it all there the disco style music, the big hair, the clothes, and I even saw a Ford Mustang II traveling on the highway in one of the scenes and I said to myself "Oh my god, I used to drive one of those cars" (admit it...when was the last time you saw a Mustang II out on the highway.its been a while hasn't it) - although I had never seen this movie before, it still brought back lots of 1970's memories
It starts off as a upbeat comedy with a truly great cast (It would cost MEGA-Millions to assemble that same cast today).
The movie starts out upbeat and very funny but then it turns darker when Harvey Kietel stops Larry Hagman from screwing (having sex) an unconscious college girl who has overdosed on sleeping pills, and then from there Harvey Kietel begins having a relationship with Raquel Welch, and one of the ambulance driver is shot and killed and from there this movie transforms itself from an upbeat comedy into a drama.
Bill Cosby gives an outstanding performance. This movie is a jewel of acting on his part. (( I love the scene where he makes the local burger joint put peanut butter on his cheeseburger)). Bill Cosby gives a performance that it both funny in the beginning and then heart touching as his character deals with the death of his partner (great stuff from Bill) My only complaint about this film is that once it looses it comedic steam and turns serious it never regains it humor again. I would have like to seen the humor continue all the way through the movie, but it just doesn't.
this movie would not be made today because of all of the racial humor, and the rape scene with Larry Hagman.that just wouldn't be allowed in one of today's films.
I still recommend this movie to anyone who wants to stroll down memory lane and remember the 1970's ...... it all there the disco style music, the big hair, the clothes, and I even saw a Ford Mustang II traveling on the highway in one of the scenes and I said to myself "Oh my god, I used to drive one of those cars" (admit it...when was the last time you saw a Mustang II out on the highway.its been a while hasn't it) - although I had never seen this movie before, it still brought back lots of 1970's memories