Jimmie Walker Lets Do It Again

1975 picture show by Sidney Poitier

Let's Practise It Once more
Theatrical release poster past Jack Rickard
Directed past	Sidney Poitier
Screenplay by	Richard Wesley
Story past	Timothy March
Produced by	Melville Tucker
Starring	Sidney Poitier Pecker Cosby Calvin Lockhart John Amos Julius Harris Denise Nicholas Lee Chamberlin Mel Stewart Jimmie Walker Ossie Davis
Cinematography	Donald Thousand. Morgan
Edited by	Pembroke J. Herring
Music by	Curtis Mayfield
Colour process	Technicolor
Production companies	Starting time Artists Verdon Productions Limited
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	Oct eleven, 1975 (1975-ten-xi)
Running time	113 minutes
Land	The states
Linguistic communication	English
Box function	$11.8 million (rentals) [i]

Let'south Practice It Once more is a 1975 American action crime comedy film directed by and starring Sidney Poitier and co-starring Pecker Cosby and Jimmie Walker,^[two] amid an all-star black cast. The film, directed by Poitier,^[two] is virtually blue-collar workers who determine to rig a boxing match to raise money for their fraternal club. The song of the aforementioned proper noun by The Staple Singers was featured every bit the opening and ending theme of the movie, and as a result, the 2 have become unremarkably associated with each other. The production companies include Verdon Productions and The Beginning Artists Production Company, Ltd., and distributed by Warner Bros. The flick was filmed in 2 cities, Atlanta, Georgia and New Orleans, Louisiana, where most of the plot takes place.^[3] This was the 2nd film pairing of Poitier and Cosby post-obit Uptown Saturday Night, and followed past A Piece of the Activity (1977). Of the three, Permit'south Practise Information technology Again has been the almost successful both critically and commercially. Calvin Lockhart and Lee Chamberlin also appeared in Uptown Sat Nighttime. According to the American Moving-picture show Institute, Permit's Do It Again is not a sequel to Uptown Sat Nighttime ^[three]

Plot [edit]

2 friends, Billy Foster (Beak Cosby) and Clyde Williams (Sidney Poitier), need to speedily find a way to raise funds for their fraternal lodge, the Sons and Daughters of Shaka.^[4] It is incumbent on Billy to notice the money because he is the treasurer of the struggling order. Subsequently Baton convinces Clyde that it is their all-time and quickest choice, they make up one's mind to bring back a successful money-making scheme, hence the title. Clyde'south special ability of hypnosis allows the ii to set upwardly battle matches and then maximize profits past going all in on the underdog. Billy and Clyde accept their talents to New Orleans to rig a boxing match. This is where Jimmie Walker'southward character, Bootney Farnsworth, comes into the fold. Bootney is lanky boxer that is overwhelmed in the initial sparring matches. His difficulty to impress anyone, even his coach, makes the odds of him winning lower past the mean solar day. Afterwards watching Bootney struggle, Billy and Clyde are encouraged to get through with their plan. Before the match, they sneak into Bootney'southward hotel room and hypnotize him, before they hilariously escape. They utilise what's left of the lodge'due south budget to place their bets with local bookmakers, Kansas Metropolis Mack (John Amos) and Biggie Smalls (Calvin Lockhart). The hypnotized Bootney has transformed into a boxing miracle and easily defeats the champion, 40th Street Blackness (Rodolphus Lee Hayden), by KO. Later on collecting their money and returning to Atlanta to celebrate at the lodge, they soon receive a visit from Kansas City Mack. Mack grew suspicious of the duo'due south conveniently-timed bet, and after finally catching on, he spent weeks searching for the two best friends. Once he arrives at the lodge, he makes a deal that would allow the 2 sides be even. Baton and Clyde must perform exactly the same hypnosis on a boxer, but this fourth dimension they must collude with Mack. Baton and Clyde agree to the initial bargain, just Clyde has a hard time de-hypnotizing Bootney. Bootney, still under hypnosis, has become far too quick for Clyde to keep up with and de-anesthetize. Unable to enter Farnsworth'due south preparation room to dehypnotize him, which in plow would cause him to lose the fight, Williams and Foster make up one's mind to bet on the match being a draw, and place bets with both gangster groups past using their wives, who volition not exist recognized. They make up one's mind to hypnotize Bootney's opponent, in order to capitalize on an outrageous bet no one would recollect of, a necktie. Following the stunning issue, Baton and Clyde are nowhere to be plant. Outraged, Kansas City Mack and rival bookmaker, Biggie Smalls, team upward in order to rail the two downwardly. Billy and Clyde lead them on a hunt that ends upwardly at the local constabulary department. Here, the atomic number 82 officer tells the two bookmakers that if he ever hears they take harassed Billy and Clyde or if the two come missing, they will be thrown in jail for a very long fourth dimension. The movie ends with Billy and Clyde taking a car ride. Baton jokes that they should rig a fight involving heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali and entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.

Cast [edit]

• Sidney Poitier as Clyde Williams
• Bill Cosby every bit Baton Foster
• Calvin Lockhart as "Biggie" Smalls
• John Amos every bit Mack "Kansas Metropolis Mack"
• Jimmie Walker as "Bootney" Farnsworth
• Ossie Davis as Elder Johnson
• Denise Nicholas as Beth Foster
• Lee Chamberlin as Dee Dee Williams
• Mel Stewart as Ellison
• Julius Harris as "Bubbletop" Woodson
• Baton Eckstine equally Zack
• Paul Harris equally Jody Tipps
• Rodolphus Lee Hayden equally 40th Street Black

When the film premiered, John Amos and Jimmie Walker were starring every bit father and son in the CBS sitcom Good Times. George Foreman makes a cameo appearance as a manufacturing plant worker who challenges Billy to a fight in the beginning of the picture show. Jayne Kennedy also makes a cameo during the opening credits as the beautiful Girl at the Manufactory that Billy is looking at when he crashes his forklift.

Background [edit]

The film'southward writer, Richard Wesley, also wrote the first moving picture that featured Cosby and Poitier as co-stars, Uptown Sabbatum Night. Wesley'southward repertoire includes a range of blackness power films and plays. Wesley is responsible for a 1971 play Black Terror, which portrayed the story of a black revolution that was to take identify in "the very near future" and a 1989 play The Talented 10th which takes its proper noun from W. E. B. Du Bois'southward commodity, "The Talented Tenth." Like Wesley, the film'south producer, Melville Tucker, too worked on Uptown Saturday Nighttime. Tucker worked with Poitier prior to both films every bit well in The Lost Human (1969). The Lost Human being is blackness power film about group of blackness militants that hatch a programme to finance their "revolutionary struggle." In lodge to succeed in this mission, the group conspires to rob a factory.

The DVD contains a commentary feature that includes Richard Wesley and New York Press film critic Armond White. Wesley mentions that the picture was important to Poitier'southward image. The flick allowed Poitier to expand his now "afar" image and answer criticism from black militants and the younger generation.^[5] Working with younger actors, like Jimmie Walker, was an of import factor in widening Poitier's audience. Jimmie Walker's character welcomed Poitier to "new blackness humor." Wesley also mentions that Bill Cosby and Sydney Poitier were not the original pb actors he had in mind when writing the script. Instead, he thought of casting Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx. This did non come up to fruition, as Warners Bros. wanted actors more than known to mainstream America. Pryor and Foxx had some success but Poitier was seen as a more viable lead role player. In the end, Wesley was pleased with the actors that pb the picture, because Poitier and Cosby worked so well together. Wesley points out that the friendship off-screen translated to the motion picture. Though, Poitier and Cosby had two very dissimilar acting styles, their chemistry was what boosted the script. Cosby and Poitier were joined past other actors that worked together previously. John Amos, Jimmie Walker, and Mel Stewart had all worked with an role player, producer or managing director prior to Let's Do It Again.

Themes [edit]

The attire in the film resembles much of what is seen in the Blaxploitation era. In the DVD's commentary, picture show critic Armond White points out that the suits were worn by Kansas Urban center Mack and co. to parody Blaxploitation. Extravagant, if not gaudy, suits and gold jewelry are Blaxploitation staples.^[half-dozen] White as well mentions that Bill Cosby satirizes the attire of Blaxploitation in just one scene. Cosby wears a flamboyant red and pink arrange in an attempt to print prominent bookmaker Kansas City Mack (John Amos). Writer Chris Laverty went into more detail well-nigh article of clothing and their importance in a journal for Arts Illustrated stating, "In a sense information technology was social progression, the essence of the self-fabricated man; readable entirely by what he wears. Narrative was indirectly powered by the coveting of clothes as visual representation of having 'fabricated it.'"^[7] It is also worth noting that Mack'southward entourage has either relaxed hair or a shaved head. Afros are not ofttimes seen on the heads of elite African-American businessmen. Afros are Blaxploitation staples and is seen on the caput of Neb Cosby, while Sidney Poitier has a lower cutting.

The office of women in the motion picture was a priority of Wesley. He admitted, in the flick's commentary, that women were "underutilized" in Uptown Saturday Night. In Let's Practice it Again, the significant others of Billy and Clyde are more visible throughout the picture and play a larger role in the denouement of the film. Women are more than visible in their relations to other characters as well. Wesley points out that an antagonist, Biggie Smalls, has a female head honcho. Mature relationships between black men and women that may have been "soured" by the time was another reason for Wesley increasing the role of women in the film. Richard wanted to improve the epitome of black community. To him, this improvement began in the portrayal of the household. Let'south Exercise It Again came at when films that starred powerful, blackness female leads, such as Coffy and Foxy Dark-brown, were being released. Wesley decided to take a different road and use black, female characters as companions to male leads.

Self-decision is another theme nowadays in the film. The film showed characters taking accuse of their own lives. This idea that each individual controls their ain life is another common theme in the Black Power motility and was central to lectures by Black Power leaders such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.^{[8] [ix]}

Soundtrack [edit]

The soundtrack to the pic was put together by world-renowned musician Curtis Mayfield. Mayfield, also responsible for the highly-successful soundtrack in Super Wing (1972), wrote the music and The Staple Singers performed the songs. The title track for this film entitled, "Let's Do It Over again," was a number i hitting on both the R&B and Popular charts.^[3] Wesley credited much of the motion-picture show's success to the success of the song, which was released prior to the film's debut. The music also resembles much of what is seen in Blaxploitation. Upbeat funk with horns and syncopated drum beats are heard in black cinema films throughout the 1960s-1970's.

1. "Let'south Do Information technology Once more"
2. "Funky Love"
3. "A Whole Lot of Love"
4. "New Orleans"
5. "I Want to Thanks"
6. "Large Mac"
7. "After Sex"
8. "Chase" (Quinton Joseph, Phillip Upchurch, Gary Thompson, Floyd Morris, Joseph Scott, Mayfield)

Influence in popular civilization [edit]

• The tardily Brooklyn rap artist The Notorious B.I.1000. took his allonym, Biggie Smalls, from Calvin Lockhart's character in this film. However, the alias could not exist used every bit his name due to buying bug.
• East Coast rap group Camp Lo named their second album "Let'due south Do It Again" after their debut album was named "Uptown Saturday Night," a reference to the ii Cosby and Poitier movies.
• Musician/MTV personality Fonzworth Bentley took his stage name from Jimmie Walker'due south character, Bootney Farnsworth.^[10]

Reception [edit]

The acquirement is listed at $11.eight 1000000 and was one of the highest-grossing films of 1975.^[11]

Roger Ebert gave information technology 3 out of 4 stars, saying that it "isn't a terribly ambitious comedy, but within its limitations it works well."^[12] Factor Siskel also awarded 3 stars out of 4 and wrote, "Afterwards making 'Uptown Saturday Night,' Cosby said that he wasn't satisfied with the picture fifty-fifty though information technology was selling well. He said he wanted to use the same gang and exercise information technology over again, merely improve. That's been accomplished, and there's no reason to end at two. Cosby and Poitier have broad sense of humor down pat; I'd similar to see them get witty."^[13] Richard Eder of The New York Times wrote that the action "is familiar stuff, merely some of information technology is pretty funny," and constitute Cosby in particular "hilarious."^[14] Diversity wrote, "The gang from 'Uptown Saturday Night' encores successfully in 'Let's Practice Information technology Again,' a funny, free-form farcical revue reminiscent in substance of classic Hal Roach comedy."^[fifteen] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times stated, "At 112 minutes, 'Allow's Do It Once more' is extraordinarily long for a comedy, still its humor is sustained throughout, cheers to Wesley's ingenuity and to the fine ensemble playing of a large cast under Poitier'due south appreciating management."^[16] Jonathan Rosenbaum of The Monthly Film Message wrote, "Despite a bluntly nonsensical plot full of formula antics and an unnecessarily protracted running time, Let'due south Do It Again is a good for you reminder of the relative verve, energy and talent to exist plant nowadays in the so-chosen 'black exploitation' film—a somewhat loaded term considering the fact that no 1 always speaks of 'white exploitation,' and peculiarly inappropriate in relation to such a loftier-spirited still unassuming entertainment as this."^[17]

Rotten Tomatoes gives it a rating of 63% based on reviews from eight critics.^[xviii] The pic also won all five NAACP Image Awards for which it received a nomination. The flick earned $6 million in theatrical rentals in North America.^[19]

References to Richard Wesley's Life [edit]

In the DVD's commentary, Wesley admits that several scenes and characters are references to his life, more than specifically his babyhood. 40th Street Blackness was the nickname of a kid at a camp Richard's brother attended. Jimmie Walker'southward character, "Bootney" was another reference to his life. Wesley grew upward knowing ii brothers named "Lil Bootney and Big Bootney." Wesley mentions the two were known equally fighters within the customs.

Remake [edit]

Volition Smith and his production company, Overbrook Entertainment, secured the rights in 2002 to the trilogy for remakes to star Smith and to exist distributed past Warner Bros. Smith stated that he hoped to get Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence and other famous African-American stars to be in the films.^{[20] [21]}

See too [edit]

• Listing of American films of 1975

References [edit]

1. ^ Top 20 Films of 1975 past Domestic Revenue. Box Office Report via Internet Annal. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
2. ^ ^{a b} "Let'south Do It Once again". Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved May 21, 2016.
3. ^ ^{a b c} "AFI|Catalog". itemize.afi.com . Retrieved 2017-12-08 .
4. ^ "http://www.blackclassicmovies.com/lets-practice-it-again/". blackclassicmovies.com . Retrieved 2017-12-08 .
5. ^ Allow'south Do it Once more Pic Commentary
6. ^ "Costuming the Blaxploitation Hero | Clothes on Film". CAMARA DIA HOLLOWAY. 2013-xi-xix. Retrieved 2017-12-08 .
7. ^ "Blaxploitation Dress Codes in 1970s Cinema". Clothes on Film. 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2017-12-08 .
8. ^ "Malcolm X Preaches Black Cocky-Empowerment". PBS LearningMedia . Retrieved 2017-12-08 .
9. ^ "Martin Luther King Jr.: Leader of Millions in Nonviolent Drive for Racial Justice". nytimes.com . Retrieved 2017-12-08 .
10. ^ "The Bro's Code Interview: Fonzworth Bentley" Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, The Bro's Code, July 9, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
11. ^ "Box Function Report - Acquirement Database - 1975". 2008-06-05. Archived from the original on 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2017-12-08 .
12. ^ Ebert, Roger. "Permit'due south Do It Over again Movie Review (1975) | Roger Ebert". rogerebert.com . Retrieved 2017-12-08 .
13. ^ Siskel, Gene (October 14, 1975). "'Do Information technology Again': One time more... but better". Chicago Tribune. Section three, p. 5.
14. ^ Eder, Richard (October xiii, 1975). "Poitier and Cosby in 'Let's Do Information technology Over again,' Black Action Comedy". The New York Times. 31.
15. ^ "Film Reviews: Allow's Do It Again". Variety. October 8, 1975. p. sixteen.
16. ^ Thomas, Kevin (October 13, 1975). "Cosby, Poitier Back in 'Over again'". Los Angeles Times. Role IV, p. ane.
17. ^ Rosenbaum, Jonathan (August 1976). "Let's Exercise Information technology Again". The Monthly Picture show Bulletin. 43 (511): 166.
18. ^ "Let's Do It Once more". Retrieved 2018-12-08 .
19. ^ "All-time Picture show Rental Champs", Variety, seven January 1976 p 46
20. ^ VH1.com : Will Smith : Volition Smith Secures Rights To Sidney Poitier/ Bill Cosby Flicks - Rhapsody Music Downloads
21. ^ Uptown Sat Dark (1974) - News

External links [edit]

• Permit'southward Do It Over again at IMDb
• Let'due south Do It Again at the TCM Movie Database
• Let's Practice It Once more at AllMovie
• Allow'southward Do It Again at Rotten Tomatoes

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