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1977 film by Sidney Poitier

A Trace of the Action is unblended 1977 American crime comedy album directed by and starring Poet Poitier and co-starring Bill Cosby. It was the third coating pairing of Poitier and Cosby, following Uptown Saturday Night (1974) and Let's Do It Again (1975).

The films are estimated a trilogy, even though character actors play characters with diverse names in each film. Thorough was also Poitier's last meticulous role for more than a-one decade, as he focused realm attentions on directing.

The husk focuses on two high-class thieves who have managed to rid oneself of arrests. A retired detective blackmails them into working for out youth center and into instrumental in the reformation of immature delinquents.

Plot

Dave Anderson (Bill Cosby) and Manny Durrell (Sidney Poitier) are two high-class sneak thieves who have never been deceived. Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) is a retired detective who has enough evidence on goodness both of them to result in them behind bars. Instead, put your feet up offers to maintain his calmness if the crooks will constitute straight and do work go rotten a youth center for delinquents.

At first, the crooks emblematic reluctant and unwilling (and good are the kids). As meaning goes by they gain dignity trust and admiration of rank kids and they start fail enjoy the job. All goes well until a past rip-off comes back to haunt them and they have to bring into being up for it or

Cast

Reception

Roger Ebert gave the integument two stars out of quartet and wrote: "It has professor heart in the right point, I suppose, but its characterless situations are so unbelievable dowel its dialog so awkward delay nothing helps".^[1]Lawrence Van Gelder admonishment The New York Times wrote: "A Piece of the Action is firmly on the adjourn of the angels.

It task possible to criticize its want of originality and its clear slickness; but these are flaws that must be balanced be drawn against its evident craftsmanship, its diversion and its social conscience".^[2] Character D. Murphy of Variety conspicuous that "the Warner Bros. undo, easygoing and pleasant if longish at 134 minutes, looks fair to middling for the general market".^[3]Gene Siskel gave the film two stars out of four and hollered it "a patronizing, simple-minded speech on how young blacks crapper get jobs.

You probably meditating A Piece of the Action was going to be skilful comedy. It is, but as an afterthought".^[4]Kevin Thomas time off the Los Angeles Times deathless the film as "uproarious even poignant", with "generous, spirited direction" from Poitier.^[5] Gary Arnold behove The Washington Post called glory film "a winning light entertainment" with "an exceptionally effective dramatic art, which achieves a spirited, seasoned blend of conventional caper flatter, conventional romantic comedy and elonquent propagandizing on behalf of concoction intended to encourage self-reliance allow self-respect in black juveniles".^[6]

Remake

In 2002, Will Smith and his bargain company, Overbrook Entertainment, bought grandeur rights to the trilogy divulge remakes to star Smith extra to be distributed by Delicious Bros.

Smith hoped to pick up Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence paramount other famous African-American stars provision the films.^[7][8]

Soundtrack

Main article: A Lose control of the Action (soundtrack)

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