Product Details

• Actors: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Calvin Lockhart, John Amos, Jimmie Walker
• Directors: Sidney Poitier
• Writers: Richard Wesley, Timothy March
• Producers: Pembroke J. Herring, Melville Tucker
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: March 24, 1995
• Run Time: 110 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300269159
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #154,543 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Back in the day, when Richard Roundtree, Fred Williamson, Issac Hayes, and Pam Grier were stickin' it to the Man, Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby collaborated on three buddy comedies that offered urban audiences an alternative to private dicks, sex machines, and bad muthas. The Uptown Saturday Nightstars re-team for an "outtasite" scam involving hypnosis, a hopeless beanpole boxer (Jimmie Good Times Walker), and two rival kingpins. Though in fashion and patois Let's Do It Again is a candidate for the '70s time capsule, it does hold up better than most of its more militant blaxploitation brethren. Poitier, the straight man, and Cosby, working his improvisational mojo, are a great comedy team. Worth the price of purchase alone is the sight of these icons decked out in flamboyant Mack Daddy duds to impress their marks, Kansas City Mack (John Amos) and Biggie Smalls (Calvin Lockhart). Curtis Mayfield's score, with vocals by the Staples Singers, is also good for the soul. --Donald Liebenson

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My all time favorite, November 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Let's Do It Again [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I am Bill Cosby's biggest fan, from his comedy albums in the 60s all the way through his TV sitcoms in the 80s and 90s. The "trilogy" he did with Sidney Poitier (Uptown Saturday Night, Let's Do It Again, and A Piece of the Action) are absolutely hilarious! Let's Do It Again is the funniest of the three and from the plot to the costumes to the dialogue to the singing (Bill's "Ode to the Champ" is my favorite!) you will be in stitches. This movie was thoroughly entertaining, and it leaves you longing for a return to a time when sex, gruesome violence and profanity did NOT rule the film industry. You have GOT to see this movie!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's About Time... Good Comedy From The 70's On DVD, January 9, 2004

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Robert Morris (Detroit, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Let's Do It Again (DVD)

This is one of the few movies I can say I was waiting for to arrive on DVD. Yes, its campy corny, and predictable, but it has something for me at least that a lot of movies dont; it just makes you feel good and have a good time watching it.

Bill Cosby and Sidney Potier had great chemistry together in all three of their films. Uptown Saturday Night was more critically acclaimed, but this film is just more fun.

The Characters names are still unforgetable: 40th Street Black, Bootney Farnsworth, Kansas City Mack, Jody Tibbs and of course Bill as Mongo Slade. Great Stuff.

The Soundtrack with the Staple Singers still makes you move even though the songs are about 30 years old; the mark of hitting the bullseye musically. One thing that must be mentioned is the mostly black cast for a film of this kind was not the norm back when this film was made and the actors in the film all were either stars in their own right, or would be stars later.

Best scene in the movie without giving too much away for those who have not watched it: the final boxing scene and the aftermath; just plain funny.

Anyway, go out and get this DVD. You will be sure to enjoy it. The whole family can watch it also as I can't recall hearing any foul language.

Highly recommended

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this is what is known as "back in the day". Comedy at it's finest!, July 27, 2008

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DJ Come of Age "DJ COA" (Germany/France/USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Let's Do It Again (DVD)

Length:: 1:58 Mins