Product Details

• Actors: Bill Cosby, Raquel Welch, Harvey Keitel, Allen Garfield, Larry Hagman
• Directors: Peter Yates
• Writers: Tom Mankiewicz, Stephen Manes
• Producers: Peter Yates, Charles H. Maguire, Joseph Barbera, Tom Mankiewicz
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• VHS Release Date: February 3, 1998
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301798236
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #175,503 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Item Name: Mother, Jugs & Speed; Studio: 20th Century Fox

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A funny look at the dark side of ambulance work., January 6, 1999

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This review is from: Mother Jugs & Speed [VHS] (VHS Tape)

There are so few movies that are geared towards ambulance work. Mother,Jugs and Speed is in many cases one of the only movies on this topic out there. It is a very light hearted look at the possibilities (and past realities) of emergency medical services. I enjoyed it not only for the subject matter, but also for the cast. Bill Cosby truly portrays the "burned out" EMT who still cares for his patients while Harvey Keitel is a great straight man. Raquel Welch adds to the film not only with her screen presence, but also in bringing to light the plight of women breaking into this field. Larry Hagman's character is, in many ways, a disgrace to the profession, and yet he still provides you with a few laughs. I think this movie can be enjoyed by all, but most likely by those who are involved in emergency services of some kind. I consider it one of my favorites and I hope you do too!

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A 70's Classic finally on DVD!!!!!, March 22, 2004

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This review is from: Mother, Jugs & Speed (DVD)

After all these years the Peter Yates classic staring Bill Cosby, Raquel Welch, Harvey Keitel finally arrives on DVD. Take Cosby's humor, Raquel's sex appeal, Keitel's smouldering late 70's cool and one sweet ride of an ambulance, and you've got Mother, Jugs and Speed. Peter Yates' classic take on the ambulance industry in metropolitan Los Angeles gives us a little bit of everything in a quick, well paced film. Cosby's charm shines in one of his best roles i think as the cynical, no nonsense ambulance driver Mother Tucker. Just by looking at Mother's custom Rig, and patch covered jacket you get the impression that Cosby's character was not always an ambulance driver, but perhaps was once something quite differnt. Follow the F+B ambulance company and their staff of irregulars (Including Larry Hagman of Dallas Fame, and football player Dick Butkus) as they do their best to save the lives of their patients and hammer away at one another with a barrage of jokes, and one liners. They don't make comedys like this anymore where the car was just as big of a star as the trio named in the title. While normally found in the comedy section, the film does have an equal number of "dark" moments that let the viewer know that Yates wasn't just doing this for laffs and help to balance out the humor. The DVD transfer is crystal clear, and the slamming 70's soundtrack will be nostalgic for some, and new, and inventive to others. Another reviewer mentioned hearing Peter Frampton's "Show me The Way" playing in an early scene, and I always think of this film when i hear that song. Treat yourself to a 70's classic, and enjoy the ride, and pray that if you ever need the guys in white that he shows up wearing yellow sneakers with red socks, and goes by the name of Mother Tucker.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As close to the truth about EMS as possible!, September 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Mother Jugs & Speed [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I worked as a Paramedic in the 80's and everything in the movie with the exception of drinking while on duty was true! Dropped patients, guns on the truck, the food you ate (I always had 2 chocolate eclairs and a pink lemonade at 2:00 am), the scaring of the nuns, all of it true, especially the caring for the patient. You may have had a fun time while on duty, but the patient came first! I watch it everytime it comes on, and it brings back memories of the fun time I had!