Piece of the action/uptown saturday night

PIECE OF THE ACTION / UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHTPIECE OF THE ACTION: They're back for the third fun-filled time! Following Uptown Saturday Night and Let's Do It Again, Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby play Manny and Dave, two Chicago crooks skilled at ripping off rip-off artists who exploit the poor. They don't intend to give to the poor until a sly detective (James Earl Jones) anonymously pulls a con of his own: they must donate time to the Community Center... or do time in the Federal pen.As selfish Robin Hoods evolving into selfless role models, the stars offer the pleasure the best screen teams effortlessly do, while a Curtis Mayfield score and Staple Singers soundtrack tunes make for easy listening. And as it glides toward a grand-finale sting, this light-on-its-feet caper becomes a piece of viewing action not to be missed!UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT: Working stiff Steve (Sidney Poitier) thinks he's hit the jackpot. he and pal Wardell (Bill Cosby) are living it up at a posh after-hours club - until masked bandits steal all the patrons' loot. Safely home, Steve picks up the newspaper and reads he really has hit the jackpot... with a lottery ticket tucked in his stolen wallet!Get down with the buoyant bang-up comedy as straight-arrow Poitier (who also directs) and funky, frisky Cosby cavort with such stellar uptown talent as Richard Pryor, Flip Wilson, Roscoe Lee Browne, Rosalind Cash, Paula Kelly and, in a swell Godfather spoof, Harry Belafonte as a mob kingpin. Looking for a fast, funny, immensely likable film (David Elliott, Chicago Daily News)? Then head Uptown Saturday Night.