Synopsis
Clyde Williams and Billy Foster are a couple of blue-collar workers in Atlanta who have promised to raise funds for their fraternal order, the Brothers and Sisters of Shaka. However, their method for raising the money involves travelling to New Orleans and rigging a boxing match.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
25 audience votes
Key crew
- Sidney PoitierDirector
- Richard WesleyScreenplay
- Curtis MayfieldOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sidney PoitierClyde Williams
- Bill CosbyBilly Foster
- Calvin LockhartBiggie Smalls
- John AmosKansas City Mack
- Jimmie WalkerBootney Farnsworth
- Ossie DavisElder Johnson
- Denise NicholasBeth Foster
- Lee ChamberlinDee Dee Williams
- Mel StewartEllison
- Julius HarrisBubbletop Woodson
- Paul HarrisJody Tipps
- Val AveryLt. Bottomley
Stills
Themes
gamblinghypnosismoneyblaxploitation cinemagangchurch