A Piece of the Action (1977)
- Directed by
- Sidney Poitier
- Genre
- heist film, buddy film, blaxploitation film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 21 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two high-class thieves who have eluded capture are blackmailed by a retired detective. They are forced to work at a youth center and help reform juvenile delinquents.
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What happens
A Piece of the Action is a 1977 American crime comedy film directed by and starring Sidney Poitier and co-starring Bill Cosby. It was the third film pairing of Poitier and Cosby, following Uptown Saturday Night (1974) and Let's Do It Again (1975). The films are considered a trilogy, even though the actors play new characters in each film. It was also Poitier's last acting role for more than a decade, as he focused his attentions on directing. The film focuses on two high-class thieves who have managed to evade arrests. A retired detective blackmails them into working for a youth center and into assisting in the reformation of juvenile delinquents. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Gauntlet (1977)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.