The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh 1979 PG, 102 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Gilbert Moses Cast: Julius Erving, Stockard Channing, Jonathan Winters, Margaret Avery, Jack Kehoe, Meadowlark Lemon, Flip Wilson, M. Emmet Walsh, Nicholas Pryor, Michael V. Gazzo
Astrology is used to turn a hapless Pittsburgh basketball team into championship material. Only those born under the sign of Pisces will be allowed on the team.
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Pinocchio 1976 G, 76 min. Genre: Family / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Ron Field, Sid Smith Cast: Danny Kaye, Sandy Duncan, Clive Revill, Liz Torres, Flip Wilson, Gary Morgan
This is a made-for-TV musical version of the classic Carlo Collodi story about the marionette Pinocchio (Sandy Duncan). Pinocchio was crafted by woodcarver Geppetto (Danny Kaye), and when Pinocchio comes to life, he gets into many scrapes–culminating at a mysterious island where Pinocchio is threatened with being turned into a donkey. The music is a highlight of this film.
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Uptown Saturday Night 1974 PG, 104 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Poitier Cast: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Harry Belafonte, Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor, Rosalind Cash, Roscoe Lee Browne, Paula Kelly, Johnny Sekka, Calvin Lockhart
Two sequels, "Let's Do It Again" and "A Piece of the Action," followed this comedy about Steve Jackson (Sidney Poitier) and Wardell Franklin (Bill Cosby) who are robbed at a gambling club and then try to regain their losses. Richard Pryor plays an unforgettable character, Sharp Eye Washington. 1 User Review
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| | very funny | aj pete 03/07/2007 | | |
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| 1. The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
2. Pinocchio (1976)
3. Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
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