Let's Do It Again (1975 film)

Let's Do It Again
Theatrical release poster by Jack Rickard
Directed bySidney Poitier
Screenplay byRichard Wesley
Story byTimothy March
Produced byMelville Tucker
StarringSidney Poitier
Bill Cosby
Calvin Lockhart
John Amos
Julius Harris
Denise Nicholas
Lee Chamberlin
Mel Stewart
Jimmie Walker
Ossie Davis
CinematographyDonald M. Morgan
Edited byPembroke J. Herring
Music byCurtis Mayfield
Color processTechnicolor
Production
companies
First Artists
Verdon Productions Limited
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • October 11, 1975 (1975-10-11)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$11.8 million (rentals)[1]

Let's Do It Again is a 1975 American action crime comedy film, starring Sidney Poitier and co-starring Bill Cosby and Jimmie Walker[2] among an all-star black cast. The film, directed by Poitier,[2] is about blue-collar workers who decide to rig a boxing match to raise money for their fraternal lodge. The song of the same name by The Staple Singers was featured as the opening and ending theme of the film, and as a result, the two have become commonly associated with each other. The production companies include Verdon Productions and The First Artists Production Company, Ltd., and distributed by Warner Bros. The movie was filmed in two cities, Atlanta, Georgia and New Orleans, Louisiana, where most of the plot takes place.[3] This was the second film pairing of Poitier and Cosby following Uptown Saturday Night, and followed by A Piece of the Action (1977). Of the three, Let's Do It Again has been the most successful both critically and commercially. Calvin Lockhart and Lee Chamberlin also appeared in Uptown Saturday Night. According to the American Film Institute, Let's Do It Again is not a sequel to Uptown Saturday Night.[3]

  1. ^ Top 20 Films of 1975 by Domestic Revenue, Box Office Report via Internet Archive. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Let's Do It Again". Turner Classic Movie Database. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Let's Do It Again (1975)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 8, 2017.