Pulp Fiction
1994 · Thriller · Crime
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Film / 1977
A Piece of the Action
Directed by
Sidney Poitier
How does retired cop Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) get two career criminals, Manny Durrell (Sidney Poitier) and Dave Anderson (Bill Cosby), to follow the straight and narrow? Con them into helping juvenile delinquents turn over a new leaf. But how? Burke has never been able to nail the duo, but he uses what he knows of their seedy past to blackmail them into volunteering.
The story
How does retired cop Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) get two career criminals, Manny Durrell (Sidney Poitier) and Dave Anderson (Bill Cosby), to follow the straight and narrow? Con them into helping juvenile delinquents turn over a new leaf. But how? Burke has never been able to nail the duo, but he uses what he knows of their seedy past to blackmail them into volunteering.
Cast
Sidney PoitierManny Durrell
Bill CosbyDave Anderson
James Earl JonesJoshua Burke
Denise NicholasLila French
Hope ClarkeSarah Thomas
Tracy ReedNikki McLean
Ja'net DuBoisNellie Bond
Sheryl Lee RalphBarbara Hanley
Titos VandisBruno
Frances FosterBea Quitman
Jason EversTy Shorter
Marc LawrenceLouie
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Ernest Lee ThomasJohn
Eric LaneuvilleGerald
Estelle EvansAlberta Ballard
Bill WalkerClair Hurst
Angus ScrimmMonk
Tamu BlackwellCheryl
James WheatonVoisin Waiter
Edward LoveWillie Mangum
Bryan O'DellRoscoe
Dianne Oyama DixonDenise Orville (as Dianne Dixon)
Larry BeechamPercy 'Bubba' Watkins
Karole SelmonSheila Moran
Wonderful SmithDaniel McLean
Cyril PoitierMr. Theodore
Rudy DiazStosh
Kurt GraysonDirk
Pat RenellaNikos
Gloria DelaneySecretary
Candy WardHedda Champion
Frances E. WilliamsNaomi Chamberlain
Theoris UsherMalcolm Pomeroy
Albert Reed Jr.Randolph Ballard
Thomas BenjaminAnthony
Steve VignariCesar
Jack BramiJesus
Essex SmithMaintenance Man
Sherri PoitierCookie
Bob HarksLoan Company Official (uncredited)
Larry RozadillaReferee (uncredited)
Gammy SingerMrs. McLean (uncredited)
Charles WalkerParking Lot Attendant (uncredited)
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