Cotton comes to Harlem (1970)
Facts
 
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| Directed by | Ossie Davis |
| Cast | Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart, Judy Pace, Redd Foxx, John Anderson, Lou Jacobi, Raymond St Jacques, Cleavon Little and Eugene Roche |
| Theatrical Release | May 27, 1970 |
| DVD Release | January 9, 2001 |
| Running Time | 96 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | R (Restricted) |
| UPC Code | 027616857842 |
| Buy this item | $12.99 at Amazon.com As of May 17 15:21 EDT (details) 1 DVD, MGM (Video & DVD), Usually ships in 24 hours, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC Languages: English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) Or 41 new from $7.32, 13 used from $6.94, 1 collectible from $16.95 |
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Average user review:
(14 reviews)
How about ME?'Am I Black enough for you?' That was the question the Right, Righteous, Reverend, Deke O'Malley asked of the people. I saw this when I was 14, in 1971 and have never forgotten it. Calvin Lockhart, Raymond St. Jacques, Godfrey Cambridge and the Drop-Dead Gorgeous...Judy Pace, made me sit in the State Theater and watch this at least 4 times running...right on my brother...Right On!!!
The cameo by Redd Foxx gave it a sense of legitimacy too, because as cool as he was, he was comfortable playing a junk man...didn't forget where he came from. December 19, 2007
Great African American Movie
A must see, funy, dramatic and a joy to watch, over and over agian. WOW! Made in the 70's, Awesome. November 12, 2007
Semi-bore
Pauline Kael was raising this film to a pedestal, claiming that it was a milestone of a so called "soul movies", exited with its humor and gusto.
Well, one thing is sure: Afro-American ladies are really good-looking,
guys are more interesting than ugly, there is some announcement of a
"Super fly - Shaft" rocking gimmicks, but overall,it is semi-bore movie
despite some surprising scene-solutions I've never seen before.
Three stars with effort.
July 19, 2007
Very funny movie.
One of those 70's classic films that is a must have in your dvd collection. It would be nice if they could release the sequel to this movie. "Come Back Charleston Blue" was just as good. I wonder what are they waiting on? July 11, 2007
It Got Soul!
Cotton Comes To Harlem is a movie produced in the time of Black Exploitation films. Fortunately, this movie doesn't fit the mode. It got a lot of soul and laughter. A very good cast. February 18, 2006