a an actor sidney do pull off some funny moment here and there and the problem be that he not much of a director a he show over and over again a he bury his career by turn into lazy director from fantastic actor . cosby and he have some chemistry and there be an okay set up for a movie then just no movie . flip wilson show up to do an unfunny version of his preacher man and not once but twice in the film . richard pryor be funny in a small part . scene just go on forever and as good a sidney be at some of his own comedy belefonte need to be put in a troama movie with comedy act like this and and after the half way point it practically become belefonte movie a his overacted and underfunny mugging push cosby and poitier out of the way and the movie go into the toilet . bad rear projection would be antic chase scene lower the bar again a it wrap up with some sorta butch and sundance high fall non gag with dummy . really lousy by the time it over . 70 fashion and garishness top off the unpleasant time .