Let's Do It Again (1975 film)

Let's Do It Again
Theatrical release poster by Jack Rickard
Directed by	Sidney Poitier
Screenplay by	Richard Wesley
Story by	Timothy March
Produced by	Melville Tucker
Starring	Sidney Poitier Bill Cosby Calvin Lockhart John Amos Julius Harris Denise Nicholas Lee Chamberlin Mel Stewart Jimmie Walker Ossie Davis
Cinematography	Donald M. Morgan
Edited by	Pembroke J. Herring
Music by	Curtis Mayfield
Color process	Technicolor
Production companies	First Artists Verdon Productions Limited
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	October 11, 1975 (1975-10-11)
Running time	113 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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]