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Whatever became of the "American Dream"?Plot:
Three workers, Zeke, Jerry and Smokey, are working at a car plant and drinking their beers together... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Richard Pryor Proves That He Can Be A Fine Dramatic Actor moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Richard Pryor | ... | Zeke Brown |
 | Harvey Keitel | ... | Jerry Bartowski |
 | Yaphet Kotto | ... | Smokey James |
 | Ed Begley Jr. | ... | Bobby Joe |
| Harry Bellaver | ... | Eddie Johnson Union President AAW Local 291 |
| George Memmoli | ... | Jenkins |
| Lucy Saroyan | ... | Arlene Bartowski |
 | Lane Smith | ... | Clarence Hill, Union Steward |
 | Cliff De Young | ... | John Burrows |
| Borah Silver | ... | Dogshit Miller, Foreman |
| Chip Fields | ... | Caroline Brown |
 | Harry Northup | ... | Hank |
| Leonard Gaines | ... | Mr. Bird, I.R.S. Man |
| Milton Selzer | ... | Sumabitch |
| Sammy Warren | ... | Barney |
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Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (original rating) | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:12MOVIEmeter: 
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It was a very tense shoot because the three lead actors, Richard Pryor, Yaphet Kotto and Harvey Keitel argued constantly. According to Paul Schrader, Pryor punched Keitel and hit Kotto with a chair during filming. moreSoundtrack:
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This 1978 Universal release is one of raunchy comedian Richard Pryor's best films and it's a highly serious drama. Pryor successfully goes for a major change of pace in this tale of a trio of auto assembly workers (Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto) who are all having some major home, work and family problems and how they decide to solve them by developing a scheme to rob the union for which they work. When they put their plan to work, things eventually go from bad to worse. It may sound like a crime comedy caper with Pryor portraying his usual con man role but it's far more serious than that and Pryor proves that he doesn't have to get laughs in order to deliver a good film performance.