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5.6/10   1,496 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Stephen Manes (story)
Tom Mankiewicz (screenplay)
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Release Date:
26 May 1976 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
they don't call them that for nothing! more
Plot:
Competition between privately owned LA ambulance companies is played for humour. full summary | add synopsis
User Reviews:
Not The Best Welch Picture more (38 total)

Cast

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Bill Cosby ... Mother

Raquel Welch ... Jugs

Harvey Keitel ... Speed
Allen Garfield ... Harry Fishbine

Larry Hagman ... Murdoch
L.Q. Jones ... Davey

Bruce Davison ... Leroy
Dick Butkus ... Rodeo
Milt Kamen ... Barney

Barra Grant ... Miss Crocker

Allan Warnick ... Bliss
Valerie Curtin ... Naomi Fishbine
Ric Carrott ... Harvey
Severn Darden ... Moran
Bill Henderson ... Charles Taylor
Michael McManus ... Walker (as Mike McManus)
Toni Basil ... Addict
Erica Hagen ... Massage Girl - Marsha
Arnold Williams ... Albert
Charles Knapp ... Man with Zipper
Linda Garay ... Pregnant Woman (as Linda Geray)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barbie Dahl ... Herself - a pro-wrestler (uncredited)
Edwin Mills ... Addict's doctor (uncredited)

Tim Reid ... Unity Dispatcher (uncredited)
Queenie Smith ... (uncredited)
Vivian St. John ... Herself - a pro-wrestler (uncredited)

Mark L. Taylor ... Doctor who refuses to take pregant woman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Peter Yates 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Stephen Manes  story
Tom Mankiewicz  screenplay
Tom Mankiewicz  story

Produced by
Joseph Barbera .... executive producer
Charles H. Maguire .... associate producer (as Charles Maguire)
Tom Mankiewicz .... producer
Peter Yates .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Ralph Woolsey 
 
Film Editing by
Frank P. Keller 
 
Casting by
Jane Feinberg 
Mike Fenton 
 
Production Design by
Walter Scott Herndon 
 
Set Decoration by
Cheryal Kearney  (as Cheryl Kearney)
 
Costume Design by
Ron Talsky  (as Ronald Talsky)
 
Makeup Department
Kaye Pownall .... hair stylist (as Kay Pownall)
Charlene Roberson .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Tony Wade .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Art Levinson .... assistant director (as Arthur Levinson)
Richard A. Wells .... second assistant director (as Richard Wells)
 
Art Department
Dudley Holmes .... property master (as Ace Holmes)
 
Sound Department
Gene S. Cantamessa .... sound mixer (as Gene Cantamessa)
Mike O. Corrigan .... sound editor (as Michael Corrigan)
Theodore Soderberg .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Special Effects by
Fred Cramer .... special effects
 
Stunts
Glenn R. Wilder .... stunt coordinator (as Glenn Wilder)
Denny Arnold .... stunts (uncredited)
Steven Burnett .... stunts (uncredited)
Donna Garrett .... stunts (uncredited)
Tommy J. Huff .... stunts (uncredited)
Bennie Moore .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph Cosko Jr. .... second assistant camera
George Hill .... key grip
George Holmes .... gaffer
Chris Schwiebert .... camera operator
Dennis Young .... grip (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Arlene Encell .... wardrobe (as Arlene M. Encell)
Shelly Levine .... costumer
 
Editorial Department
Cliffe Oland .... assistant film editor
 
Music Department
Kenneth Hall .... music editor
Billy Preston .... composer: song "My Soul Is a Witness"
Joel Sill .... music score producer
 
Transportation Department
Jim Martell .... transportation coordinator
Chris Haynes .... driver (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Stanley Brossette .... unit publicist
Betty Crosby .... script supervisor
Louis Farah .... medical advisor: on-set
Anthony Goldschmidt .... title design and graphics
Duane 'Hap' Hazard .... technical advisor
John O'Riley .... technical advisor
Tom Sumner .... technical advisor
Dominic Santarone .... caterer (uncredited)
Ruth Santarone .... caterer (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
95 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Mother's last name, Tucker, is mentioned only once during the film, when Naomi Fishbine is calling Unit 1 on the radio. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the camera cuts away from Fishbine and Taylor after saying "They are burning our company!" the camera cuts away to Murdoch at the window. You can clearly see two bullet holes, but he fired three shots through the window before this. more
Quotes:
Mother: [At the golf course] Put him down idiot!
Dermatologist: It's okay. I'm a doctor.
Mother: Christ! Today's Wednesday, you must all be doctors!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Relative Strangers (2006) more
Soundtrack:
No Love Today more

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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful.
Not The Best Welch Picture, 15 February 2007
7/10
Author: Gary Dibert (garyldibert@msn.com) from Pittsburgh Pa.

I never though I would say this about a Raquel Welch picture but this was not one of her best. Raquel Welch plays the role of Jugs (Jennifer), Bill Cosby plays the role of Mother and Harvey Keitel plays the role of Tony Malatesta. There's a rival going on in Los Angeles and it has nothing to do with sports. This rivalry involves two privately owned ambulance companies both wanting the cities ambulance contract. Enters Mother who is the veteran driver of the wildest crew on the block who thinks rules are meant to be broken. Enters Harvey Keitel who's a cop on suspension for suspicion of drug peddling to minors who needs to pay the rent. Welch is the dispatch secretary with secret ambitions who won't give the boys in the bunkhouse the time of day. Drama and comedy bleed together over who makes the right decisions to land them in the money and keep them out of the hospital. I guess the reason I don't like this film as much as the rest is because I'm used to seeing Raquel in bath suits and shorts not in over hauls. Despite Welch clothing I still would give this movie 7 weasel stars.

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