Mother, Jugs and Speed

Cast

Bill Cosby
as Mother

Raquel Welch
as Jugs

Harvey Keitel
as Speed

Allen Garfield
as Harry Fishbine

Larry Hagman
as Murdoch

L.Q. Jones
as Davey

Bruce Davison
as Leroy

Dick Butkus
as Rodeo

Milt Kamen
as Barney

Barra Grant
as Miss Crocker

Allan Warnick
as Bliss

Valerie Curtin
as Naomi Fishbine

Ric Carrott
as Harvey

Severn Darden
as Moran

Bill Henderson
as Charles Taylor

Michael McManus
as Walker

Toni Basil
as Addict

Edwin Mills
as Addict's Doctor

Eddie Mills
as Addict's Doctor

Erica Hagen
as Massage Girl

Arnold Williams
as Albert

Charles Knapp
as Man With Zipper

Linda Geray
as Pregnant Woman

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Critic Reviews for Mother, Jugs and Speed

Audience Reviews for Mother, Jugs and Speed

• Oct 13, 2010

  An engaging, very funny black comedy gem from the mid 70s, expertly directed by the late Peter Yates. It concerns a privately owned ambulance company called the F&B ambulance company, and there intense competition with their rival the Unity ambulance company for a contract with City of Los Angeles. Bill Cosby steals the film outright with his hilarious performance as "Mother", the streetwise seen-it-all EMT, who is forced to partner up with a shady suspended cop nick-named "Speed", nicely played by Harvey Keitel, and the smoking hot "Jugs," the radio dispatcher who has high aspirations of becoming the first women driver and EMT, played wonderfully by the super sexy and sultry Raquel Welch, special kudos must go to the superb character actor Allen Garfield for his memorable comic performance, as Harry Fishbine the neurotic and money-hungry owner of the F & B ambulance company, and the excellent Larry Hagman, as Murdoch a sleazy, oversexed ambulance driver. The supporting all deliver marvelous performances they included L.Q. Jones, Bruce Davidson, Dick Butkus, Miilt Kamen, Barra Grant, Allan Warnick, and Valerie Curtin. Great music soundtrack with many songs from the period, A cool, raunchy film that is an intelligent mix of slapstick and drama. Highly Recommended.
  Danny R Super Reviewer
• Dec 17, 2008

  A movie with some very funny scenes and some very well acted dramatic ones. It was cool to see some of Cosby's earlier movies, so you know they didn't stink then.
  Ken D Super Reviewer
• Oct 11, 2008

  This was a good classic Saturday Morning matinee movie. This movie shows the humorous and tragic side on how tough it is to be an ambulance employee. See it...it is a classic.
  Fascade F Super Reviewer
• Apr 09, 2008

  Weird comedy with dark moments. Worth seeing for Cosby's and Keitel's performances.
  Christopher B Super Reviewer

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