Mother, Jugs and Speed

Starring: Bill Cosby , Raquel Welch , Larry Hagman , Harvey Keitel , Allen Garfield , L.Q. Jones , Bruce Davison , Dick Butkus

Directed by: Peter Yates

RS: 4of 4 Stars

This 1976 car-chase comedy features three of the decade's landmarks: Raquel Welch's breasts and CB radio. Bill Cosby and Harvey Keitel play outlaw L.A. ambulance drivers. Their code names are Mother and Speed; you can probably guess who Jugs is. They hang out, drive around and make trouble for the Man. Larry Hagman shows up as a rhinestone cowboy wooing Welch with Cat Stevens tickets. Perfection.

ROB SHEFFIELD
(RS 946, April 15, 2004)