{"id":2148,"date":"2007-01-23T20:28:31","date_gmt":"2007-01-24T03:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2148"},"modified":"2023-09-13T22:07:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T05:07:21","slug":"mother-jugs-and-speed-1976","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2148","title":{"rendered":"Mother, Jugs, and Speed (1976)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Thanks to muggings, malnutrition and disease, we still have a chance to make a buck!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-and-Speed-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-and-Speed-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-and-Speed-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-and-Speed-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-and-Speed-Poster.jpg 394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo privately owned ambulance companies in Los Angeles compete for clients.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allen Garfield Films<\/li>\n<li>Bill Cosby Films<\/li>\n<li>Car Chase<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Feminism and Feminist Issues<\/li>\n<li>Harvey Keitel Films<\/li>\n<li>Peter Yates Films<\/li>\n<li>Raquel Welch Films<\/li>\n<li>Rivalry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis strangely titled slapstick comedy revolves around an equally oddball premise: ambulance drivers who sit around hoping for catastrophe to occur so that they have some work. In the meantime, the movie&#8217;s ensemble cast (including Bill Cosby as &#8220;Mother&#8221;, Raquel Welch as &#8220;Jugs&#8221;, and Harvey Keitel as &#8220;Speed&#8221;) deal with various personal issues &#8212; including, naturally, romance, sex, and drugs. The most interesting aspect of the plot concerns big-chested Welch, who resents being called &#8220;Jugs&#8221; (can you blame her?), and must deal with obnoxious sexual harassment and blatant gender discrimination on the job. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-Speed-Welch.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-Speed-Welch-1024x438.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"274\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-Speed-Welch-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-Speed-Welch-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-Speed-Welch-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-Speed-Welch-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-Speed-Welch-1536x658.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-Speed-Welch-604x259.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-Speed-Welch.png 1843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then again, one watches a film like this for the laughs, not the social commentary &#8212; and unfortunately, there are far too few to recommend it. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bill Cosby as the wisecracking &#8220;Mother&#8221; of the crew<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-Speed-Cosby.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-Speed-Cosby-1024x431.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"269\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-Speed-Cosby-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-Speed-Cosby-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-Speed-Cosby-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-Speed-Cosby-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-Speed-Cosby-1536x647.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-Speed-Cosby-604x254.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Mother-Jugs-Speed-Cosby.png 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. Peary lists it in the back of his book as a Sleeper &#8212; and it may be of minimal interest to fans of Welch or Cosby &#8212; but it&#8217;s certainly not must-see viewing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0074923\/\">IMDB entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/mother-jugs-and-speed-1976\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/73551.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Thanks to muggings, malnutrition and disease, we still have a chance to make a buck!&#8221; Synopsis: Two privately owned ambulance companies in Los Angeles compete for clients. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Allen Garfield Films Bill Cosby Films Car Chase Comedy Feminism and Feminist Issues Harvey Keitel Films Peter Yates Films Raquel Welch Films Rivalry Review: This strangely titled slapstick comedy revolves around an equally oddball premise: ambulance drivers who sit around hoping for catastrophe to occur so that they&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2148\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2148"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91574,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2148\/revisions\/91574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}