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'''''You | '''''You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It Or You’ll Lose That Beat''''' is a 1971 drama/comedy film. It is notable for its soundtrack, performed by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, one year before they would form the famous band Steely Dan. The cast also featured Richard Pryor in one of his earliest film appearances, as well as Robert Downey Sr. | ||
The plot centered around Carter Fields, a young hippie who goes to Central Park in order to find meaning in his life, and meets a range of strange people. | The plot centered around Carter Fields, a young hippie who goes to Central Park in order to find meaning in his life, and meets a range of strange people. | ||
The film has not resurfaced in any form after being originally screened in theaters. The film soundtrack is all that remains from the movie, including the poster on the cover. Director Peter Locke stated in an interview that the film ''"isn't a very good [one]"'' and that it ''"might be in the cemetery"'', despite praising Richard Pryor's performance. However, he doesn't dismiss any possibility of a DVD release in the future as ''"it all ends up coming out"''. | The film has not resurfaced in any form after being originally screened in theaters. The film soundtrack is all that remains from the movie, including a stylized version of the poster on the cover. Director Peter Locke stated in an interview that the film ''"isn't a very good [one]"'' and that it ''"might be in the cemetery"'', despite praising Richard Pryor's performance. However, he doesn't dismiss any possibility of a DVD release in the future as ''"it all ends up coming out"''. | ||
[[File:You gotta walk it disc.JPG|thumb|center|Cover of the soundtrack. The song named after the movie changes the "You've Got To" to "You Gotta".]] | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== |
Revision as of 15:02, 28 October 2019
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It Or You’ll Lose That Beat is a 1971 drama/comedy film. It is notable for its soundtrack, performed by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, one year before they would form the famous band Steely Dan. The cast also featured Richard Pryor in one of his earliest film appearances, as well as Robert Downey Sr.
The plot centered around Carter Fields, a young hippie who goes to Central Park in order to find meaning in his life, and meets a range of strange people.
The film has not resurfaced in any form after being originally screened in theaters. The film soundtrack is all that remains from the movie, including a stylized version of the poster on the cover. Director Peter Locke stated in an interview that the film "isn't a very good [one]" and that it "might be in the cemetery", despite praising Richard Pryor's performance. However, he doesn't dismiss any possibility of a DVD release in the future as "it all ends up coming out".
External Links
- The Wikipedia article on the comedy film. Retrieved 02 Apr '16.
- The IMDb page on the comedy film. Retrieved 02 Apr '16.