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Mother, Jugs & Speed

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53% Tomatometer 17 Reviews 54% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
When Los Angeles decides that whoever arrives first at accident scenes enough times will get a full contract with the city, the F&B Ambulance Company struggles to be faster than the competition. Driver "Mother" Tucker (Bill Cosby) is partnered with Tony "Speed" Malatesta (Harvey Keitel), a former police officer. The two are joined by "Jugs" (Raquel Welch), a beautiful woman who has just completed her EMT training. The trio must keep their heads while performing their dangerous job.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/23/2004
2/4
Mother, Jugs and Speed is one of those premises that must have sounded great when the agents were explaining it to the studio, but it comes out as an unhappy cross between MASH and As the World Turns. Go to Full Review
Steve Warren The Barb (Atlanta) 05/06/2023
It aims to entertain, and it succeeds. Go to Full Review
Clare Cherrington Spare Rib 09/20/2021
Mother , Jugs & Speed has no real sting. This apart, the movie does prove you don't have to be sexist to be funny. Go to Full Review
Doug Molitor Los Angeles Free Press 10/31/2019
The gags get dull, and the mood turns ugly. Go to Full Review
Richard T. Jameson Parallax View 05/04/2012
If you don't go expecting a lot, you might find the film makes for a half-evening's worth of laidback diversion. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 11/10/2005
2/5
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John K Feb 27 I not only liked the movie, I lived it as an EMT working for various commercial services in the 70's. I could relate to the greedy owners and rejects of society that seemed to be attracted to EMS. See more delysid d 03/02/2018 i enjoyed the film, pretty different. sort of a comedy thats not funny See more 05/16/2016 How can you go wrong with a cast featuring the comedic Bill Cosby, the beautiful Raquel Welch, and Academy favorite Harvey Keitel? Plus it's the 70s so we'll do a MASH type sendup with ambulance drivers. The mess that is this movie has comedic moments that aren't quite funny and dramatic moments that are way too dark for a lighthearted film. See more 07/29/2013 Funny and crazy movie about a run down ambulance company that has seen better days. Well acted with chase scenes galore make for a good time. Bill Cosby's best non stand up movie. See more 02/16/2013 This movie is fucking hysterical. There's not much to it. Two ambulance companies are duking it out in the most underhanded ways they can to become the #1 ambulance company in Los Angeles. Feels like Taxi meets Caddyshack. It's not as good as Caddyshack, but Larry Hagman and Bill Cosby playing foulmouthed ambulance drivers dropping some pretty fun banter is totally worth it. Smart and old school. Love it. See more 01/23/2013 I think I enjoyed this movie more years ago when I first saw it. Not a particularly deep movie, but it touches upon some interesting issues still present today. All of the performances seem to be spot on. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis When Los Angeles decides that whoever arrives first at accident scenes enough times will get a full contract with the city, the F&B Ambulance Company struggles to be faster than the competition. Driver "Mother" Tucker (Bill Cosby) is partnered with Tony "Speed" Malatesta (Harvey Keitel), a former police officer. The two are joined by "Jugs" (Raquel Welch), a beautiful woman who has just completed her EMT training. The trio must keep their heads while performing their dangerous job.
Director
Peter Yates
Producer
Peter Yates, Tom Mankiewicz
Screenwriter
Tom Mankiewicz
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 9, 2004
Runtime
1h 35m