That's the Way of the World

Name: That's the Way of the World
Genre: Musical
Released: 1977-04-27
Rating: 67
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Ed Nelson, Cynthia Bostick, Bert Parks, Jimmy Boyd

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Released Apr 27, 1977

1h 37m

Musical

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Record-industry mobsters make an executive (Harvey Keitel) push a boring family trio instead of Earth, Wind & Fire.

Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

If I chose to write a review of That's the Way of the World the length of which accurately reflected the duration of its star attraction Earth, Wind & Fire, I should have stopped writing two clauses ago.

Rated: .5/4

Jul 20, 2006

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Jacoba Atlas

Los Angeles Free Press

Predictable stuff really, and boringly so.

Nov 22, 2019

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

World has much to share on the topic of corruption and the burn of self-preservation, articulated with a wonderfully combative atmosphere and a distinct groove.

Rated: B-

Feb 28, 2014

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David Cornelius

DVDTalk.com

It's a movie that could have been made thirty years earlier or thirty years later without losing an ounce of its relevancy.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 18, 2006

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It's a movie that could have been made thirty years earlier or thirty years later without losing an ounce of its relevancy. what other movie can u see harvey keitel roller skating at an all black disco rink?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Sig Shore

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Harvey Keitel

Coleman Buckmaster

Ed Nelson

Carlton James

Cynthia Bostick

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Bert Parks

Franklyn Page

Jimmy Boyd

Gary Page

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Synopsis

Record-industry mobsters make an executive (Harvey Keitel) push a boring family trio instead of Earth, Wind & Fire.

Director: Sig Shore
Producer: Sig Shore
Screenwriter: Robert Lipsyte
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Sig Shore Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 27, 1977, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2019
Runtime: 1h 37m

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