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You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
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Wikipedia article
'You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat' is a 1971 comedy-drama film directed by Peter Locke.[http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1&res=9C05E2DC1338EF34BC4851DFBF66838A669EDE 'The New York Times' review]
It involves a young hippie and his search for the meaning of life while in Central Park. Its soundtrack includes some of the earliest released music by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, the duo who later formed the core of the group Steely Dan. The film also stars Richard Pryor in an early role playing his signature "wino" character, and actor/director Robert Downey Sr.
Future film director Wes Craven, then working at a New York City post-production company, made his professional feature debut as the film's editor.
Plot
Cast
*Zalman King - Carter Fields
*Suzette Green - Susan
*Allen Garfield - Herby Moss
*Richard Pryor - Wino
*Robert Downey Sr. - Head of Ad Agency
*Liz Torres - Singer in Men's Room
*Roz Kelly - Girl in Park
*Stan Gottlieb - Fallestrio
*Daisy Locke - Old Woman
*Billy Cunningham - Fat Lady
References
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