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It Was as Bad To Shoot as it is to Watch, 26 September 2002

Author: jaiken007 (jaiken007@hotmail.com) from Oakland,CA

Building the sets for this tripe was a ghastly experience, too. It was my first job as a stagehand on a movie and I was very excited. Not only was I making almost as much money as I did working on the Alaska Pipeline but I'm going to work with Bill Cosby as well.

When I was a kid the adults would play his records (and Red Foxx's, also, but that's a story for another time) when I was supposed to be in bed, but I could hear him when I put my ear to the heat vent. BILL COSBY, WOW, this was going to be an experience I'd never forget and so it was.

I owed Mr. Cosby for this job because every other black stagehand in Northern California was put on the payroll, too. The Local I.A.T.S.E. (International Alliance of Theatre and Stage Employees or I Am Tired of Seeking Employment) put more black men on the call than any other movie shot in the Bay Area before or after this one. Go figure.

In the course of shooting this movie I was covered in horse manure, pigeon feces, toxic waste, green dye, frogs, and the substances that were deposited on the floor of an adult movie theatre. Okay, I'll explain the last one. We had to renovate an old porno theatre for a shot in the film. I still tell myself that it was only Coca-Cola sticking to my boots to the floor. I burned them anyway.

Many times we would complete a set and find out that they had cut that scene from the film. The script was overhauled every day and NO ONE knew what was going on. Mr. Cosby was VERY unhappy. I worked 7/12s for three weeks. We cut back to 6/12s so I had the opportunity to do my laundry rather than spending my 1/2-hour lunch break buying new clothes.

One day my fellow stagehands and I were standing around with nothing to do. We went to the Art Director and were told, "Just pretend that you're working." One guy said, "No, you pretend I'm working, I'm punching out and going home." I've used that line many times in my career.

The day I was cut from the crew was a glorious day. I tried to leave at that moment but was told I had to stay until the end of the day. That first day off was heaven. I had been too busy to cash my paychecks so I had a nice chunk of change. The best thing that can be said for Leonard Part 6 is that it paid off my student loan and paid for a fabulous week in Rome. It also sent me running back to live theatre where I've stayed ever since.

I caught the movie on cable and it was as bad as I thought it would be. The biggest laugh for me was the disclaimer from the Humane Society. My usual beef with those disclaimers is that someone has to kill those delicious steaks we eat on the set. This time, however, my problem was with the rain of frogs. Hundreds of frogs gave their lives for this piece of dreck. I also think it's strange that the same disclaimer was shown at the end of The Crow, but I guess actors count as much as frogs.

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Betrayal & Redemption, 9 April 2004
Author: Anthony Miller from Okemos, MI

I saw this pus-filled boil on Cosby's rump while on vacation in Florida as a kid. I asked to see it - How was I to know? - I was only 6 years old. I think it was being shown at a theater at Universal Studios, and it had been a long, hot day of walking. Hell, I was glad just to be off my feet and out of the sun...that is, until the movie began.

I was confused from the start, thinking I must have missed a lot in the first 5 parts. But I thought it's gotta get better, Bill Cosby wouldn't allow this garbage to be shown to millions of kids like me as "entertainment" unless there was something funny in it. Then the meat patties - I don't remember much about the movie, I've left the nightmares in my past, but I can still remember how I nearly wretched at this grisly mess of a scene. It was no longer worth being in a comfy theater with AC, it was more like being in agony, trapped by a 6-yr. old kid's optimism that "Mr. Huxable" would be funny! Never happened.

An utter horror of a movie! It ruined a little kid's day, and I'm sure it ruined many others'. When I found out from my folks soon after that Bill Cosby himself had told people not to see it, I was hurt and betrayed. I have since gotten over it, so LP6 is purged from my nightmares, and I applauded Cos for removing this celluloid pollution from our airwaves. Redemption at last.

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2 much money rotted his brain, 20 August 2003

Author: spider63 from United States

Bill Cosby wrote, produced, and starred in LEONARD PART 6. If only he had directed it too. LP6 is easily one of the worst and dumbest movies ever made. It almost looks like the kind of home movie that someone who is almost a billionaire could make. I don't know why Bill Cosby's great "Fat Albert" series is never on syndication, but this movie would have been better as a cartoon or with some of those characters working in the movie (like in WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT). I guess suggesting improvements at this point does not help. So if you have never seen a great genius make a fool of himself and look like a buffoon, watch this movie.

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One of those "Onion" Movies., 13 July 2003

Author: lambiepie-2 from Los Angeles, CA

You can't help but cry.

This film is awful. I found NOTHING redeeming about it, not on a camp level, not even on a comatose level.

You'd just expect more from the talented Bill Cosby, and wonder with all the projects out there, why he chose this crap to be a part of.

He should have just collected all the money and donated it to a charity -- or the R & D Department over at JELLO. The money would have went to a better cause.

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Bad, bad, baad, 13 June 2004

Author: tomimt from Finland

There are bad movies like the ones Ed wood used to make and there are bad movies like "Leonard part 6".

Now the difference between these two groups is, that when you watch Ed Wood movies you can laugh at the fact how serious he was. But with this supposed to be comedy you are just dazed at the fact how shamelessly this movie has been made relying only on the 80's comedy icon Bill Cosby.

I can see how the script of this agent parody might have looked funny, with all the James Bond jokes it has, but somewhere in the making everyone just forgot to do their jobs properly, thus ending up with this pile of totally unfunny crap.

As stated nothing works, special effects are bad and they probably looked outdated the year this movie came out. Actors are bored and they don't even try and same can be said of director Paul Weiland.

Avoid if you can.

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Merciful God in heaven above!!!!!!!, 19 June 2003

Author: tipplerunkus

Bill Cosby must have lost some kind of bet with Satan to end up making a film as mind-meltingly dreadful as "Leonard Part 6". A stupefyingly unfunny, self-indulgent mess of a film that will have you wanting to tare your skin off with your fingernails just so you'll have something else to do.

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Why did Cosby make this?, 23 May 2000

Author: jhaggardjr from Chicago, Illinois

Back in 1987, Bill Cosby was the king of comedy on television. His '80s sitcom "The Cosby Show" was the #1 TV show in America. So one question still puzzles me today. During his time away from the show, why did he produce, wrote the original story to, and star in "Leonard Part 6"? This movie is totally inept from beginning to end. No laughs. No excitement. No fun. Just 85 minutes of 100% ineptitude. Forget about it!

No stars (out of four)

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Still smelling this one, 14 November 2001
Author: Daniel Little (balddanny@hotmail.com) from Columbus, Ohio

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Might contain some spoilers

Whoa, where did this curiosity come from? Bill Cosby and co-star fending off killer lobsters with butter? Bill Cosby's daughter doing a topless recital? Dr. Cosby warned people not to see this when it came out, but he spoke too late. Why didn't Mystery Science Theater pick this one up? Mr. Cosby looks uncomfortable, if not downright constipated throughout this film, which is exactly what you'll feel like should you choose to rent it. This film is still smelling up my living room like stale dog urine. There is a good spy flick out for kids, and it's called "Spy Kids". Or watch Bill Cosby's Little Bill series to reassure yourself that he didn't go mad after making this film.

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This Film Belongs in the "6th" Level of Cinematic Hell, 12 October 2001
Author: tfrizzell from United States

"Leonard Part 6". Not even the title makes any sense. There were never five before it (thank goodness) and there would be no sequel to this bomb of epic proportions. Bill Cosby took some time during his television show in the mid-1980s to make this film that sported a rather large budget, but little else. Cosby stars as a secret agent who is trying to stop a mad-woman from ruling the world. Vegetarians protect the mastermind and Cosby's primary form of transportation is an ostrich of all things. My goodness what was Cosby thinking here? Turkey (0 stars out of 5).

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Saw them make the film: Not fun. Watched the film: Not good., 10 July 2000

Author: thomas.meagher

This film was made nearby where I lived in 1986. Many residents had to put up with trailers on the street and generators running into all hours of the evening. We did however, get to see Cosby shoot a scene, so that was fun.

When it came time to see his creation, the disappointment was even greater having expected at least something of fair value. The film is disjointed, as if the writer quit in the middle. The relationship between Cosby - a master spy living in an enormous house - and his unhappy wife (who lives in the enormous house next door, which is supposed to be a funny circumstance) took time to develop. Then it was immediately lost in some mad-cap chase scenes in a warehouse.

There is nothing interesting about this film. There must be a story behind how it got made. Cosby is a man of talent, but this film showed none.

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