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You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat

1971-09-191h 25mComedy / Drama8.7/103 votes

This oddball counterculture comedy/drama follows Zalman King through a series of kooky misadventures while he searches for his life's purpose in New York City.

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Directed byPeter Locke

Original languageEnglish

Original release1971-09-19

ProductionUnited States of America

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Zalman KingCarter Fields

Allen GarfieldHerby Moss

Suzette GreenSusan

Richard PryorWino

Robert Downey Sr.Head of Ad Agency

Liz TorresSinger in Men's Room

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Roz KellyGirl in Park Karen LudwigErica Billy CunninghamFat Lady Ruth LockeCarter's Mother Daisy LockeOld Woman Stan GottliebFellestrio Peter LockeShoe Thief / Purse Snatcher Chick KozloffMooner Michael SullivanMan on Toilet Steve LandesbergMen's Room Attendant

Tommy Cerafice

Boy in Men's Room

Eric KrupnikHood in Group Therapy

Stephen BerkeFood Eater on Park Bench

Anne TaylorPickpocket

Karen SmithPickpocket

St. LouisGynecologist

George SchultzJudge (as George Schultz)

Jan SmithGarbage Eater

Walter KlusnerFather

Tony MiddletonStranger (as Tony Middleton)

Paula FrankleCorrina

John FodorRevolutionary

Elaine EverettAnita Lorraine Teitlebaum

Rodger ParsonsNarrator (Voice)

Herb FutoranMan in boardroom meeting

Jeff FutoranSon with Mother at Park

Nicole FutoranBaby

Roni FutoranMother with Son at Park

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