What reason for not releasing on DVD?

The movie just wasn't that good. The only bright spot being Pearl Baily. The actor playing the main character, Norman, pretty much phoned in his performance. It was painful watching him act. And Redd Foxx, well, he just played himself. There are better movies from this era that haven't been made into DVDs yet; I'll be waiting for those.

One thing that doesn't make sense is that EVERY of the other 'Soul Cinema' series was eventually released on DVD (even some that never came out on VHS - like Hammer).

Why this one wasn't released on DVD is beyond me.

No, it's not that bad a movie at all... Remember, looking at it in 2010 gives those of us who saw it in 1976 a chance to revisit the actors' careers...Redd and Pearl are no longer with us, but the handful of theatrical roles they played from this film until their deaths (both on the big and small screens), showed as much growth as one could expect from these mature performers. As for the younger principals, both Michael Warren and Dennis Dugan were 30 or near 30 when this movie was shot, and their skill level was a little strident, but their performances improved greatly over the ensuing 5 years, when they went on to star in "Hill Street Blues" and "Richie Brockleman, Private Eye", respectively. I do belive it should be released in DVD format, if for no other reason than to showcase Redd Foxx's brave attempt to understand his son's orientation by buying half a dozen books on homosexuality. I don't recall any movie following this theme ever showed either parent making that kind of effort. Though it wasn't nominated for an Academy Award, it is worth watching Waylon Flowers and his puppets strut their stuff and the glorious Tamara Dobson as the understanding hooker.

I just recorded this off of IMPACT on Demand. The reason no one has rushed to give it an official dvd release is that the film is really, really BAD! This is like "Bob Hope in the 70s" type bad. The jokes are bad, and to make things worse the actors seem to be reading them off of cue cards half the time. AND there is Wayon Flowers and Madame--the final nails in the coffin.

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