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==Reception== The movie received overwhelming negative reviews.<ref> {{cite news|title=Cosby's 'Leonard' a Super-Inane Superspy|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 18, 1987|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-18-ca-19771-story.html|access-date=December 12, 2010|first=Kevin|last=Thomas|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709120346/http://articles.latimes.com/1987-12-18/entertainment/ca-19771_1|archive-date=July 9, 2012|url-status=live}} </ref><ref> {{cite news|title=Confessions of a Film Masochist: Nothing Explains 'Leonard Part 6'-That's Why It's Fun|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 24, 1988|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-24-ca-38089-story.html|access-date=November 9, 2010|first=Chris|last=Willman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103145643/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-01-24/entertainment/ca-38089_1_leonard-part|archive-date=November 3, 2012|url-status=live}} </ref> When the film was released in 1987, even Cosby himself said that he was so disappointed with it that he publicly advised people not to waste their money on it.<ref name=LATimes> {{cite news|title=Leonard RIP?|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 20, 1987|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-20-ca-29856-story.html|access-date=December 26, 2010|first=Pat H.|last=Broeske|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119151239/http://articles.latimes.com/1987-12-20/entertainment/ca-29856_1_leonard-part|archive-date=January 19, 2012|url-status=live}} </ref> [[Roger Ebert]] called it "one of the worst movies of the year" and strongly criticized the obvious [[Coca-Cola]] product placement in one of the film's close-up scenes, saying that Cosby "ought to be ashamed of himself."<ref>''[[At the Movies (1986 TV program)|Siskel & Ebert]]''. December 26, 1987.</ref> [[Gene Siskel]] gave the film zero stars out of four, calling it "The year's worst film involving a major star. That's right, it's worse than ''[[Ishtar (film)|Ishtar]]''."<ref>[[Gene Siskel|Siskel, Gene]] (December 23, 1987). "Siskel's Flicks Picks". ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. Section 8, page I.</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' declared, "Bill Cosby is right to be embarrassed by this dud, but the result really can't have come as a total surprise to him since he wrote the story and produced it."<ref>"Film Reviews: Leonard Part 6". ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''. December 16, 1987. 11.</ref> [[Caryn James]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote: "Mr. Cosby and the director, Paul Weiland, were reportedly at odds while filming ''Leonard Part 6'' ... but there's plenty of blame for them to share. Mr. Weiland's direction, Mr. Cosby's story and Jonathan Reynolds's screenplay seem equally trite."<ref> {{cite news|first=Caryn |last=James|title=Film: Bill Cosby's 'Leonard Part 6'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/18/movies/film-bill-cosby-s-leonard-part-6.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 18, 1987|access-date=February 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910174201/http://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/18/movies/film-bill-cosby-s-leonard-part-6.html|archive-date=September 10, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kevin Thomas (film critic)|Kevin Thomas]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote: "''Leonard Part 6'' is a smug, tedious exercise in self-indulgence ... There's virtually nothing to laugh at in this film, and too much of everything else." Thomas noted that, although Weiland was the director, "clearly Cosby, as star, producer and idea man, is the ''auteur'' here."<ref name=Leonard> {{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-18-ca-19771-story.html|first=Kevin |last=Thomas|title=Cosby's 'Leonard' a Super-Inane Superspy|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 18, 1987|access-date=July 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104073709/http://articles.latimes.com/1987-12-18/entertainment/ca-19771_1_2nd-unit|archive-date=November 4, 2012|url-status=live}} </ref> Rita Kempley of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' stated: "Cosby looks woebegone all movie long. He knows he's out of his element, a comedian of words in a physical role."<ref>Kempley, Rita (December 19, 1987). "Cosby, Lost With 'Leonard'". ''[[The Washington Post]]''. D6.</ref> Robert Garrett wrote in ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', "This Christmas turkey is so dreadful that it must be in the same league as [[Paul Newman]]'s ''[[The Silver Chalice (film)|The Silver Chalice]]'' for its power to embarrass its star."<ref>Garrett, Robert (December 18, 1987). "'Leonard 6' leaves Cosby with egg on his face". ''[[The Boston Globe]]''. p. 97.</ref> As of June 2022, ''Leonard Part 6'' had a 7% rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 15 reviews with an average rating of 3.5/10.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/leonard-part-6|title=Leonard Part 6 (1987)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=August 16, 2021}}</ref> ===Box office=== The movie was a [[box-office bomb|box office flop]]. It grossed only $4,615,255<ref> {{cite news|title=Laughing Their Way to Bank Hollywood Accounts Swell From 'Baby' and 'Momma'|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 6, 1988|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-06-ca-22861-story.html|access-date=December 8, 2010|first=Jack|last=Mathews|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701175323/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-01-06/entertainment/ca-22861_1/3|archive-date=July 1, 2012|url-status=live}} </ref><ref> {{cite news|title=Weekend Box Office|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 22, 1987|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-22-ca-30480-story.html|access-date=December 26, 2010|first=Jack|last=Mathews|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707113507/http://articles.latimes.com/1987-12-22/entertainment/ca-30480_1|archive-date=July 7, 2012|url-status=live}} </ref>—a mere fraction of its $24 million budget.<ref name=ColumbiaPicturesBook/> ===Accolades=== The movie won three [[8th Golden Raspberry Awards|Golden Raspberry Awards]], for Worst Actor (Cosby), Worst Picture, and Worst Screenplay (Jonathan Reynolds and Cosby). It was nominated for two more Razzie Awards, for Worst Supporting Actress (Foster) and Worst Director (Weiland). A few weeks after the ceremony, Cosby accepted his three Razzies on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s ''[[The Late Show (1986 talk show)|The Late Show]].'' He demanded that the three Razzies he earned be specifically made out of 24 karat (99.99%) gold and Italian marble, which were later paid for by Fox. Cosby later brought the awards with him when he was a guest on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]],'' happily displaying them and proclaiming, "I swept the awards!"<ref> {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1in0hor24uU |title=Razzie® Award Reel – YouTube<!-- Bot generated title --> |website=[[YouTube]] |date=January 13, 2011 |access-date=November 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429202934/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1in0hor24uU |archive-date=April 29, 2016 |url-status=live}} </ref> For the 2005 Razzies, the movie earned a nomination in the "Worst 'Comedy' of Our First 25 Years" category, losing to ''[[Gigli]]''. It was also nominated for Worst Picture at the [[1987 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards]]. ===Home media=== ''Leonard Part 6'' was released by [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] on DVD, on April 26, 2005.<ref> {{cite news|title= Leonard Part 6|work= [[DVD Talk]]|url= https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/15632/leonard-part-6/|access-date= May 17, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121106000452/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/15632/leonard-part-6/|archive-date= November 6, 2012|url-status= live}} </ref>
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