History Trivia / LeonardPart6

* BuryYourArt: Cosby bought the TV rights to the movie to keep it from being shown on TV. He was unable to get the home video rights, so the movie did receive a [=DVD=] release.

* ThrowItIn: Apparently, the shot of the salmon swimming past an issue of ''Playboy'' magazine and doing a double-take was completely unintentional -- that was the salmon's actual reaction. Many viewers consider this to be the only funny joke in the entire movie.

* DirectToVideo: In the UK and other territories. [[SarcasmMode what a surprise]].

* DirectToVideo: In the UK and other territories. [[SarcasmMode: what a surprise]].

* DirectToVideo: In the UK and other territories.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Ultimately, the public listened to Cosby's requests to stay away. Budget, $24 million. Box office, $4,615,255.

* OldShame: The film was so bad, Cosby himself told every audience he could to avoid seeing it, before it was even released. It should also be noted that "William H. Cosby Jr., Ed.D." has story credit, and that the movie is "A Sah Enterprises, Inc. Production" ... and guess whose company that is.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Ultimately, the public listened to Cosby's requests to stay away from this movie. Budget, $24 million. Box office, $4,615,255.
* CreatorBacklash: Creator/BillCosby might have co-produced and co-written this film, but he ended up begging audiences not to see it shortly before its release. When the film won a UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward, Cosby asked the studio make his statuette out of gold and marble so he could accept it in style.

** ''Leonard Part 6'' was one of the handful of movies that led to distributor Columbia winding up in Sony's hands by 1991, though the damage this film did was more reputation-oriented.
** It also blasted apart the career of director Paul Weiland, who had been labeled as "Inexperienced". He didn't direct another theatrical movie for seven years and didn't have a very visible role in Hollywood since.

* OldShame: The film was so bad, Creator/BillCosby himself told every audience he could to avoid seeing it, before it was even released. It should also be noted that "William H. Cosby Jr., Ed.D." has story credit, and that the movie is "A Sah Enterprises, Inc. Production" ... and guess whose company that is.
* StarDerailingRole: For Bill Cosby's film career. Any cache he still had as the star of ''Series/TheCosbyShow'' was wiped out when his next film, ''Film/GhostDad'', became another critically drubbed flop.

* This movie won three [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzies]] at the 1987 ceremony, with Cosby winning Worst Actor and Worst Picture in his capacity as producer, as well as sharing Worst Screenplay with scriptwriter Jonathan Reynolds.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Ultimately, the public listened to Cosby's cries to stay away from this movie; Budget, $24 million. Box office, $4,615,255.
* CreatorBacklash: Creator/BillCosby might have co-produced and co-wrote this film, but he ended up begging audiences not to see it shortly before its release. When the film won a UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward, Cosby asked the studio make his statuette out of gold and marble so he could accept it in style.
* CreatorKiller:

** It also blasted apart the career of director Paul Weiland, who had been labeled as "Inexperienced". He didn't direct another theatrical movie for 7 years and didn't have a very visible role in Hollywood since.

* OldShame: The film was so bad, Creator/BillCosby himself told everyone to avoid seeing it, before it even hit theaters. It should also be noted that "William H. Cosby Jr., Ed.D." has story credit, and that the movie is "A Sah Enterprises, Inc. Production"... and guess whose company that is.
* StarDerailingRole: For Bill Cosby's film career. Any cache he still had as the star of ''Series/TheCosbyShow'' was wiped out by the next film, ''Film/GhostDad''.

* This movie won a lot of [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzies]], one of which was for Worst Picture of 1987.

* OldShame: The film was so bad, Creator/BillCosby himself told everyone to avoid seeing it, before it even hit theaters. It should also be noted that "William H. Cosby Jr., Ed.D." has story credit, and that the movie is "A Sah Enterprises, Inc. Production"... and guess whose company that is.
* StraightToVideo: In the UK and other territories.

* CreatorBacklash / OldShame: Creator/BillCosby might have co-produced and co-wrote this film, but he ended up begging audiences not to see it shortly before its release. When the film won a UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward, Cosby asked the studio make his statuette out of gold and marble so he could accept it in style.

* CreatorKiller: ''Leonard Part 6'' was one of the handful of movies that led to distributor Columbia winding up in Sony's hands by 1991, though the damage this film did was more reputation-oriented.

* StarDerailingRole: For Bill Cosby. Any cache he still had as the star of ''Series/TheCosbyShow'' was wiped out by the next film, ''Film/GhostDad'', but he would remain on the A-list for several decades before the multiple rape charges in the mid New 10's ensured both movies would no longer be the bottom of Cosby's career or reputation.

* CreatorBacklash / OldShame: Bill Cosby might have co-produced and co-wrote this film, but he ended up begging audiences not to see it shortly before its release. When the film won a UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward, Cosby asked the studio make his statuette out of gold and marble so he could accept it in style.

* CreatorKiller: ''Leonard Part 6'' was one of the handful of movies that led to distributor Columbia winding up in Sony's hands by 1991, though the damage this film did was more reputation-oriented. Any cache he still had as the star of ''Series/TheCosbyShow'' was wiped out by the next film, ''Film/GhostDad''.
* StarDerailingRole: For Bill Cosby.

* CreatorKiller: ''Leonard Part 6'' was one of the handful of movies that led to distributor Columbia winding up in Sony's hands by 1991, though the damage this film did was more reputation-oriented.

* CreatorBacklash / OldShame: Bill Cosby might have be co-produced and co-wrote this film, but he ended up begging audiences not to see it shortly before its release. When the film won a UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward, Cosby asked the studio make his statuette out of gold and marble so he could accept it in style.

* StarDerailingRole: For Bill Cosby.

* CreatorBacklash / OldShame: When this film won a UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward, Bill Cosby had the studio make his statuette out of gold and marble so he could accept it in style.

* CreatorBacklash / OldShame: When this film won a GoldenRaspberryAward, Bill Cosby had the studio make his statuette out of gold and marble so he could accept it in style.

* OldShame: When this film won a GoldenRaspberryAward, Bill Cosby had the studio make his statuette out of gold and marble so he could accept it in style.