standardbearer Mr T. really wants to help! He really does! Does he succeed? Well... urm.. not really, but as you could've seen in his TV show "I pity the fool", his energetic character struck like lightning into the pitiful situations where the families in that show sank into a long time ago. But where should the education start? Of course at childhood, ya foo'! "Be somebody..." was aimed at children in the 80's. On this tape Mr T shares us his experiences, and ideas, how to become somebody. For he is the one to ask!!! He's really done it! The film goes on, and Mr T. is getting more and more embarrassing, and I really don't know if it is due to the 80's era, or his very own personality. Honestly, this film, is pretty horrendous. Very cheap, very silly, and dated. ...But you still gotta love it! You gotta LOVE Mr T. ! He's so overwhelmingly serious at "educating" those children, you wont doubt it for a minute, that he does it totally honestly.So, despite it's a B video, give Mr T. a chance, I'm sure you'll like it. And if not, you still gonna crap yourself from laughter:)

As_Cold_As_Ice This is a classic kid's educational video starring the one and only Mr T.The whole premise of BSoBSF is that Mr T (or Doctor T or Coach T, depending on which hilarious persona he is at the time) teaches the viewer about things such as respect, friendship, and daydreaming (?).Mr T carries this thing, and that is what makes this funny. Ever want to see T smear egg salad on his face, or attempt to do the robot, or smile and take pictures of kids in slacks while talking about his 'cool style'? Here's your chance. And Stacy Ferguson, aka Fergie, is supposedly in this, but I couldn't pick her out.Other highlights include T being completely owned by a 8 year old kid in dancing, not saying words correctly when acting as a teacher, doing crouches while balancing popcorn on his head, the whole Style segment of the most hideous 80's style ever put together, T badly singing a song about respect your mother, a terrible Jackson 5 impersonator, and a fat kid who can't do rudimentary things like go down a slide correctly, or do a jumping jack.Basically, the whole thing is a hoot if you enjoy really corny and bad edutainment films, or like Mr T (ie everyone).8/10

davepweinstein I discovered this film in High School. My folks were out of town, and my friends were at the house. I'm sure we were up to no good. Then it happened. Randy showed up with this video and said that we had to watch it. Growing up in the eighties, we all had a pre-existing place in our heart for Mr. T, so we were game. The tape started to roll, and then we started to roll. Man, it was the funniest thing I had ever seen. Being the creative bunch of musicians that we were, we decided to start a tribute band. What better name for the band than "Mr. T's Be Somebody Or Be Somebody's Fool"? So there it was, we learned all the songs from the movie, and went for it. We were pretty serious too. We would rehearse twice a week, and play shows regularly. We even had matching t-shirts made with the movie's poster on the front.Those were some good times, inspired by a life changing film.Thanks Mr. T! And remember: "Everyone's gotta wear clothes. If they don't, they could get arrested".

keithmiller_se23 This piece gives us an in-depth look into the philosophy and psyche of this modern-day thinker and performer, Mr. T. The film demands our attention and with repeat viewing the metaphors in his performance become clear. We see Mr.T's struggle for attention and respect mirrored in his struggle with the cello. We see a man of great vunerability trying to gain acceptance with his gold. We see a man searching for his lost child-hood. This is more than a movie. It is a moving experience and one not easily forgotten.