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Uptown Saturday Night
Uptown Saturday Night

Uptown Saturday Night

They get funny when you mess with their money.

Genres

ComedyCrimeAction

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Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.

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Budget

$3000000

Revenue

$6700000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

26 July 1974

Country

United States of America

Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Steve Jackson

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

Wardell Franklin

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Geechie Dan Beauford

Flip Wilson

Flip Wilson

The Reverend

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Sharp Eye Washington

Calvin Lockhart

Calvin Lockhart

Silky Slim

Rosalind Cash

Rosalind Cash

Sarah Jackson

Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne

Congressman Lincoln

Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly

Leggy Peggy

Lee Chamberlin

Lee Chamberlin

Madame Zenobia

Johnny Sekka

Johnny Sekka

Geechie's Henchman

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Slim's Henchman #1

Ketty Lester

Ketty Lester

Irma

Don Marshall

Don Marshall

Slim's Henchman #2

Harold Nicholas

Harold Nicholas

Little Seymour

Jophery C. Brown

Jophery C. Brown

Geechie Dan's Henchman (uncredited)

Juanita Brown

Juanita Brown

Congressman Lincoln's Receptionist (uncredited)

Morris Buchanan

Morris Buchanan

Waldorf Patron (uncredited)

Richard L. Duran

Richard L. Duran

Waldorf Patron (uncredited)

Paul Harris

Paul Harris

Police Officer (uncredited)

Stevie Mack

Stevie Mack

Church Member (uncredited)

Earl Maynard

Earl Maynard

Waldorf Bartender (uncredited)

Gene McDaniels

Gene McDaniels

Member of the Choir (uncredited)

Marie O'Henry

Marie O'Henry

Girl at Robbery Scene (uncredited)

Ray Parker, Jr.

Ray Parker, Jr.

Ray (uncredited)

Stack Pierce

Stack Pierce

Gambler in Tuxedo (uncredited)

Cyril Poitier

Cyril Poitier

Rock (uncredited)

George Reynolds

George Reynolds

Big Percy (uncredited)

Richard Warren

Richard Warren

Driver (uncredited)

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