Uptown Saturday Night
They get funny when you mess with their money.
Genres
Overview
Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.
Details
Budget
$3000000
Revenue
$6700000
Runtime
104 min
Release Date
1974-07-26
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
38
Vote Average
6.132
Sidney Poitier
Steve Jackson
Bill Cosby
Wardell Franklin
Harry Belafonte
Geechie Dan Beauford
Flip Wilson
The Reverend
Richard Pryor
Sharp Eye Washington
Calvin Lockhart
Silky Slim
Rosalind Cash
Sarah Jackson
Roscoe Lee Browne
Congressman Lincoln
Paula Kelly
Leggy Peggy
Lee Chamberlin
Madame Zenobia
Johnny Sekka
Geechie's Henchman
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Slim's Henchman #1
Ketty Lester
Irma
Don Marshall
Slim's Henchman #2
Harold Nicholas
Little Seymour
Jophery C. Brown
Geechie Dan's Henchman (uncredited)
Juanita Brown
Congressman Lincoln's Receptionist (uncredited)
Morris Buchanan
Waldorf Patron (uncredited)
Richard L. Duran
Waldorf Patron (uncredited)
Paul Harris
Police Officer (uncredited)
Stevie Mack
Church Member (uncredited)
Earl Maynard
Waldorf Bartender (uncredited)
Gene McDaniels
Member of the Choir (uncredited)
Marie O'Henry
Girl at Robbery Scene (uncredited)
Ray Parker, Jr.
Ray (uncredited)
Stack Pierce
Gambler in Tuxedo (uncredited)
Cyril Poitier
Rock (uncredited)
George Reynolds
Big Percy (uncredited)
Richard Warren
Driver (uncredited)
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