Uptown Saturday Night
“They get funny when you mess with their money.”
1974•PG•1h 44m•6.2•Released
ComedyCrimeAction
Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.
Director
Sidney Poitier
Writer
Richard Wesley
Budget
$3M
Revenue
$7M
Languages
English, Spanish
Studio
Verdon Productions Limited
Cast
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
Production
Company
Verdon Productions Limited
Company
First Artists
Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Producer
Melville Tucker
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