Uptown Saturday Night

Jul 26, 1974

1h 44m

★ 6.1

They get funny when you mess with their money.

Overview

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

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Action

Production Companies

Verdon Productions Limited

First Artists

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Steve Jackson

Sidney Poitier

Wardell Franklin

Bill Cosby

Geechie Dan Beauford

Harry Belafonte

The Reverend

Flip Wilson

Sharp Eye Washington

Richard Pryor

Silky Slim

Calvin Lockhart

Sarah Jackson

Rosalind Cash

Congressman Lincoln

Roscoe Lee Browne

Leggy Peggy

Paula Kelly

Madame Zenobia

Lee Chamberlin

Geechie's Henchman

Johnny Sekka

Slim's Henchman #1

Lincoln Kilpatrick

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6.6

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7.2

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6.3

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5.9

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7.0

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6.2

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6.2

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8.1

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6.7

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Uptown Saturday Night

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