ComedyCrimeAction
Uptown Saturday Night
“They get funny when you mess with their money.”
Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.
Directed by Sidney Poitier
62
User score
41 votes
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Status
Released
Released
July 26, 1974
Runtime
1h 44m
Language
English, Spanish
Budget → Revenue
$3M → $6.7M
Top 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
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)
