Uptown Saturday Night
They get funny when you mess with their money.
1974 | 104m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Sidney Poitier |
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| Writer: | Richard Wesley |
| Staring: |
| Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 26, 1974 |
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| Director: | Sidney Poitier |
| Writer: | Richard Wesley |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action, Crime |
| Keywords | gambling, robbery, ghetto, male friendship, lottery, urban, lottery ticket |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, First Artists, Verdon Productions Limited |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $6,700,000
Budget: $3,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sidney Poitier | Director |
| Fred J. Koenekamp | Director of Photography |
| Jophery C. Brown | Stunts |
| Henry Kingi | Stunts |
| Bob Herron | Stunts |
| Richard Wesley | Writer |
| Tom Scott | Original Music Composer |
| Pembroke J. Herring | Editor |
| Alfred Sweeney | Production Design |
| Robert De Vestel | Set Decoration |
| Monty Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Mickey McCardle | Production Manager |
| William Ladd Skinner | Set Designer |
| Charles Spurgeon | Special Effects |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Melville Tucker | Producer |
| Pembroke J. Herring | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actor | Denholm Elliott | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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