Uptown Saturday Night

July. 26,1974      PG
Rating:
6.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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

Sidney Poitier as  Steve Jackson
Bill Cosby as  Wardell Franklin
Harry Belafonte as  Geechie Dan Beauford
Flip Wilson as  The Reverend
Richard Pryor as  Sharp Eye Washington
Calvin Lockhart as  Silky Slim
Rosalind Cash as  Sarah Jackson
Roscoe Lee Browne as  Congressman Lincoln
Paula Kelly as  Leggy Peggy
Lee Chamberlin as  Madame Zenobia

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Reviews

BootDigest
1974/07/26

Such a frustrating disappointment

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VeteranLight
1974/07/27

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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Beanbioca
1974/07/28

As Good As It Gets

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Logan
1974/07/29

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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