Uptown Saturday Night

12
1h 44m
1974
6.1 /10 (38)

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.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English, Español
Released Date: 1974-07-26

Top Billed 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)

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