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Uptown Saturday Night (1974)

 -  Action | Comedy | Crime  -  26 July 1974 (USA)
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Steve Jackson and Wardell Franklin sneak out of their houses to visit Madame Zenobia's: a high-class but illegal nightclub. During their visit, however, the place is robbed and they are ... See full summary »

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The Reverend
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Sharp Eye Washington
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Silky Slim
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Sarah Jackson
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Congressman Lincoln
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Leggy Peggy
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Madame Zenobia
Johnny Sekka ...
Geechie's Henchman
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Irma Franklin
Don Marshall ...
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Harold Nicholas ...
Little Seymour Pettigrew
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Steve Jackson and Wardell Franklin sneak out of their houses to visit Madame Zenobia's: a high-class but illegal nightclub. During their visit, however, the place is robbed and they are forced to hand over their wallets. Steve's wallet turns out to have contained a winning lottery ticket, and together they must recover their stolen property. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@imdb.com>

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They get funny when you mess with their money.

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Action | Comedy | Crime

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26 July 1974 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Aconteceu num Sábado  »

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$3,000,000 (estimated)
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Harry Belafonte's performance is a send-up of Marlon Brando's in The Godfather (1972). See more »

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Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Superdome (1989) See more »

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"Uptown Saturday Night"
Written by Tom Scott, Morgan Ames
Sung by Dobie Gray
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Uptown Saturday Night
31 May 1999 | by (Marietta, OH) – See all my reviews

Uninhibited comedy about the efforts of two husbands (Perfectly matched Cosby and Poitier) who try to recover stolen money and a winning lottery ticket before their wives discover that the items are missing. There is great support from Pryor, Wilson, Cash and most notably Belafonte, in a great "Godfather" parody role. For Poitier, who also directed, this was the first of many successful collaborations with Cosby.


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