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Writer:
Richard Wesley (writer)
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Release Date:
26 July 1974 (USA) more
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They get funny when you mess with their money.
Plot:
Steve Jackson and Wardell Franklin sneak out of their houses to visit Madame Zenobia's: a high-class but illegal nightclub... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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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 Franklin
Don Marshall ... Slim's Henchman #2
Harold Nicholas ... Little Seymour Pettigrew
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Runtime:
104 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Flip Wilson's first film performance. more
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Fabulous buddy-flick, 2 April 2004
Author: isisherbs2000 from delaware

I just saw - again - Uptown and was amazed - again - by the chemistry of the cast and the sheer genius of Bill Cosby. It is definitely dated, style-wise, but it is as contemporary as they come as far as the 'buddy' genre goes. Although Cosby is the focus and star, with Belafonte, Lockhart and Pryor, too, stealing their scenes, one of my favorites is Poitier 'loudtalking' a crime lord. The language is not good, otherwise I'd suggest this is a good movie for older children, but with a little guidance, it would be OK for them, too. Wish there were more movies like this now, but it is a 'classic' in the sense that it overcomes any decade-specific details - the broad comedy and the sharp witty dialog are timeless.

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