At Madame Zenobia's illegal nightclub, when Steve Jackson and Wardell Franklin get robbed of their wallets containing a winning lottery ticket, they set out to recover it.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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 | |
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Ketty Lester | ... | Irma Franklin |
| Don Marshall | ... | Slim's Henchman #2 | |
| 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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26 July 1974 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$3,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Wardell Franklin: Yes, I saw what you saw, and don't be worrying about nothin' 'cause the dude mess with me, I'm gonna knock him out.
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Music by Tom Scott
Lyrics by Morgan Ames
Sung by Dobie Gray
Produced by Mentor Williams
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Harry Belafonte's performance is a send-up of Marlon Brando's in The Godfather (1972). See more »Goofs
During the car chase when Steve (Sidney Poitier) was on top of the car he was able to knock out one of Geechie's henchmen with a hammer has the window was open. However later during the chase Steve decided to knock out all the windows with the hammer and somehow the window was now closed. See more »Quotes
Steve Jackson: You see what I saw?Wardell Franklin: Yes, I saw what you saw, and don't be worrying about nothin' 'cause the dude mess with me, I'm gonna knock him out.
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Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Fernando Lamas/Richard Pryor/Robyn Hilton/William Peter Blatty (1974) See more »Soundtracks
Uptown Saturday NightMusic by Tom Scott
Lyrics by Morgan Ames
Sung by Dobie Gray
Produced by Mentor Williams
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This film still holds up years after it was first released. Steve and Wardell (Sidney Portier and Bill Cosby) are two working stiffs that try to get by. Wardell talks Steve into coming with him to a place called Madame Zenobia's (A HOT spot!). During the outing, the place gets robbed. Steve finds out later that he won the lottery. Trouble is, the winning ticket is in the wallet that was stolen. With the help of Wardell, they do just about ANYTHING to get the ticket back, and that is what makes this film fun. Harry Belafonte, Richard Pryor and Calvin Lockhart and just as wonderful. Worth checking out for the laughs, not just for 70's nostalgia.