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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The roles of Steve and Wardell were written for Redd Foxx and Richard Pryor, but the studio felt they were not big box-office draws. Pryor ended up with a cameo. See more »Goofs
The climactic chase at the end takes place on windy, rocky, mountainous roads. There is no area like that anywhere near Chicago, where the film is set. 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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Uptown Saturday NightMusic by Tom Scott
Lyrics by Morgan Ames
Sung by Dobie Gray
Produced by Mentor Williams
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Some one said not a great movie. Are you out of your mind. Any movie with Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier is the best. They don't make movies like those anymore. Please if you haven't seen Uptown Saturday Night, A Piece of The Action, and Let's do It Again. SEE THEM YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!