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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Title: Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
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2 nominations.
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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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lottery ticket | husband wife relationship | blaxploitation | thief | gambling |Taglines:
They get funny when you mess with their money.Parents Guide:
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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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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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Uptown Saturday NightMusic by Tom Scott
Lyrics by Morgan Ames
Sung by Dobie Gray
Produced by Mentor Williams
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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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This was the first of 3 movies with Sidney Poitier and Billy Cosby. They have great chemistry as they move through this story of friends spending a night out and then get robbed. They were not supposed to be there in the first place. The supporting stars provide great comic relief. The wives in the movie are great women of African American theater. Harry Belafonte does a hilarious send up of Marlon Brando from "The Godfather". Flip Wilson and Richard Pryor also have parts in the movie and are hilarious. There are a number of great scenes with bill and Sidney running and escaping the gangsters and the end is definitely worth it!