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Uptown Saturday Night (1974)

PG · 1974-07-26 · 1h 44m · EN
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They get funny when you mess with their money.

Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.

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Sidney PoitierDirectorRichard WesleyWriter
Budget
$3M

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Sidney PoitierSidney PoitierSteve JacksonBill CosbyBill CosbyWardell FranklinHarry BelafonteHarry BelafonteGeechie Dan BeaufordCalvin LockhartCalvin LockhartSilky SlimFlip WilsonFlip WilsonThe ReverendRichard PryorRichard PryorSharp Eye WashingtonPaula KellyPaula KellyLeggy PeggyRoscoe Lee BrowneRoscoe Lee BrowneCongressman LincolnRosalind CashRosalind CashSarah JacksonLee ChamberlinLee ChamberlinMadame ZenobiaJohnny SekkaJohnny SekkaGeechie's HenchmanKetty LesterKetty LesterIrma

Keywords

RobberyMale friendshipUrbanGamblingGhettoLottery ticketLottery

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityRobbery · Male Friendship · UrbanDialogue densityComedyDirector preference135359Actor preference142810 · 154774 · 135359Country preferenceUs

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Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.

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Uptown Saturday Night has a runtime of 104 minutes.

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