
Uptown Saturday Night
1974 · Movie · PG · 104 min · ★ 6.2
Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.
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Details
- Years
- 1974
- Release date
- 1974-07-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 104 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (40 votes)
Themes
- robbery
- gambling
- ghetto
- male friendship
- lottery
- urban
- lottery ticket
Cast & crew

Sidney Poitier
as Steve Jackson

Bill Cosby
as Wardell Franklin

Harry Belafonte
as Geechie Dan Beauford

Flip Wilson
as The Reverend

Richard Pryor
as Sharp Eye Washington

Calvin Lockhart
as Silky Slim

Rosalind Cash
as Sarah Jackson

Roscoe Lee Browne
as Congressman Lincoln

Paula Kelly
as Leggy Peggy

Lee Chamberlin
as Madame Zenobia
Directed by Sidney Poitier