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Uptown Saturday Night (1974)

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Reviews Counted:7

Fresh:5

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Blue-collar buddies Steve and Wardell decide to hang out at an illicit gambling joint one Saturday night. But they lose their shirts (literally) when robbers force them and everyone else to strip... Blue-collar buddies Steve and Wardell decide to hang out at an illicit gambling joint one Saturday night. But they lose their shirts (literally) when robbers force them and everyone else to strip and give up their valuables. As if that weren't bad enough, Steve makes a frightening discovery after the crime: inside his stolen wallet was a winning lottery ticket worth $50,000! The horrified duo hire a bumbling detective and set out to find the crooks. During their wild adventure they encounter a number of odd characters, including two rival ganglords--one of whom is responsible for the gambling house robbery... [More]

Starring: Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Flip Wilson, Harry Belafonte

Starring: Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Flip Wilson, Harry Belafonte, Richard Pryor, Rosalind Cash, Roscoe Lee Browne, Paul Kelly

Director: Sidney Poitier

Director: Sidney Poitier
Producer: Melville Tucker
Screenwriter: Richard Wesley
Composer: Tom Scott

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Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

Very dated humor with youngish Cosby and Poitier...who directs OK.

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08/01/05
Steve Crum
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05/09/05
Vincent Canby
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New York Times
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...harmless enough, flimsy and almost forgettable entertainment but easy going down.

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01/07/04
John J. Puccio
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DVDTown.com

An uproarious urban comedy that's sure to cater to the crowd. Poitier and Cosby make for a riotous duo in this flipppant farce.

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Great buddy chemistry between Cosby and Poitier make this a 70's classic.

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03/19/03
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07/30/02
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