Uptown Saturday Night

"They get funny when you mess with their money."

1974 1h 44m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 41

ComedyCrimeAction

Synopsis

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

“They get funny when you mess with their money.”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sidney Poitier
Writers: Richard Wesley
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sidney Poitier, shot by Fred J. Koenekamp. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tom Scott. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Pembroke J. Herring shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby and Harry Belafonte carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They get funny when you mess with their money.".

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The take

Sidney Poitier directs. Fred J. Koenekamp behind the camera. Tom Scott scores. Pembroke J. Herring cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
252 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4Directed by Sidney Poitier, shot by Fred J. Koenekamp. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Tom Scott. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Pembroke J. Herring shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby and Harry Belafonte carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "They get funny when you mess with their money.".
9IMDB entry: tt0072351 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.