Uptown Saturday Night
Information about Uptown Saturday Night
- For the Camp Lo album, see Uptown Saturday Night (album)
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| Directed by | Sidney Poitier | |
| Produced by | Melville Tucker | |
| Written by | Richard Wesley | |
| Starring | Sidney Poitier Bill Cosby Harry Belafonte | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. | |
| Release date(s) | July 26, 1974 | |
| Running time | 104 min. | |
| Language | English | |
| Budget | $3,000,000 (approx.) | |
| Followed by | Let's Do It Again | |
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Synopsis
Steve Jackson (Sidney Poitier), an average blue-collar worker at a steel mill, has just begun a week-long vacation. He is encouraged—and eventually convinced—by his friend Wardell Franklin (Bill Cosby) to enjoy his vacation and to go to a party that Saturday night at Madam Zenobia's, an uptown nightclub.While the two are at the party, the club is robbed. The masked bandits steal all of the patrons' loot, including Steve's wallet.
The following day, Steve is at home and reading his newspaper when he learns he has won the lottery. However, he realizes that the lottery ticket was in the wallet that was stolen from him, and Steve and Wardell spend the remainder of the film tracking down his wallet by consulting with crooked politicians, fake detectives, con-artists, and underworld crime bosses.
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
- Paula Kelly — Leggy Peggy
- Lee Chamberlin — Madame Zenobia
- Johnny Sekka — Geechie's Henchman
- Lincoln Kilpatrick — Slim's Henchman #1
- Don Marshall — Slim's Henchman #2
- Harold Nicholas — Little Seymour Pettigrew
- Ketty Lester — Irma Franklin
- Jophery C. Brown — Geechie Dan henchman
- Gene McDaniels — Member of the Choir
- Ray Parker Jr. — Ray
- George Reynolds — Big Percy
- Richard Warren — Driver
Trivia
Cosby and Poitier teamed up again for Let's Do It Again (1975) and A Piece of the Action (1977). Although their characters have different names in each film, the three films are considered to be a trilogy.In 2002, it was announced that Will Smith and his production company, Overbrook Entertainment, had secured the rights to the trilogy for remakes to star Smith and to be distributed by Warner Bros.. Smith stated that he hoped to get Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence and other famous African-American stars to be in the films. [1][2]
Shortly after the film's release, NBC commissioned a pilot for a sitcom version of Uptown Saturday Night, starring Cleavon Little and Adam Wade, playing the roles played by Cosby and Poitier in the film. The pilot did not sell, though it was seen on NBC during the summer of 1976 as part of Comedy Theater, one of many showcases featuring unsold pilots.
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Camp Lo is an American hip hop duo, formed in 1995, which hails from The Bronx, New York. The duo consists of rappers Sonny Cheeba (Salahadeen Wilds) and Geechi Suede (Saladine Wallace).
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Uptown Saturday Night
(1997) Let's Do It Again
(2002)
Uptown Saturday Night is the debut album from hip hop group Camp Lo. Throughout the album, the group displays a style that is heavily influenced by 1970s pop culture.
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(1997) Let's Do It Again
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Uptown Saturday Night is the debut album from hip hop group Camp Lo. Throughout the album, the group displays a style that is heavily influenced by 1970s pop culture.
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Sidney Poitier
Born January 20 1927
at sea, recorded in Miami, Florida, but possibly born in Bahamas
Spouse(s) Juanita Hardy (1950-1965)
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Born January 20 1927
at sea, recorded in Miami, Florida, but possibly born in Bahamas
Spouse(s) Juanita Hardy (1950-1965)
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Richard Wesley (b. July 11 1945) is an African American playwright, and screenwriter for television and cinema. He is an associate professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he is presently the chair of the Rita and Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic
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Sidney Poitier
Born January 20 1927
at sea, recorded in Miami, Florida, but possibly born in Bahamas
Spouse(s) Juanita Hardy (1950-1965)
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Born January 20 1927
at sea, recorded in Miami, Florida, but possibly born in Bahamas
Spouse(s) Juanita Hardy (1950-1965)
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Bill Cosby
Birth name William Henry Cosby, Jr.
Born July 12 1937
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Birth name William Henry Cosby, Jr.
Born July 12 1937
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Harold George Belafonte, Jr. (born March 1, 1927) is an American musician, actor and social activist. One of the most successful Jamaican musicians in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style in the 1950s.
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Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., or Warner Bros. (pronounced Warner Brothers), is one of the world's largest producers of film and television entertainment.
It is currently a subsidiary of the Time Warner conglomerate, with its headquarters in Burbank, California.
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July 26 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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Let's Do It Again is a 1975 film starring Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby. Poitier also directed. This was the second film pairing of Poitier and Cosby following Uptown Saturday Night.
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Let's Do It Again is a 1975 film starring Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby. Poitier also directed. This was the second film pairing of Poitier and Cosby following Uptown Saturday Night.
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In common, present day usage the word comedy almost always refers to the creation or presentation of humor with the intention of provoking laughter. Most comedy contains variations on the elements of surprise, incongruity, conflict, repetitiveness, and the effect of opposite expectations,
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Richard Wesley (b. July 11 1945) is an African American playwright, and screenwriter for television and cinema. He is an associate professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he is presently the chair of the Rita and Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic
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Sidney Poitier
Born January 20 1927
at sea, recorded in Miami, Florida, but possibly born in Bahamas
Spouse(s) Juanita Hardy (1950-1965)
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Born January 20 1927
at sea, recorded in Miami, Florida, but possibly born in Bahamas
Spouse(s) Juanita Hardy (1950-1965)
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Bill Cosby
Birth name William Henry Cosby, Jr.
Born July 12 1937
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Birth name William Henry Cosby, Jr.
Born July 12 1937
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Harold George Belafonte, Jr. (born March 1, 1927) is an American musician, actor and social activist. One of the most successful Jamaican musicians in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style in the 1950s.
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Sidney Poitier
Born January 20 1927
at sea, recorded in Miami, Florida, but possibly born in Bahamas
Spouse(s) Juanita Hardy (1950-1965)
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Born January 20 1927
at sea, recorded in Miami, Florida, but possibly born in Bahamas
Spouse(s) Juanita Hardy (1950-1965)
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Bill Cosby
Birth name William Henry Cosby, Jr.
Born July 12 1937
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Birth name William Henry Cosby, Jr.
Born July 12 1937
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Sidney Poitier
Born January 20 1927
at sea, recorded in Miami, Florida, but possibly born in Bahamas
Spouse(s) Juanita Hardy (1950-1965)
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Born January 20 1927
at sea, recorded in Miami, Florida, but possibly born in Bahamas
Spouse(s) Juanita Hardy (1950-1965)
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Bill Cosby
Birth name William Henry Cosby, Jr.
Born July 12 1937
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Birth name William Henry Cosby, Jr.
Born July 12 1937
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Harold George Belafonte, Jr. (born March 1, 1927) is an American musician, actor and social activist. One of the most successful Jamaican musicians in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style in the 1950s.
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Clerow "Flip" Wilson (December 8, 1933 – November 25, 1998) was an American comedian and actor. Born in 1933 in New Jersey, he was one of eighteen children in an impoverished household.
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Calvin Lockhart
Birth name Bert Cooper
Born September 18 1934
Nassau, Bahamas
Died March 29 2007 (aged 74)
Nassau, Bahamas
Years active 1961 - 1992
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Birth name Bert Cooper
Born September 18 1934
Nassau, Bahamas
Died March 29 2007 (aged 74)
Nassau, Bahamas
Years active 1961 - 1992
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Rosalind Cash
Born December 31 1938
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Died October 31 1995
Los Angeles, California
Rosalind Cash (December 31 1938 – October 31 1995) was an American actress.
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Born December 31 1938
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Died October 31 1995
Los Angeles, California
Rosalind Cash (December 31 1938 – October 31 1995) was an American actress.
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Roscoe Lee Browne
Born May 2 1925
Woodbury, New Jersey, USA
Died March 11 2007 (aged 83)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Years active 1963-2007
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Born May 2 1925
Woodbury, New Jersey, USA
Died March 11 2007 (aged 83)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Years active 1963-2007
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