

“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.

Sidney Poitier
Steve Jackson
Lead
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
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sidney Poitier's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Uptown Saturday Night is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”