Uptown Saturday Night
by Sidney Poitier
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Actor: Bill Cosby, Harry Belafonte, Lee Chamberlin, Rosalind Cash, Sidney PoitierDirector: Sidney Poitier
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-01-13
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product features:
- New
Movie Reviews of Uptown Saturday Night
Movie Review: Fantastic Showcase of African-American Talent
Summary: 5 Stars
You can debate the significance of "Uptown Saturday Night" in terms of it's place in African-American cinema but there is no debating that this film is just plain fun first frame to last. Director-star Sidney Poitier, who subsequently proved himself an adept comedy director with "Stir Crazy", is essentially a straight man to the assembled talent on hand here. But what talent it is! The plot essentially centers around working class Steve(Poitier) and his fast talking buddy Wardell(Bill Cosby) trying to recover a wallet containing a winning lottery ticket that was stolen during a hold-up at a swanky after-hours club. The plot takes a back seat to the comic vignettes that follow. Cosby is smooth as Wardell. Richard Pryor nearly steals the film in his one scene as private detective Sharp Eye Washington. A nearly unrecognizable Harry Belafonte in a spot-on "Godfather" spoof is hilarious as Geechy Dan. Roscoe Lee Browne has a terrific bit as a doublespeaking Congressman. Paula Kelly is deliciously brassy as Leggy Peggy. Calvin Lockhart exudes menace as Silky Slim. In a curious bit, Flip Wilson plays it straightforward as the Reverend. Some thirty years on this film holds up remarkably well which should qualify it for classic status.
Summary of Uptown Saturday Night
TWO PALS TRY TO RETRIEVE STOLEN MONEY FROM THE BLACK UNDERWORLD AFTER BEING RIPPED OFF AT A GAMBLING PLACE.Similar DVD Movies
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