UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT is filled with quirky and oddball hustlers, grifters, crooked politicians, ghetto gangsters and cheap floozies, all brought to life by some of the most talented black actors of the day. The two consider themselves lucky to have gotten out alive, but then Poitier's character finds out he's got a winning lottery ticket worth $50,000(don't laugh.back in '74, that was a LOT of money) and the two pals start a frantic search to find the robbers and locate the winning ticket (it's in a wallet taken during the robbery) After bluffing their way in, they immediately set about enjoying themselves at the gambling tables and are on a roll when the joint is robbed. Sidney Poitier (who directed) and Bill Cosby play two working stiffs who sneak out of their homes to hang at Madame Zenobia's, a high-class after-hours joint. Reviewed by DerrickFerguson1 8 / 10 Don't Overlook This Oneĭespite it's obvious lack of a huge budget and the wildly out-of-style fashions and slang (yes, kids.we really DID dress and talk like that back in the '70's.I KNOW.I was THERE) UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT shouldn't be passed up when it's shown on your cable or satellite provider stations.
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