Which Way Is Up? (1977)
1h 34m
Running Time
November 4, 1977Release Date
Which Way Is Up? (1977)
1h 34m
Running Time
November 4, 1977Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his sex-obsessed father, Rufus, and timid spouse, Annie Mae. He heads for Los Angeles, where he falls for union organizer Vanetta. Annie Mae seeks solace from local preacher Lenox Thomas, who eventually impregnates her. When Leroy catches wind, he heads home for a showdown with Lenox.
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Cast & Crew.
Richard Pryor
Leroy Jones / Rufus Jones / Rev. Lenox Thomas
Lonette McKee
Vanetta
Margaret Avery
Annie Mae
Morgan Woodward
Mr. Mann
Marilyn Coleman
Sister Sarah Thomas
Joe Turkel
Harry Boatwright
Kathy Cronkite
Photographer
Diane Rodriguez
Estrella Reyes
Ernesto Hernández
Jose Reyes
Gloria Edwards
Janelle
Ernesto Hernández
Jose Reyes
Bebe Drake
Thelma
DeWayne Jessie
Sugar
Morgan Roberts
Henry
Dolph Sweet
The Boss
Tim Thomerson
Tour Guide
Daniel Valdez
Chuy Estrada
Luis Valdez
Ramon Juarez
Marc Alaimo
Frankie
Mark Davis
Composer
Victor Argo
Angel
Carmen Filpi
Wino
Tanya Lynne Lee
Althea
Paul Mooney
Inspector Caine
Korla Pandit
The Hindu
Lawrence G. Paull
ProductionDesigner
Hank Worden
The Flunky
Clifford A. Pellow
White Boss
Michael Schultz
Director
Danford B. Greene
Editor
Steve Krantz
Producer
John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography
Michael Chinich
Associate Producer
Lina Wertmüller
Original Film Writer
Carl Gottlieb
Screenplay
Cecil Brown
Screenplay
Paul Riser
Original Music Composer
Mark Davis
Original Music Composer
Sonny Gordon
Additional Writing
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 4, 1977
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Content RatingR
Budget$3,200,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
adultery
domestic abuse
labor union
triple role
union struggle
Wiki.
Which Way is Up? is a 1977 American comedy film starring Richard Pryor and directed by Michael Schultz. It is an American version of the 1972 Italian comedy film The Seduction of Mimi. Richard Pryor plays three roles: an orange picker who has two women at the same time, the orange picker's father, and a reverend who gets the orange picker's wife pregnant.
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