Uptown Saturday Night

By Robert Lane

The first in a trio of very broad comedies from director Sidney Poitier features Poitier and Bill Cosby as two small-time hustlers always looking for an angle. During a robbery at a swanky nightclub, they are relieved of their wallets, only to find later that one of them had a lottery ticket that came up a winner. The chase is on as they scour the city to find their prize, along the way running up against Harry Belafonte as a sly and suave mob kingpin (with a nod to Don Corleone) with his eye on the ticket as well. Heavily influenced by the screwball comedies of the 1940s but with the thoroughly modern air of Super70s black culture, Uptown Saturday Night is a breezy affair with some old pros at the helm.

Share Your Memories!

Is Uptown Saturday Night one of your favorite movies? What do you remember about it? Share your stories (or your reviews) with the world! (We print the best stories right here!)