Which Way Is Up?

Which Way Is Up?

1977
1h 34m
6.0

6.0/10

34 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy

"Three times the Richard Pryor. Three times the laughs."

Overview

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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Status: Released

Budget: $3,200,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English Spanish

Keywords

adultery domestic abuse labor union triple role union struggle

Quick Facts

Release Date November 4, 1977
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0076913

Cast

Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor

Leroy Jones / Rufus Jones / Rev. Lenox Thomas

Lonette McKee
Lonette McKee

Vanetta

Margaret Avery
Margaret Avery

Annie Mae

Morgan Woodward
Morgan Woodward

Mr. Mann

Marilyn Coleman
Marilyn Coleman

Sister Sarah Thomas

Joe Turkel
Joe Turkel

Harry Boatwright

Kathy Cronkite
Kathy Cronkite

Photographer

Diane Rodriguez
Diane Rodriguez

Estrella Reyes

Ernesto Hernández
Ernesto Hernández

Jose Reyes

Gloria Edwards
Gloria Edwards

Janelle

Bebe Drake
Bebe Drake

Thelma

DeWayne Jessie
DeWayne Jessie

Sugar

Key Crew

Michael Schultz
Director
Steve Krantz
Producer
Cecil Brown
Screenplay
Carl Gottlieb
Screenplay