Which Way Is Up?
Three times the Richard Pryor. Three times the laughs.
19771h 34mNo ratings yet
- Comedy
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.
Keywords
- adultery
- labor union
- domestic abuse
- triple role
- union struggle
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 4, 1977
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Universal Pictures
- Cast
- Richard Pryor,Lonette McKee,Margaret Avery,Morgan Woodward,Marilyn Coleman,Joe Turkel,Kathy Cronkite,Diane Rodriguez,Ernesto Hernández,Gloria Edwardsand 15 more
- Director
- Michael Schultz
- Producer
- Steve Krantz
- Cinematography
- John A. Alonzo
- Music
- Paul Riser,Mark Davis
- Budget
- $3,200,000
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0076913