Which Way Is Up?
“Three times the Richard Pryor. Three times the laughs.”
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
25 people
Richard Pryor
Leroy Jones / Rufus Jones / Rev. Lenox Thomas
Known for
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Superman III
Lonette McKee
Vanetta
Known for
Brewster's Millions
Honey
Margaret Avery
Annie Mae
Known for
The Color Purple
A Man on the Inside
Morgan Woodward
Mr. Mann
Known for
Cool Hand Luke
Dallas
Marilyn Coleman
Sister Sarah Thomas
Known for
Menace II Society
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Joe Turkel
Harry Boatwright
Known for
The Shining
Blade Runner
Kathy Cronkite
Photographer
Known for
Network
Diane Rodriguez
Estrella Reyes
Known for
The Night Before
Ernesto Hernández
Jose Reyes
Also in
Price of Glory
Airwolf
Gloria Edwards
Janelle
Also in
Black Girl
Freeway
Bebe Drake
Thelma
Known for
Friday After Next
Leprechaun in the Hood
DeWayne Jessie
Sugar
Known for
Car Wash
Animal House
Michael Schultz Director · Carl Gottlieb Screenplay Cecil Brown Screenplay
Budget $3.2M · United States release November 4, 1977 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$3,200,000
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · November 4, 1977
Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 2, 1978 · Theatrical
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