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Which Way Is Up? (1977)

R ★ 6.0/10 94 min Comedy United States English
Original Film Writer: Lina Wertmüller
Screenplay by: Carl Gottlieb, Cecil Brown
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Three times the Richard Pryor. Three times the laughs.

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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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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 Estrella Reyes

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