Which Way Is Up?
Comedy
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.
1977-11-04
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Cast
Director
Michael Schultz
Richard Pryor as Leroy Jones / Rufus Jones / Rev. Lenox Thomas
Lonette McKee as Vanetta
Margaret Avery as Annie Mae
Morgan Woodward as Mr. Mann
Marilyn Coleman as Sister Sarah Thomas
Joe Turkel as Harry Boatwright
Kathy Cronkite as Photographer
Bebe Drake as Thelma
DeWayne Jessie as Sugar
Dolph Sweet as The Boss
Tim Thomerson as Tour Guide
Luis Valdez as Ramon Juarez
Marc Alaimo as Frankie
Victor Argo as Angel
Carmen Filpi as Wino
Tanya Lynne Lee as Althea
Paul Mooney as Inspector Caine
Korla Pandit as The Hindu
Hank Worden as The Flunky