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Jun 23, 1978 · Which Way Is Up?: Directed by Michael Schultz. With Richard Pryor, Lonette McKee, Margaret Avery, Morgan Woodward. Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his wife Annie Mae and his sexually-obsessed father Rufus.
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- Michael Schultz
- 1978-06-23
Which Way is Up (1977) is a movie I recently watched on Tubi and tells the tale of a small town man who decides wealth can be achieved through joining his labor union. He is quickly promoted and sent to the city to be a key representative.
Richard Pryor's profane brand of humor used to be funny. But in his newest film, Which Way Is Up? he stoops to downright degradation. Full Review | Oct 17, 2019
Which Way is Up? is a 1977 American comedy film starring Richard Pryor and directed by Michael Schultz. It is an American version of the 1972 Italian comedy film The Seduction of Mimi. Richard Pryor plays three roles: an orange picker who has two women at the same time, the orange picker's father, and a reverend who gets the orange picker's ...
rating: R. director: Michael Schultz. running time: 94 min. synopsis. Richard Pryor plays three roles - a beleaguered, sex-starved farm worker named Leroy Jones; the farm worker's randy old father Rufus; and the hypocritical town preacher Rev. Lenox Thomas - and Pryor has never been so outrageously funny.
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Popular reviews. ★★½. Recent reviews. 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.