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Which Way Is Up?

5.719771h 34mRMovieComedy

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.…

DirectorMichael Schultz
WritersCarl Gottlieb·Cecil Brown
ProducerSteve Krantz

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Cast · Directed by Michael Schultz

RPRichard Pryor
Richard Pryor
Leroy Jones / Rufus Jones / Rev. Lenox Thomas
LMLonette McKee
Lonette McKee
Vanetta
MAMargaret Avery
Margaret Avery
Annie Mae
MWMorgan Woodward
Morgan Woodward
Mr. Mann
MCMarilyn Coleman
Marilyn Coleman
Sister Sarah Thomas
JTJoe Turkel
Joe Turkel
Harry Boatwright
KCKathy Cronkite
Kathy Cronkite
Photographer
DR
Diane Rodriguez
Estrella Reyes
EH
Ernesto Hernández
Jose Reyes
GE
Gloria Edwards
Janelle
BDBebe Drake
Bebe Drake
Thelma
DJDeWayne Jessie
DeWayne Jessie
Sugar

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