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Which Way Is Up?
“Three times the Richard Pryor. Three times the laughs.”
61%
Movie
1h 34m
AI Analysis
Which Way Is Up? (1977) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Which Way Is Up? (1977) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 impregnat… Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~94 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Which Way Is Up? 61% (36 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
61%
from 36 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1977-11-04
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- TMDB rating
- 6.1
- TMDB ID
- 23312
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What is Which Way Is Up? about?
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... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Which Way Is Up??
The official runtime for Which Way Is Up? is approximately 94 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Richard Pryor
Leroy Jones / Rufus Jones / Rev. Lenox Thomas
Lonette McKee
Vanetta
Margaret Avery
Annie Mae
Morgan Woodward
Mr. Mann
Marilyn Coleman
Sister Sarah Thomas
Joe Turkel
Harry Boatwright
Kathy Cronkite
Photographer
- D
Diane Rodriguez
Estrella Reyes
- E
Ernesto Hernández
Jose Reyes
- G
Gloria Edwards
Janelle
Bebe Drake
Thelma
DeWayne Jessie
Sugar
- M
Morgan Roberts
Henry
Dolph Sweet
The Boss
Tim Thomerson
Tour Guide
- D
Daniel Valdez
Chuy Estrada
Luis Valdez
Ramon Juarez
Marc Alaimo
Frankie
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