Which Way Is Up?
Release Date: 1977-11-04
Runtime: 94 min
Genre(s): Comedy
Director: Michael Schultz
Producer(s): Steve Krantz
Production Country: United States of America
Original Language: English
Budget: $3,200,000.00
Overview:
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.
Cast:
Bebe Drake, Carmen Filpi, Clifford A. Pellow, Daniel Valdez, DeWayne Jessie, Diane Rodriguez, Dolph Sweet, Ernesto Hernández, Gloria Edwards, Hank Worden, Joe Turkel, Kathy Cronkite, Korla Pandit, Lonette McKee, Luis Valdez, Marc Alaimo, Margaret Avery, Marilyn Coleman, Morgan Roberts, Morgan Woodward, Paul Mooney, Richard Pryor, Tanya Lynne Lee, Tim Thomerson, Victor Argo
Crew:
Michael Schultz (Director), Steve Krantz (Producer), Danford B. Greene (Editor), John A. Alonzo (Director of Photography), Cecil Brown (Screenplay), Michael Chinich (Associate Producer), Lina Wertmüller (Original Film Writer), Mark Davis (Original Music Composer), Paul Riser (Original Music Composer), Carl Gottlieb (Screenplay), Sonny Gordon (Additional Writing)