Which Way Is Up?

Which Way is Up? is a 1977 American comedy film starring Richard Pryor and directed by Michael Schultz. It is a remake 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 wife pregnant.

Which Way Is Up?
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Schultz
Produced bySteve Krantz
Written by
Based on1972 screenplay
by Lina Wertmüller
Starring
Music by
CinematographyJohn A. Alonzo
Edited byDanford B. Greene
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • November 4, 1977 (1977-11-04)
Running time
94 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Plot

When he falls into a union action by mistake, Leroy Jones is laid off from his job picking oranges. The only option given to find work to provide for his wife Annie Mae, their kids, and his father Rufus, is to leave them behind and go to Los Angeles, where more jobs are available. While he is away, Leroy becomes smitten with Vanetta, a beautiful labor activist. When he returns home, he has to juggle his wife, his new romance with Vanetta, and his new job. Meanwhile, the Reverend Lenox Thomas takes advantage of Leroy's absence to cavort with Annie Mae, leading Leroy to take revenge with the reverend's wife.

Cast

Reception

TV Guide rated Which Way Is Up? 1/5 stars and wrote that Pryor plays his character as unlikable, making the film unfunny.[1]

gollark: This is set in ~2008? Suspicious.
gollark: Since I exist, your theory does not fit.
gollark: No.
gollark: Which character is me?
gollark: The embezzler was just a typo in the accounting spreadsheets, actually.

References
  1. "Which Way Is Up?". TV Guide. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
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