Ratings

TMDB Rating 6.7
IMDB Rating 6.9
RottenTomatoes Rating 83%

Financials

Revenue: $11,800,000

Budget: $70,000

Profit: + $11,730,000


Movie Details

Tag Line: It's the same two dudes from "Uptown Saturday Night"...but this time they're back with kid dyn-o-mite!

Status: Released

Average Rating: 7

Release Date: Oct 11, 1975

Rating: PG

Run Time: 1h 53m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies: First Artists , Verdon Productions Limited , Warner Bros. Pictures


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Synopsis

Clyde Williams and Billy Foster are a couple of blue-collar workers in Atlanta who have promised to raise funds for their fraternal order, the Brothers and Sisters of Shaka. However, their method for raising the money involves travelling to New Orleans and rigging a boxing match.


Main Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Clyde Williams

Age : 97 | Popularity : 20%

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

Billy Foster

Age : 86 | Popularity : 9%

Calvin Lockhart

Calvin Lockhart

Biggie Smalls

Age : 72 | Popularity : 5%

John Amos

John Amos

Kansas City Mack

Age : 84 | Popularity : 18%

Jimmie Walker

Jimmie Walker

Bootney Farnsworth

Age : 76 | Popularity : 5%

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Elder Johnson

Age : 87 | Popularity : 6%

Denise Nicholas

Denise Nicholas

Beth Foster

Age : 79 | Popularity : 4%

Lee Chamberlin

Lee Chamberlin

Dee Dee Williams

Age : 76 | Popularity : 5%


Crew

Department Role Name
Editing Editor
Pembroke J. Herring
Pembroke J. Herring
Production Producer
Pembroke J. Herring
Pembroke J. Herring
Melville Tucker
Melville Tucker
Casting
Alan Shayne
Alan Shayne
Crew Stunts
Jophery C. Brown
Jophery C. Brown
Gene LeBell
Gene LeBell
Bob Minor
Bob Minor
Stunt Coordinator
Henry Kingi
Henry Kingi
Special Effects
Charles Spurgeon
Charles Spurgeon
Art Set Decoration
Ruby R. Levitt
Ruby R. Levitt
Production Design
Alfred Sweeney
Alfred Sweeney
Directing Director
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Camera Director of Photography
Donald M. Morgan
Donald M. Morgan
Sound Theme Song Performance
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
Yvonne Staples
Yvonne Staples
Cleotha Staples
Cleotha Staples
Music
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
Writing Screenplay
Richard Wesley
Richard Wesley
Story
Timothy March
Timothy March
Department Role Name

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