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2 unusual facts about Uptown Saturday Night


Richard Wesley

Wesley earned a substantial amount of money writing the screenplays for the 1974 film Uptown Saturday Night and the following year's Let's Do It Again, both of which starred Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier.

Uptown Saturday Night

The 1996 album Uptown Saturday Night by the rap duo Camp Lo was named after the movie, with one member (Geechie Suede) taking his stage name from the film.


Jack Rickard

He created the poster art for two Sidney Poitier movies, Uptown Saturday Night and Let's Do It Again, and for two Peter Sellers films, the 1963 film The Pink Panther and the 1974 Soft Beds, Hard Battles (a.k.a. Party for Hitler and Undercovers Hero).

Luchini AKA This Is It

"Luchini AKA This Is It" was the lead single released from Camp Lo's debut album, Uptown Saturday Night.


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