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Which Way Is Up? poster

Which Way Is Up? Cast & Characters

Which Way Is Up? (1977) stars Richard Pryor as Leroy Jones / Rufus Jones / Rev. Lenox Thomas, Lonette McKee as Vanetta and Margaret Avery as Annie Mae. The comedy movie was released November 4, 1977. Below is the full cast and crew.

R 1977 · 1h 34m 61 Audience
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Starring Cast
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Richard Pryor
Leroy Jones / Rufus Jones / Rev. Lenox Thomas
L
Lonette McKee
Vanetta
M
Margaret Avery
Annie Mae
M
Morgan Woodward
Mr. Mann
M
Marilyn Coleman
Sister Sarah Thomas
J
Joe Turkel
Harry Boatwright
Key crew
Director
Michael Schultz
Screenplay
Carl Gottlieb , Cecil Brown
Producers
Steve Krantz
Music
Paul Riser , Mark Davis
Cinematography
John A. Alonzo
Editor
Danford B. Greene

Full cast

25 cast members

Crew by department

11 crew members

Other

Sonny Gordon
Additional Writing