Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his wife Annie Mae and his sexually-obsessed father Rufus.Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his wife Annie Mae and his sexually-obsessed father Rufus.Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his wife Annie Mae and his sexually-obsessed father Rufus.
Bebe Drake
- Thelma
- (as BeBe Drake-Hooks)
Ernesto Hernández
- Jose Reyes
- (as Ernesto Hernandez)
Tim Thomerson
- Tour Guide
- (as Timothy Thomerson)
Daniel Valdez
- Chuy Estrada
- (as Danny Valdez)
- Director
- Writers
- Lina Wertmüller(1972 screenplay Mimì metallurgico ferito nell'onore)
- Carl Gottlieb
- Cecil Brown
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAt the beginning of the film Leroy (Richard Pryor) listens in on his father Rufus (also Richard Pryor) having sex in the other room. The sounds of his father and the woman, "Don't do that baby. Sock it to me. [moaning]", was sampled in 2 Live Crew's 1989 hit "Me So Horny" on the album "As Nasty As They Wanna Be". That song also features a sample from Full Metal Jacket (1987).
- Quotes
Annie Mae: Leroy, can't you just whisper sweet things into my ear?
Leroy Jones: [into her ear] Open yo legs, bitch!
- ConnectionsEdited into Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (2003)
Featured review
A Sleeper of a Comedy
This is a remake of a story written by Director, Lina Wertmuller. It is the story of Leroy Jones, played very capably by Richard Pryor. Pryor steals the show here as he plays Leroy, a migrant fruit picker, his grouchy old father and the local minister. It is the story of Leroy, and his accidental rise to management. Leroy is manipulated by "the man", the president of the Agricultural conglomerate that employs Leroy and his friends. It does a very good job of showing just how one can be seduced by the appearance of power. Leroy loses everything that means anything to him in his rise to management at the "company". The segments where Leroy interacts with his "father" are too funny for words. Pryor doesn't have a great range of acting ability but what he does, he does the best.
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- jim-300
- Jan 12, 1999
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Wie geht's aufwärts?
- Filming locations
- Echo Park Lake, Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, USA(Leroy and Vanetta's park/ jogging scenes, including graffiti covered staircase.)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $3,200,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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