
- HD 1080
- Runtime: 94m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Michael Schultz
- Stars: Richard Pryor, Lonette McKee, Margaret Avery, Morgan Woodward, Marilyn Coleman
- keywords: adultery, domestic abuse, labor union, triple role, union struggle
- Production_studio: Universal Pictures
- Slogan: Three times the Richard Pryor. Three times the laughs.
- The Which Way Is Up? is featured in the top rankings of 1977
- #42 in Top Comedy Movies of 1977
Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his sex-obsessed father, Rufus, and timid spouse, Annie Mae. He heads for Los Angeles, where he falls for union organizer Vanetta. Annie Mae seeks solace from local preacher Lenox Thomas, who eventually impregnates her. When Leroy catches wind, he heads home for a showdown with Lenox.