Title from container. Which way is up?: Richard Pryor, Lonette McKee, Margaret Avery; Brewster's millions: Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Stephen Collins; Car wash: Richard Pryor, Franklyn Ajaye, George Carlin, Professor Irwin Corey, Ivan Dixon; Bustin' loose: Richard Pryor, Cicely Tyson. Originally released as motion pictures in 1977, 1985, 1976, 1981.
Contents:
Which way is up? / producer, Steve Kanz ; screenplay, Carl Gottlieb, Cecil Brown ; director, Michael Schultz -- Brewster's millions / producers, Lawrence Gordon, Joel Silver ; screenplay, Herschel Weingrod ; director, Walter Hill -- Car wash / producers, Art Linson, Gary Stromi ; writer, Joel Schumacher ; director, Michel Schultz -- Bustin' loose / producers, Richard Pryor, Michael S. Glick ; screenplay, Roger L. Simon ; director, Oz Scott.
Summary:
Which way is up? (R): The story of an orange picker who accidentally becomes a union hero and leaves his wife and family at home while he seeks work in Los Angeles where he finds a new woman and starts a second family. Brewster's millions (PG): Montgomery Brewster is a down-and-out baseball player who discovers that he is the only living relative of an eccentric multimillionaire. Monty stands to inherit $300 million, but only if he can spend $30 million in a single month without acquiring any assets. If he fails, it's back to zero again. Car Wash (PG): An irreverent but affectionate look at a typical day in a Los Angeles car wash. Bustin' loose (R): A misanthropic ex-con helps the director of a bankrupt school for emotionally disturbed children transport 8 of the students from Philadelphia to Oregon, despite the law, the Ku Klux Klan and each other.
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