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Look up uptight in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Uptight may refer to: Uptight (film), also known as Up Tight!, a 1968 American film directed by Jules
Uptight
1968 film by Jules Dassin
Uptight (also known as UpTight! or Up Tight!) is a 1968 American drama film directed by Jules Dassin. It was intended as an updated version of John Ford's
Uptight_(film)
2014 single by La Roux
"Uptight Downtown" is a song by English singer Elly Jackson, known professionally as La Roux, from her second studio album, Trouble in Paradise (2014)
Uptight_Downtown
1965 single by Stevie Wonder
"Uptight (Everything's Alright)" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder for the Tamla (Motown) label in 1965. One of his most
Uptight (Everything's Alright)
Uptight_(Everything's_Alright)
1997 studio album by Green Day
least expect it". "King for a Day" tells the story of a cross-dresser. "Uptight" is about depression, and contains repeated mentions of suicide; Armstrong
Nimrod_(album)
1967 Australian TV series or program
Uptight is an Australian music television series which aired on ATV-0 in Melbourne from 1967 until 1969 on Saturday mornings at 8am to 12pm, it was hosted
Uptight_(TV_series)
Dutch band
The Continental Uptight Band were a Dutch band who had a few hits during the 1970s. formed in 1969 in Utrecht, and active till 1980. The and comprised
Continental_Uptight_Band
1969 soundtrack album by Booker T. & the M.G.'s
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UpTight_(soundtrack)
1967 single by Bill Cosby
"Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright)" is a single by comedian Bill Cosby, released in 1967 from the entertainer's first musical comedy album
Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright)
Little_Ole_Man_(Uptight,_Everything's_Alright)
Musical artist
and an Australian No. 1 with "The Star", both in 1969. Wyllie hosted, Uptight, a weekly four-hour music series, on Channel 0 in Melbourne from 1967 to
Ross_D._Wyllie
2014 studio album by La Roux
became La Roux's first album to top the Dance/Electronic Albums chart. "Uptight Downtown" was released as the lead single from the album, peaking at number
Trouble in Paradise (La Roux album)
Trouble_in_Paradise_(La_Roux_album)
English rock band (1963–1969)
also played at the Tufnell Park Dome and Boston Arms in London, 1998 (Uptight and Outasight). They are one of the favourite bands of Phil Collins, who
The_Action
British pop band
single, "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (1989) peaked at #86 in the UK chart. Music videos were filmed for "One Love Nation" and "Uptight". A track
Disco_2000_(band)
American actor of stage and television (born 1945)
an American actor of stage and television. He is best known for playing uptight town selectman Taylor Doose on the WB series Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
Michael_Winters_(actor)
1993 studio album by Shara Nelson
Singles Chart: "Down That Road", "One Goodbye in Ten", "Inside Out", "Uptight" and "Nobody". The album peaked at No. 22 on the UK Albums Chart and was
What_Silence_Knows
1966 studio album by Stevie Wonder
Motown Records' Tamla label. The album features the U.S. Top 5 single "Uptight (Everything's Alright)", which Wonder co-wrote with Sylvia Moy and Henry
Up-Tight
1970 song by Continental Uptight Band
Continental Uptight Band. It was a Top 40 hit for them in Holland that year. The song was written by Barbara Ruskin. The Continental Uptight Band recorded
Beautiful_Friendship_(song)
charted six singles on various Billboard charts, including "Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright)", a number four hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in
Bill_Cosby_discography
American actress (born 1960)
received, despite praise for Moore's work. She took on the leading role of an uptight mother in When You Finish Saving the World (2022), a comedy-drama film
Julianne_Moore
2005 film by Thomas Bezucha
in a small New England town when the eldest son (Mulroney) brings his uptight girlfriend (Parker) home with the intention of proposing to her with a
The_Family_Stone
2005 compilation album
Uptight Tonight: The Ultimate 1960s Garage Punk Primer is a garage rock compilation put out in 2005 by Big Beat Records. The set consists of twenty-six
Uptight Tonight: The Ultimate 1960s Garage Punk Primer
Uptight_Tonight:_The_Ultimate_1960s_Garage_Punk_Primer
American music and record producer
The Space Girl / Very Interesting – Roulette R-7020 — 9/68 Washington Uptight / The Cat — Oron 101 — late 1968 The Modify / Live a Little – Capitol 2407
Dickie_Goodman
British reggae singer (born 1967)
by Samantha Depasois, a British vocalist who also sang on the tracks "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" and "Best of My Love", and provided the vocals
C._J._Lewis
Fictional character from The Simpsons franchise
example. Skinner attempts to institute discipline at the school, with an uptight, militaristic attitude that stems from his years in the United States Army
Principal_Skinner
1994 single by Shara Nelson
"Uptight" is a song by English singer-songwriter Shara Nelson, released in January 1994 by Cooltempo Records as the fourth single from her first solo
Uptight_(Shara_Nelson_song)
1996 film by Tom DiCillo
Tennessee countryside, the film follows everyman Al Fountain (Turturro), an uptight electrical engineer who is assigned by his employer as the construction
Box_of_Moonlight
New Zealand actress (born 1977)
directorial debut of Clea DuVall, who wrote the character of Annie, an uptight alcoholic, specifically for Lynskey. She sought the help of a therapist
Melanie_Lynskey
3rd episode of the 6th series of Black Mirror
Critics identified the episode as character-driven: Cliff is more strict and uptight than David. The masculinity of each character is explored, as is Lana's
Beyond_the_Sea_(Black_Mirror)
American actress (born 1994)
Festival to generally positive reviews. She then portrayed Audrey Martin, an uptight teen touring a college campus, in the romantic comedy At Middleton, co-starring
Taissa_Farmiga
American comics creator
quarterly comic called Uptight where he presents new short stories and serializes his long-running work Keeping Two. In 2009 Uptight won two Ignatz Awards
Jordan_Crane_(cartoonist)
American sitcom
"Ron" Donald, the prideful team leader of Party Down catering who is very uptight when it comes to work and strives for customer satisfaction. He is a recovering
Party_Down
2012 film by Sean Garrity
written by Jonas Chernick. The film stars Chernick as Jordan, a sexually uptight accountant who enlists Julia (Emily Hampshire), an exotic dancer, to instruct
My_Awkward_Sexual_Adventure
American actor (1940–2017)
master's degree in cinematography. He landed a role in the 1968 movie Uptight directed by Jules Dassin. Cumbuka appeared in such television productions
Ji-Tu_Cumbuka
1965 stage play by Neil Simon
works and spin-offs. The plot concerns two mismatched roommates: the neat, uptight Felix Ungar and the slovenly, easygoing Oscar Madison. Simon adapted the
The_Odd_Couple_(play)
Discography of the American musician
Wonder – Uptight (Everythings Alright)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 29, 2024. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Uptight (Everythings
Stevie_Wonder_discography
American comedian and actress
Overcompensating, adapted from his live show of the same name, as Grace, an uptight and popular college student at the fictional Yates University and the older
Mary_Beth_Barone
American actor (1934–2012)
Allen in Edward Scissorhands (1990), and his other film credits include Uptight (1968), The Anderson Tapes (1971), Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name? (1971)
Dick_Anthony_Williams
2010 studio album by Phil Collins
zips through a selection of mostly-Motown classics like 'Jimmy Mack' and 'Uptight' with the verve energy and wit of a man reborn." Jack Foley of IndieLondon
Going_Back_(album)
2012 Indian film by Shakun Batra
Boman Irani and Ram Kapoor in supporting roles. The plot centers on an uptight architect named Rahul Kapoor, living in Las Vegas, Nevada, who loses his
Ek_Main_Aur_Ekk_Tu
1969 song by Ross D. Wyllie
Uptight, since October 1967, which was broadcast on ATV-0, Melbourne. He had issued singles both as a solo artist and as front man for the Uptight Party
The Star (Ross D. Wyllie song)
The_Star_(Ross_D._Wyllie_song)
1987 film by John Hughes
directed by John Hughes. The film stars Steve Martin as Neal Page, an uptight advertising executive, and John Candy as Del Griffith, an overly-friendly
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Planes,_Trains_and_Automobiles
American actress (born 1994)
Gretel. A year later, she starred in two prominent films, playing the uptight child to an immature nanny played by Brittany Murphy in Uptown Girls and
Dakota_Fanning
1972 pornographic film by Gerard Damiano
(February 19, 1988). "Academy Awards of XXX Convene in 'the Valley of Lust' : Uptight Undercurrent Mars Atmosphere of Kinky Abandon in Era of Challenges From
Deep_Throat_(film)
American actor (born 1944)
actor. He is known for his television roles such as Jeffrey Brookes, the uptight neighbor of Stanley and Helen Roper in the television sitcom The Ropers
Jeffrey_Tambor
American actor and musician (1934–1983)
early uncredited role as a revolutionary in the Jules Dassin-directed Uptight which was released in 1968. He then played the part of Robbie in the Elvis
William Elliott (actor, born 1934)
William_Elliott_(actor,_born_1934)
American actress (born 1965)
the seasonal family dramedy The Family Stone, in which she played an uptight, contemporary New York City career woman. James Berardinelli, in his review
Sarah_Jessica_Parker
British actor (born 1949)
The Guardian. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2024. "Bill Nighy: Uptight Englishmen can be rich pickings for appearing daft". Sky News. Archived
Bill_Nighy
1995 American TV series or program
appear in the first few episodes. Thomas Haden Church as Ned Dorsey An uptight advertising executive, he marries Stacey to get a promotion. Ned is initially
Ned_and_Stacey
American actor (born 1955)
(2006), alongside Robin Williams, as the redneck comic foil to Williams' uptight businessman. Daniels appeared in an Off-Broadway production of David Harrower's
Jeff_Daniels
2006 studio album by Human Nature
"What's Going On" (Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson, Marvin Gaye) – 3:52 "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby) – 3:11
Dancing in the Street: The Songs of Motown II
Dancing_in_the_Street:_The_Songs_of_Motown_II
English synth-pop act
which premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 12 May, and the first official single "Uptight Downtown", released on 28 May 2014. The latter was a moderate success in
La_Roux
1992 film by Roger Nygard
Oedekerk (who also wrote the script with Robert Kuhn) as Thane Furrows, an uptight children's author who rarely leaves his house, eats only cereal, and is
High_Strung_(1992_film)
American filmmaker, theatre director and actor (1911–2008)
Thieves' Highway (1949), Night and the City (1950), Topkapi (1964), and Uptight (1968). Dassin was the husband of Greek actress and activist Melina Mercouri
Jules_Dassin
Australian "Top 40" pop music TV show of the mid-1960s
subsequently became the original floor manager on 0-10's later pop show Uptight. List of Australian music television shows "Johnny Chester - Year By Year"
Kommotion
1986 film by Jonathan Demme
stars Melanie Griffith, Jeff Daniels, and Ray Liotta. In the film, an uptight investment banker (Daniels) goes on an impromptu road trip with a mysterious
Something_Wild_(1986_film)
2001 studio album by Graham Coxon
mournful ballads ("All Has Gone", "A Place for Grief"), folky tracks ("Too Uptight", "Thank God for the Rain") and Coxon's signature overdriven rock songs
Crow_Sit_on_Blood_Tree
2004 television film directed by Kevin Connor
his struggling family-owned bakery in the Bronx. He asks for the help of uptight Manhattan-based pastry-maker Grace Carpenter (Lauren Holly). The unlikely
Just_Desserts_(film)
American actor (1929–2013)
American television and film actor. He was best known for his role as uptight, bureaucratic Dr. Robert Asten, M.E. in the TV series Quincy, M.E. (1976–83)
John_S._Ragin
American actress (1952–2004)
& Order Defense Attorney Linda Walsh 3 episodes "Menace" (S7.E11) "Juvenile" (S9.E18) "Stiff" (S10.E23) 2000 Sex And The City Uptight Woman 1 episode
Caitlin_Clarke
American actor
scholar husband of Renée Zellweger's character in A Price Above Rubies; the uptight assistant to Sean Connery's character in Gus Van Sant's Finding Forrester;
Glenn_Fitzgerald
English musician (born 1968)
he enjoyed "messing around with the idea of being the rock star or the uptight [1990s] guy. I can choose to do something completely different and be stupid
Thom_Yorke
1994 American animated film
the King and Queen to the gathered animals. Rowan Atkinson as Zazu, an uptight hornbill who serves as the majordomo to the King of the Pride Lands. Jeff
The_Lion_King
American television sitcom (1982–1993)
the main cast in season 10. She is often teased by bar patrons about her uptight personality and appearance. In "Second Time Around" (1986), her first and
Cheers
1985 film by John Hughes
disappointed at their direction in life and wanting more, Gary convinces the uptight Wyatt that they need a boost in popularity in order to win their crushes
Weird_Science_(film)
American musician (born 1950)
"Little" from his name, Moy and Wonder worked together to create the hit "Uptight (Everything's Alright)", and Wonder went on to have a number of other hits
Stevie_Wonder
American drummer (1925–1969)
Temptations, "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by the Four Tops, "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" by Stevie Wonder, "You Can't Hurry Love" by The
Benny_Benjamin
2006 American detective comedy-drama television series
Department partnered with Lassiter. Henry Spencer (Corbin Bernsen) is Shawn's uptight and precise father and a former police sergeant. Karen Vick (Kirsten Nelson)
Psych
2014 single by La Roux
three other songs that would eventually make it onto Trouble in Paradise: "Uptight Downtown", "Sexotheque" and "Tropical Chancer". She announced "Kiss and
Kiss_and_Not_Tell
American actor (1951–2012)
Runs Away, part 2" (S 4:Ep 14) 1981 Lewis & Clark Georgie Episode: "The Uptight End" (S 1:Ep 5) 1983 CHiPs Sweets Episode: "Fox Trap" {S 6:Ep 16) 1986–1988
Robert_Hegyes
2022 animated film
personality traits argue over what the best course of action shall be. Her uptight personality, "Ice Kaguya", angrily takes control from "Little Kaguya",
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The First Kiss That Never Ends
Kaguya-sama:_Love_Is_War_–_The_First_Kiss_That_Never_Ends
1987 film by Pedro Almodóvar
project, a monologue starring his transgender sister, Tina. Antonio, an uptight young man, falls possessively in love with the director, and in his passion
Law_of_Desire
Topics referred to by the same term
Out", song by Oasis withdrawn due to similarities to Stevie Wonder's "Uptight" "Step Out, Comrades, Together", revolutionary Russian song arranged by
Step_Out
2003 Canadian TV series or program
Rekert, and Cameron Bancroft. Jake Cunningham (Shawn Christian) is an uptight FBI agent assigned to protect Brandi O'Neill (Jami Gertz), a lower-class
Undercover_Christmas
British band
extra tracks, B-sides and liner notes. In March 2014, the band released Uptight: The Early Recordings 1985–1986, on Cherry Red Records. Paul Marsh – vocals
The_Mighty_Lemon_Drops
(1972) Episode: "When Smitty Comes Marching Home" (1968) Episode: "The Uptight Town" (1969) Episode: "Can You Hear Me Out There?" (1972) 1970 The Bill
Louis Gossett Jr. on screen and stage
Louis_Gossett_Jr._on_screen_and_stage
Video game series featuring toy soldiers
producer of the original Army Men, explained: The Germans are extremely uptight about realistic violence, so Command & Conquer, for instance, changed all
Army_Men
1966 studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Zawinul) (2:41) "Message to Michael" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) (3:09) "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (Henry Cosby, Stevie Judkins, Sylvia Moy) (5:44)
Wade_in_the_Water_(album)
American television sitcom (1995–1998)
commercials. Also featured are her daughters: headstrong Zoey (Witt) and uptight Rachel (Pfeiffer), two ex-husbands: Ira (Rosenberg) and Jeff (Wopat), and
Cybill
American actor (born 1945)
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), and later memorably appeared as Clark's uptight boss, Frank Shirley, in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989). He
Brian_Doyle-Murray
1968 song by the Velvet Underground
Washington Post. Retrieved February 23, 2015. Bockris, Victor (2003). Uptight: The Velvet Underground Story. Cooper Square Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0815412854
I_Heard_Her_Call_My_Name
1935 film by John Ford
McLaglen reprised his role. In 1968, director Jules Dassin remade the film as Uptight, updating the setting from the Irish War of Independence to the black revolutionary
The_Informer_(1935_film)
1983 single by KC and the Sunshine Band
Sunshine Band from the album All in a Night's Work and KC Ten B-side "Uptight" Released 1983 Genre Dance-pop post-disco Length 4:14 (album version) 4:05
Give It Up (KC and the Sunshine Band song)
Give_It_Up_(KC_and_the_Sunshine_Band_song)
2006 American sports drama film by James Gartner
Title Length 1. "People Get Ready" 2:43 2. "Ain't That Peculiar" 3:00 3. "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" 2:54 4. "Dancing in the Street" 2:40 5. "I'm on
Glory_Road_(film)
peaked at number 33 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart. "Uptight Downtown" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number four on the
La_Roux_discography
1977 compilation album by Stevie Wonder
Billboard Hot 100. Twenty-four of those, including "Fingertips (Pt. 2)", "Uptight (Everything's Alright)", "I Was Made to Love Her", "For Once in My Life"
Looking Back (Stevie Wonder album)
Looking_Back_(Stevie_Wonder_album)
1967 single by Johnny Farnham
he disliked "Sadie" before playing it. Rofe continued the ploy on TV's Uptight and viewers responded with calls to play the song. Rofe was also a writer
Sadie_(The_Cleaning_Lady)
American actress (born 1943)
[citation needed] She followed this with 1999's Detroit Rock City as an uptight mother waging a personal war against the band Kiss. She had a role in the
Lin_Shaye
1971 soundtrack album by Earth, Wind & Fire
checking out." "Sweetback Losing His Cherry" (2:45) "Sweetback Getting It Uptight And Preaching It So Hard The Bourgeois Reggin Angels In Heaven Turn Around"
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (soundtrack)
Sweet_Sweetback's_Baadasssss_Song_(soundtrack)
1925 book by Liam O'Flaherty
The Informer later served as the basis for Jules Dassin's American drama Uptight, setting the story in the shadow of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination
The Informer (O'Flaherty novel)
The_Informer_(O'Flaherty_novel)
Italian actress (born 1972)
Rome with Love, directed by Woody Allen, where she plays Aunt Joan, the uptight member of Roman high society; Romeo & Juliet, directed by Carlo Carlei;
Simona_Caparrini
English rock band
controversial song, which was allegedly similar to the Stevie Wonder song "Uptight (Everything's Alright)". Official releases of "Step Out", as the B-side
Oasis_(band)
Books by Arnold Lobel
while just as caring and friendly as Frog, is also the more serious and uptight of the duo. When Lobel was sick and out of school for much of second grade
Frog_and_Toad
1976 Australian film
Raymond) is the attractive and assertive artist and Evan (Kit Taylor) is her uptight and possessive partner. Cooley (Harold Hopkins) comes with his young girlfriend
Don's_Party_(film)
American songwriter (1928–2002)
Her", "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" and "For Once in My Life". Cosby received a writing credit for the 1967 US No. 4 hit "Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's
Henry_Cosby
British electronic music production duo
2014 "The Sun II" Snakadaktal "Deckchairs on the Moon" Bipolar Sunshine "Uptight Downtown" La Roux "Losing" Becky Hill 2015 "Something About You" Hayden
Just_Kiddin
1967 studio album by Bill Cosby
combined a comedic monologue with Stevie Wonder's "Uptight (Everything's Alright)". (Note that "Uptight" co-author Henry Cosby is no relation to Bill Cosby
Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings
Silver_Throat:_Bill_Cosby_Sings
American teen sitcom (2006–2011)
JDRF and filming new scenes; an updated version of the episode titled "Uptight (Oliver's Alright)" was aired during the program's third season on September
Hannah_Montana
American actress and activist (1956-2019)
DuBarry and Betty DuBarry Stein. Carrie McNamara (January 19, 1989). "Uptight People Try for a Stretch". pp. 12–13. Folmer, James. "Actress takes on
Denise_DuBarry
Album by the Supremes
"It's Not Unusual", the Miracles' "Mickey's Monkey", Stevie Wonder's "Uptight (Everything's Alright)", Marvin Gaye's "Can I Get a Witness", Martha and
The_Supremes_A'_Go-Go
American actress (born 1947)
with director Rodrigo Garcia. In 2004, she played Claire Wellington, an uptight socialite in the comedy The Stepford Wives opposite Nicole Kidman and Christopher
Glenn_Close
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