Of all the films in which Richard Pryor was the main star in the 1970s and 1980s, this was one of the only ones to come close to capturing his impishly mercurial stage presence as a standup comedian--...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 19, 1999
Stats: 97 reviews
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October 15, 2009
Another great family movie from the 80's. Richard Pryor is an excellent actor, takes small roles and makes them big.
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April 27, 2009
wow this film is great by richard pryor are greatest performed with an 8 kid & the teacher for the road trip.
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March 20, 2009
This is a timeless comedy. To the story to the soundtrack (Roberta Flack). I love the at the end of the movie when my jam comes on (dah dah dah dah, dah dah, dah dah,da da, dah dah dah dah dah dah)
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July 28, 2008
"Joe" (the late Richard Pryor) is a foulmouth con man/thief who has been in trouble with the law in the past for most of his life. When he gets arrested again, he is brought in front of a judge (Bill Quinn) and is assigned community service.
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March 11, 2008
i still lay in the floor with my tinker bell blanket t watch this one.
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