June 23, 2009
Flinchingly wide open, Pryor held nothing back. Brilliant!
Art Evans, Barbara Williams, Billy Eckstine
Richard Pryor directed, produced, wrote and starred in this sometimes comic, often tragic tale about a Richard Pryor-like comedian. Beginning with his childhood inside a brothel, the film follows Jo J...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 19, 2002
Stats: 83 reviews
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January 4, 2008The somewhat true/somewhat made up audiobiography movie about the late, GREAT Richard Pryor. Parts of this movie are at various turns: Funny, painful, insightful, and obvious BS. So...I give this the rating it deserves...a mixed one for a mixed movie. Still, worth a watch unti...( read more)
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August 2, 2007Although this movie could've been better, i think it's also underrated. A lot of critics didn't like it but it's not as bad as they make it out to be. Lots of funny scenes in this movie.
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