Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor takes the stage in this film that's equal parts performance and documentary. Three years after the drug-related accident that nearly killed him, a now clean and sober Pryor weighs in on ...( read more  read more... )heroin, meeting Ronald Reagan, the South and more. Edgier, reflective and more mature, the comedian also deals with some unwelcome hecklers in the crowd at New Orleans's Saenger Theater.

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R, 98 min.

Directed by: Richard Pryor

Release Date: October 28, 1983

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DVD Release Date: January 29, 2002

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  • December 29, 2006
    Richard Pryor is a very funny man.
  • July 15, 2007
    The man was a comic great.
  • November 19, 2008
    richard pryor does this up in New Orleans he talks about subjects such as being drunk a dealin thing in his life and also skit with muddbone Funny stuff
  • July 9, 2008
    When I was a kid, one of my favorite movies was See No Evil, Hear No Evil with Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder. I probably watched it 500 times as a ten year old because I thought Richard Pryor was just so effin funny. This was kind of disappointing! I almost gave it 2 stars, bu...( read more)t I couldn?t give Wally 2 stars. Maybe my adult humor is different than my ten year-old humor, or maybe the loaded Pryor is much funnier than the sober one.
  • April 28, 2008
    i like him and he is very funny in all of his movie and i will be missed
  • March 24, 2008
    This movie had potential, but fell through the cracks. To bad.
  • March 23, 2008
    Watching Richard Pryor reminds you that there's a difference between telling jokes and being a real comedian. While this isn't the funniest I've ever seen him, it does show why he's considered one of the best. Because his jokes and observations aren't just to get laughs, he's a...( read more)ctually got something to say. His riffs on race relations aren't your standard "White people do things this way, and black people do things this way, isn't that funny?" He's really trying to get to some sort of truth with his act, such as when he talks about how the audience can all sit together for a couple of hours and get along and enjoy his act, but once they're back out in the "real world", things get ugly again and why is that. Unfortunately, this particular audience is ridiculous. People are constantly interrupting his act, and while Pryor handled it remarkably well, I felt really bad that his concert film was being partially ruined by those who were supposedly his fans. I think the bit that really sums up why Pryor is on a higher level than most comedians is that of his depiction of a heroin addict complaining about his life. It's not particularly funny, but I don't think it's really meant to be, and again, it shows that Pryor is trying to get at a deeper understanding of the human condition than just if it will get a laugh or not. Definitely worth a watch to see a talented man who has conquered many of his demons and isn't afraid to talk about it.
  • February 23, 2008
    a true comedic classic, it contains explicit language .... FUNNY AS HELL !!!!!
  • February 18, 2008
    funny..one of the best comedians that ever lived
  • January 15, 2008
    Richard Pryor is the bomb, y'all..

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