Richard Pryor

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The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
6.4

The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up

In this comedy special, Jon Stewart, John Mulaney, Chelsea Handler and Dave Chappelle honor George Carlin, Joan Rivers, Robin Williams and ...
Richard Pryor: Icon
6.5

Richard Pryor: Icon

Nov. 23, 2014

Richard Pryor: Icon

Richard Pryor’s impact on the craft of comedy and today’s top comics is legendary and unrivaled. This program surveys the profound ...
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
7.3

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor – one of America’s most brilliant, ...
Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin’
6.4

Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin’

Richard Pryor: Live & Smokin’ is the first stand-up act of Richard Pryor to be filmed out of the four that were released in total. This ...
Lost Highway
7.6

Lost Highway

Jan. 15, 1997

Lost Highway

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible ...
Another You
5.3

Another You

Jul. 26, 1991

Another You

George has been in a mental hospital for 3 years and is finally ready to go out into the real world again. Eddie Dash, a dedicated con-man, is ...
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
6.8

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

A murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being fired. Outside, blind man Wally Karue hears the ...
Harlem Nights
6.1

Harlem Nights

Nov. 17, 1989

Harlem Nights

‘Sugar’ Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to ...
Moving
6.1

Moving

Mar. 04, 1988

Moving

Arlo accepts what seems to him to be a dream promotion to Idaho. He soon discovers, however, that moving has its own share of problems.
Critical Condition
5.3

Critical Condition

Jan. 16, 1987

Critical Condition

Eddie is a con artist. When he’s framed and comes before a judge, he hopes to get off the hook by climbing insanity—but instead ends up in ...
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
6.3

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn’t found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a ...
Brewster’s Millions
6.5

Brewster’s Millions

May. 22, 1985

Brewster’s Millions

Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit 300 million dollars if he can successfully spend 30 million dollars in 30 days ...
Superman III
5

Superman III

Jun. 17, 1983

Superman III

Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which ...
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
7.2

Richard Pryor: Here and Now

One of comedian Richard Pryor’s later stand-up performances. As foul-mouthed as ever, Pryor touches on most of the same topics as in his ...
The Toy
5.8

The Toy

Dec. 10, 1982

The Toy

On one of his bratty son Eric’s annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates takes him to his department store and offers him anything in it as ...
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
7.6

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

Richard Pryor’s stand-up act includes his frank discussion about his freebasing addiction, as well as the infamous night on June 9, 1980 ...
Some Kind of Hero
5.8

Some Kind of Hero

Apr. 02, 1982

Some Kind of Hero

A Vietnam vet returns home from a prisoner of war camp and is greeted as a hero, but is quickly forgotten and soon discovers how tough survival ...
Bustin’ Loose
6

Bustin’ Loose

May. 22, 1981

Bustin’ Loose

After ex-con Joe Braxton violates his probation he is given a second chance, all he has to do is drive a group of special kids across the country.
Wholly Moses
4.7

Wholly Moses

Jun. 13, 1980

Wholly Moses

Harvey and Zoey, two tourists in Israel, discover an ancient scroll about Herschel, the man who was almost Moses. Herschel receives the command ...
Stir Crazy
6.7

Stir Crazy

Dec. 12, 1980

Stir Crazy

New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs ...
In God We Tru$t
5.4

In God We Tru$t

Sep. 26, 1980

In God We Tru$t

A naive monk, named Brother Ambrose, is sent by the abbot on a mission to raise $5,000 in order to save their monastery from closing. He goes to ...
The Richard Pryor Show
7.7

The Richard Pryor Show

The Richard Pryor Show is an American comedy variety series starring Richard Pryor. It premiered on NBC on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 at 8 p.m. ...
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
6.8

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

In the world of 1930s Negro League baseball, a spirited team of renegade players travels around the Midwest looking for that one big score. ...
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
8

Richard Pryor: Live in Concert

Richard Pryor delivers monologues on race, sex, family and his favorite target—himself, live at the Terrace Theatre in Long Beach, California.
The Wiz
5.5

The Wiz

Oct. 24, 1978

The Wiz

Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
California Suite
6.2

California Suite

Dec. 15, 1978

California Suite

The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Blue Collar
7.5

Blue Collar

Feb. 10, 1978

Blue Collar

Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man’s end, three ...
Which Way Is Up?
6.2

Which Way Is Up?

Nov. 04, 1977

Which Way Is Up?

Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his sex-obsessed father, Rufus, and ...
Greased Lightning
6.4

Greased Lightning

Jul. 01, 1977

Greased Lightning

This film is based on the true life story of Wendell Scott, the first Black NASCAR race winner and, later, a 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee.
Silver Streak
6.9

Silver Streak

Dec. 03, 1976

Silver Streak

A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can ...