Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979), Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip (1982), Brewster's Millions (1985), Which Way Is Up? (1977), Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986), Bustin' Loose (1981), The Toy (1982), Another You (1991) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Richard Pryor movies.
Storyline: Richard Pryor's classic 1979 concert film has him discussing a wide range of topics, including race, the police and his favorite target -- himself.
Plot Keywords: stand-up comedy, live performance, classic comedy, black comedy, social commentary, adult humor, profanity ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: One of comedian Richard Pryor's live performances (at the Sunset Strip, obviously) caught on film. Pryor talks about most of his standard subjects, including rascism and the differences between blacks and whites, along with talking about some of his recent film roles.—Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
Plot Keywords: comedy, live performance, classic, humor, satire, social commentary, adult content ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Brewster is a minor league baseball player. Unknown to him, he had a (recently deceased) rich relative. In order to test if Brewster knows the value of money, he is given the task of disposing of $30m in 30 days. Brewster isn't allowed to have any assets to show for the $30m or waste the money in any way. If successful, Brewster gets to inherit $300m. The biggest problem of all however, is that Brewster can't tell anyone what he's doing, so everyone thinks he's crazy. Add to this the fact that if he fails, two scheming trustees will get their hands on the money, Brewster's task is not an easy one.
Plot Keywords: comedy, absurd, money, inheritance, challenge, time limit, fortune ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Richard Pryor plays three roles: Leroy Jones, a poor orange-picker who gets laid off for accidentally joining the workers' union during one of their demonstrations; Leroy's father, whom Leroy leaves behind with the rest of his family to go to Los Angeles; and Reverend Lenox Thomas, who gets Leroy's wife Annie Mae pregnant during Leroy's absence. In Los Angeles, Leroy ends up working for the same company that fired him back home; he is a manager at the company but is now distant from his former pals. Though married, he falls in love with labor organizer Vanetta and must divide his time between her and Annie Mae. When he discovers that Annie Mae is pregnant by Reverend Thomas, he puts the moves on Mrs. Thomas.—mts77
Plot Keywords: comedy, satire, social class, race, labor rights, african american, working class ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In this film that closely parallels his own life story, Richard Pryor plays Jo Jo Dancer, a popular stand-up comedian who has severely burned himself in a drug incident. As he lies unconscious in a hospital, his spiritual alter ego gets up and begins a journey of his own. He revisits his life, from growing up in a brothel as a child and struggling to beat the long odds to become a top rated comedian. However, his success brings new problems as he develops a tragic pattern of substance abuse that begins to screw up his life. All the while, Jo Jo's spirit watches these events and attempts to convince his past self to turn off from his path of self destruction.—Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@home.com>
Plot Keywords: drama, biography, comedy, music, american film, 1980s, autobiographical ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An ex-convict (Richard Pryor) takes handicapped orphans and their teacher (Cicely Tyson) from Philadelphia to Washington state by bus.
Plot Keywords: comedy, adventure, drama, family, road movie, african american, children ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: 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 a gift. Eric chooses a black janitor who has made him laugh with his antics. At first the man suffers many indignities as Eric's "toy", but gradually teaches the lonely boy what it is like to have and to be a friend.
Plot Keywords: comedy, family, race, class, humor, satire, wealth ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: George has been in a mental hospital for three years and is finally ready to go out into the real world again. Eddie Dash, a dedicated con man, is supposed to keep him out of trouble, but when people begin to recognize George as the missing millionaire Abe, Eddie wants to take advantage of the situation.—Lars J. Aas <larsa@colargol.edb.tih.no>
Plot Keywords: comedy, adventure, road movie, misunderstanding, on the run, money, crime ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Wealthy businessman Ross Webster (Robert Vaughn)discovers the hidden talents of Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor), a mischievous computer genius. Ross decides to abuse his talents, in a way to help Webster with his plans for economic control. When the man of steel interferes, something must be done about Supes. When Gus' synthetic Kryptonite fails to kill Superman, it turns him in an evil incarnation of his former self. The tar-laced Kryptonite pits man against himself, setting up the Clark vs. Superman battle.
Plot Keywords: superhero, action, adventure, sci-fi, comedy, dc comics, villain ...
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