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Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip is a 1982 American stand-up comedy film directed by Joe Layton. The film stars and produced by Richard Pryor, who also writer with Paul Mooney. The film was released alongside his album of the same name in 1982, and the most financially lucrative of the comedian's concert films.
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip: Directed by Joe Layton. With Richard Pryor, Gene Cross, Julie Hampton, Jesse Jackson. Richard Pryor performs his stand-up comedy act on the Sunset Strip.
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‘Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip’ in 4K Reminds Us of Both Pryor’s Genius and Cinematographer Haskell Wexler’s
The new release of 'Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip' properly showcases the comic's genius and the beauty of Haskell Wexler's cinematography.
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Ron Howard Had to Stop Jude Law and Vanessa Kirby from Living in Their Characters’ House on ‘Eden’: ‘They Were So Upset’
Ron Howard revealed he couldn't let Jude Law and Vanessa Kirby fully method act during the 'Eden' production.
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1 day ago · The new Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip 4K release from Sony gives fans a chance to see one of the comedian’s best comedy sets in pristine quality.
Pryor's trenchant social commentary touches on an array of subjects, from prison and mobsters to hospitals and cocaine. Rent Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip on Fandango at Home,...
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Feb 8, 2021 · This excerpt from EW's new special edition, A Celebration of Black Film, looks at the uncompromised magic of the 1982 hit Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip.
It is proof beyond the shadow of a doubt! Shot live at the Hollywood Palladium, the film captures all the excitement, lunacy and electric force of a Pryor performance. And though he's the only star of this hilarious show, he's never alone on stage.
Watching “Richard Pryor Live On The Sunset Strip”, a breathtaking performance by a man who came within a hair of killing himself with drugs, was like a gift, as if Pryor had come back from the dead to perform in his own one-man memory of himself.
RICHARD PRYOR LIVE ON THE SUNSET STRIP. Comedy. If Richard Pryor were accused of being the funniest man in America, this film of his incredible stage act would be Exhibit A. It is proof beyond the shadow of a doubt!
F or comedy fans of a certain age, watching VHS copies of the 1982 concert film "Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip" until the tape fell off of the spools was a rite of passage. Until Eddie ...
Richard Pryor's first concert film shot live on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. Pryor speaks about Africa, sex, lawyers, his wife, Italian mobsters, and--inevitably drugs, leaving the...
