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The Richard Pryor Special?

  • TV Special
  • 1977
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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The Richard Pryor Special? (1977)
Dark ComedyParodySatireSketch ComedyStand-UpComedy

Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada and others are taping their own segme... Read allRichard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada and others are taping their own segments.Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada and others are taping their own segments.

  • Director
    • John Moffitt
  • Writers
    • Maya Angelou
    • Bob Ellison
    • Langston Hughes
  • Stars
    • Richard Pryor
    • Maya Angelou
    • Shirley Hemphill
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    99
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Moffitt
    • Writers
      • Maya Angelou
      • Bob Ellison
      • Langston Hughes
    • Stars
      • Richard Pryor
      • Maya Angelou
      • Shirley Hemphill
    • 1User review
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Richard Pryor
    Richard Pryor
    • Self…
    Maya Angelou
    Maya Angelou
    • Willie's Wife
    Shirley Hemphill
    Shirley Hemphill
    • Pushy Fan from Tour Group
    LaWanda Page
    LaWanda Page
    • Sister Mabel Williams
    William Guest
    • Self
    • (as The Pips)
    Merald Knight
    • Self
    • (as The Pips)
    Edward Patten
    • Self
    • (as The Pips)
    Glynn Turman
    Glynn Turman
    • Booster Johnson
    John Belushi
    John Belushi
    • Slave Driver…
    Falstaff Wilde
    Pat Hodges
    • Choir
    • (as Hodges James & Smith)
    Denita James
    • Choir
    • (as Hodges James & Smith)
    Jessica Smith
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    • (as Hodges James & Smith)
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    Lois January
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    John Wheeler
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    • Self
    Debbie Hoffman
    • Self
    Janice Morgan
    • Self
    • Director
      • John Moffitt
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      • Maya Angelou
      • Bob Ellison
      • Langston Hughes
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    10rrg-36670

    The tears wouldn't stop.

    I came across this show recently via YouTube. I've been closely watching Mr Pryor's work for a few weeks now. I'm no spring chicken. I'm 63 and have always loved him. But, as is my way, I've become obsessed with him only recently. I thought I've been alive for the last 63 years, but I've never been as alive as when I watched this show! How could I have missed this? It may not pass today's PC police (though it most certainly should!), but it's unrelentingly brilliant. No, it's not pure Richard Pryor (for that see Live and Smokin'), but it's wonderful in every way. John Belushi, briefly. The amazing LaWanda Page, of Sanford and Son fame. Robin Williams, very briefly. A beautiful sketch based on the words of Langston Hughes. Maya Angelou. Maya f<^king Angelou! A bunch of cute kids singing and dancing, which should have been corny but brought a flood of tears to my ugly face. I can't say enough about this amazing, unlikely TV show, so search for better reviews, or just watch it.

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    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Slave Driver: Okay, rest period... Rest period's over!

    • Connections
      Edited into Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      There's No Business Like Show Business
      Written by Irving Berlin

      Performed by Richard Pryor

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    • Release date
      • May 5, 1977 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • NBC Studios - 3000 W. Alameda Avenue, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Burt Sugarman Productions
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      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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