Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979)

Director:

Jeff Margolis

Writer:

Richard Pryor (writer)
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Release Date:

January 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Documentary

Plot Keywords:

Crude Humor | Satire | Pop Culture | Punctuation In Title | Richard Pryor

Cast

Richard Pryor	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Patti LaBelle	...	Herself (scenes deleted)
Jennifer Lee	...	Herself (uncredited)

Directed by
Jeff Margolis

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Paul Mooney		uncredited
Richard Pryor		writer

Produced by
Saul Barnett	....	executive producer
Steve Blauner	....	producer
Jeffrey Chernov	....	associate producer
Hillard Elkins	....	producer
Del Jack	....	producer
David Permut	....	producer
William Sargent Jr.	....	producer
J. Mark Travis	....	producer

Cinematography by
Tom Schamp

Film Editing by
Daniel J. Johnson		(co-editor)
Ken Johnson
Steve Livingston

Sound Department
Biff Dawes	....	sound mixer
Daniel J. Johnson	....	Co-Editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Tcimpidis	....	video controller

Other crew
Don E. Branker	....	live event production
Marcelle Garfield	....	executive production assistant
Carl Hanseman	....	technical production supervisor
Bill Hopkins	....	production coordinator
Thomas McConnell	....	associate director
Bill Povonda	....	production coordinator
Richard Pryor	....	executive album producer
Rashon	....	road manager
Rima Risziewicz	....	assistant to producers

Production Companies

• SEE Theater Network
• Elkins Entertainment
• Permut Presentations (producer)

Distributors

• Special Event Entertainment (1979) (USA) (theatrical)
• Wm. Lange & Associates (1979) (USA: Midwest) (theatrical)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• MPI Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Comedy Central (2007) (Netherlands) (TV)
• International Film Distributors (1979) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (video) (VOD)

Other Companies

• Compact Video Systems Inc.  post-production sound facilities
• Compact Video Systems Inc.  video editing facilities
• Damask Productions Inc.  editorial services
• Heider Scoring Service  original sound recording facilities (as Heider Recording Services)
• Hill Production Services  camera facilities
• Howard Anderson Company, The  post-production and titles (as Howard A. Anderson Co.)

Also Known As:

"Another Pryor" - USA (alternative title)
"Richard Pryor Is Back Live in Concert" - USA (reissue title)

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | Iceland:L | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | UK:18 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Terrace Theatre - 300 E. Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

SEE Theater Network

Trivia:

Richard Pryor: Live in Concert was the first, live, stand up concert to be filmed, and at the time, especially with Pryor's language and topics, was considered a real risk.

Movie Connections:

Featured in A Huey P. Newton Story (2001) (TV)

Comedy IS this man . . .

Despite the thousands that have stepped on to the comedy stage, many regard Richard Pryor: Live in Concert as the greatest stand-up show of all time. Live and on fire, this is Pryor at his finest ~ a unique opportunity to understand why comics and comedy lovers call him the godfather of modern comedy. Whether he's talking about his bout in the ring with Mohammed Ali, or recounting tales of snorting cocaine off the dining room table in front of his grandmother, Pryor is the heavyweight champion, playing off tragedy and humour in a way that few others have ever dared.

This is f@ckin hilarious !!

Apparently this is going to be released on a UK DVD soon. Cant wait !!