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Director:
Richard Pryor
Writers:
Rocco Urbisci (writer) &
Paul Mooney (writer) ...
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Release Date:
2 May 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
After severely burning himself in a drug incident, a comedian has a near death experience in which he reviews his life. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Murphy To Portray Pryor In Biopic
 (From WENN. 27 February 2009, 5:30 PM, PST)
Richard Pryor: 1940-2005
 (From IMDb News. 10 December 2005)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Richard Pryor ... Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego

Debbie Allen ... Michelle
Art Evans ... Arturo
Fay Hauser ... Grace
Barbara Williams ... Dawn
Carmen McRae ... Grandmother
Paula Kelly ... Satin Doll
Diahnne Abbott ... Mother
Scoey Mitchell ... Father
Billy Eckstine ... Johnny Barnett
Tanya Boyd ... Alicia

Wings Hauser ... Cliff

E'Lon Cox ... Little Jo Jo

Michael Ironside ... Det. Lawrence
J.J. Barry ... Sal
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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:12 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Columbia Pictures Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Richard Pryor's autobiographical film and his directorial debut. The movie was filmed in Los Angeles and in Peoria at the actual locations where much of the story takes place. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V) more
Soundtrack:
MY DESTINY more

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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Like every other biography, 12 April 2002
5/10
Author: helpless_dancer from Broken Bow, Oklahoma

Thin, sketchy story; interesting and well enough done but, like all these life history films, too little in too small a space. Dancer aged twenty years in about fifteen minutes of stage routines, then he went through three wives in around sixty minutes. If one wants to know about Pryor, reading his bio would be a wiser choice.

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