Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979)

Richard Pryor's classic 1979 concert film has him discussing a wide range of topics, including race, the police and his favorite target -- himself.

Director:

Jeff Margolis

Stars:

Richard Pryor, Patti LaBelle, Huey P. Newton

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Richard Pryor	...	Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Patti LaBelle	...	Self (scenes deleted)

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.

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Plot Keywords:

stand up | shock humor | anger | social satire | vulgarity | 

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Taglines:

WARNING: The Picture Contains Harsh and Very Vulgar Language and May Be Considered Shocking and Offensive. No Explicit sex or Violence is Shown.

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Genres:

Documentary | Comedy

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Certificate:

R18

Did You Know?

Trivia

Second of four Richard Pryor live performance concert films. The others are Richard Pryor... Here and Now (1983), Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin' (1971), and Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982).

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Quotes

Richard Pryor: There are two billion Chinese people livin' in China. That's how you know someone's doing some serious fucking...

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Crazy Credits

Patti LaBelle was an important part of the following program. Time does not permit us to include her in this recording but we gratefully acknowledge her performance.

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Alternate Versions

Reedited and reissued in August 1979 as "Richard Pryor Is Back Live In Concert," which was sold as an entirely new film. Much of the footage was from the original version, and virtually all of the material was the same, but some of the new footage was from a different performance of the same show. Producers noted that the difference could be determined by noting that in some shots, Pryor wears a wristwatch and in other shots he doesn't, prompting New York Times critic Vincent Canby to remark "If you cannot rest until you see Mr. Pryor wear a wristwatch, don't miss this recycled work. However, it's far cheaper to stay home and remember the first movie fondly."

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Connections

Featured in Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009)

User Reviews

The greatest comedian of all time

I am 34 year old and i was 6 years old when this concert was filmed in 1979,i saw it as a little boy and countless times until this day,i am so lucky to have been born in Richards Generation to have had the opportunity to witness this man come on stage with all of his imperfections and personal problems and share it with me and the rest of the world in a way where it makes us laugh.

Thinking about the loss of Richard Pryor makes me want to cry because i feel like he was someone i knew personally,thats the effect Richard Pryor had on everyone that watched him pro-form on stage,he broke the color line,even thought he is clearly a African American man,Richard Pryor made people of other races so comfortable listening to jokes revolving around race and social status.

I know there are other comedians that are great in their own right but the truth be told,Richard Pryor is and will always be regarded as the Best comedian that ever lived and this concert is the performance that proves that very fact.

RIP Richard,thank you for the laughs and joy and now the sadness you brought us all,we will never ever forget you....

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

Richard Pryor Live in Concert

Filming Locations:

Terrace Theatre, Long Beach, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

SEE Theater Network, Elkins Entertainment, Compact Video Systems Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1