I Am Richard Pryor
2019
6.9 (17)
1 hr 32 min
English
When you ain't got no money. You gotta get an attitude.
The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his honest, irreverent and biting humor.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Network Entertainment, Tarnished Angel
Keywords
- husband wife relationship
- drug abuse
- cinema on cinema
- movie business
- comedian
- biography
- rags to riches
- racial segregation
- family secrets
- racism
- traumatic childhood
- portrait of an artist
- grandmother grandson relationship
- civil rights movement
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Top Cast
Ron de Masio as Self - Manager
Greg Tate as Self - Musician
Tiffany Haddish as Self - Actress and Comedian
Scott Saul as Self - Author
Rocco Urbisci as Self - Writer and Director
Jennifer Lee Pryor as Self - Wife
Mike Epps as Self - Actor and Comedian
Henry Jaglom as Self - Actor and Director
Top Crew
Jesse James Miller · Director, Writer
Schaun Tozer · Composer
Shaun Lawless · Cinematographer
Graham Kew · Editor
Derik Murray · Producer, Executive Producer
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