Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James
2021
Documentary / Drama / History / Music
7.2 (11)
1 hr 51 min
English
Never mind who you thought he was.
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This profile of legendary funk/R&B icon Rick James captures the peaks and valleys of his storied career to reveal a complicated and rebellious soul, driven to share his talent with the world.
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- Released
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- Showtime Documentary Films, Five All in the Fifth Entertainment, Mass Appeal
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Rick James as Self (archive footage)
Oscar Alston as Self
Big Daddy Kane as Self
Todd Boyd as Self
George Clinton as Self
Ice Cube as Self
Top Crew
Sacha Jenkins · Director, Writer
Steve Rivo · Writer
Jason Pollard · Writer, Editor
Hans Charles · Cinematographer
Bryan Donnell · Cinematographer
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