Richard Pryor Movies

This documentary treats movie fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Superman III, a more comical take on the superhero story in which the...

A documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage...

This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extraordinary string of film roles, from his first...

A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania held by communist enemies of the USA.

This documentary praises comedian Richard Pryor by showing fragments of various shows Pryor made and having famous comedians talk about the...

A thoughtful and humorous navigation of personal conversations on mental health, through the lens of a group therapy session led by some of today's...

A chronicle of the 1975 International Press Conclave hosted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer over two days in May 1975.

Richard Pryor: Live & Smokin' is the first stand-up act of Richard Pryor to be filmed out of the four that were released in total. This film was...

A federal agent whose daughter dies of a heroin overdose is determined to destroy the drug ring that supplied her. He recruits various people whose...

The story of how the radical Huey P. Newton developed the Black Panther Party based on his 10-point program for social reform.

A documentary juxtaposing the events of the 20th century with the commentary of stand-up comedians.

A two-hour television special on the life of Richard Pryor featuring interviews by those close to him, focusing on his contributions to standup...

Sesame Street celebrated its 10th anniversary in the spring of 1979 with a half-hour PBS special hosted by James Earl Jones titled A Walking Tour of...

A collection of subversive comedy sketches and routines relating to the peace movement.

A compilation film of stand up performances and comedy routines featuring some of the biggest stars in the early years of television. This film was...

This oddball counterculture comedy/drama follows Zalman King through a series of kooky misadventures while he searches for his life's purpose in New...

In the late 1950s, a fresh, unconventional style of standup comedy emerged in sharp contrast to the standard "Take my wife, please" approach. It...

Flip Wilson's stand-up special.

Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin...

Called “quite possible the most intuitively funny woman alive” by the New York Times television critic Jack Gould, this in-depth...