Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (film)
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| Directed by | Joe Layton |
| Produced by | Richard Pryor |
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| Starring | Richard Pryor |
| Cinematography | Haskell Wexler |
| Edited by | Sheldon Kahn |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $36,299,720[1] |
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip is a 1982 American stand-up comedy film directed by Joe Layton and written by and starring Richard Pryor. The film is based on Pryor's album of the same name. Released in 1982, the film was the most financially lucrative of the comedian's concert films. The material includes Pryor's frank discussion of his drug addiction and of the night that he caught on fire while freebasing cocaine in 1980.
Cast
- Richard Pryor as himself
- Gene Cross as Stoned Hipple
- Julie Hampton as herself
- Jesse Jackson as himself
Reception
Critical response
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip has received positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 100% based on reviews from 13 critics, with an average rating of 8.8/10.[2]
References
- ↑ "Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
External links
- Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip at the Internet Movie Database
- Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip at Rotten Tomatoes
- Roger Ebert's review
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