Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

Mar 12, 1982

1h 22m

★ 7.3

Overview

Richard Pryor's stand-up act includes his frank discussion about his freebasing addiction, as well as the infamous night on June 9, 1980 that he caught on fire.

Genres

Comedy

Documentary

Production Companies

Rastar Productions

Columbia Pictures

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip Trailers

Cast

Self

Richard Pryor

Stoned Hippie (uncredited)

Gene Cross

Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

Julie Hampton

Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

Jesse Jackson

Three men embark on a journey in search of meaning and happiness in the autumn of their lives: Bob swaps his safe home for a camper van and tries to find himself in the barren Californian desert; Steve, drag queen and stand-up comedian, is fed up of England and makes amends with his past in Benidorm; Yamada rediscovers his smile by reading stories to children in Tokyo.

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Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip Trailers