Richard Pryor Here and Now / Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip - Set
by Richard Pryor, Joe Layton
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Actor: Gene Cross, Jesse Jackson, Julie Hampton, Paul Mooney, Richard PryorDirector: Joe Layton, Richard Pryor
Brand: PRYOR,RICHARD
Producer: Richard Pryor
Writer: Richard Pryor
Writer: Paul Mooney
Cinematographer: Dave Landry
Cinematographer: Haskell Wexler
Cinematographer: Joe Epperson
Cinematographer: John Simmons
Cinematographer: Kenneth Patterson
Cinematographer: Tom Green
Producer: Andy Friendly
Producer: Bob Parkinson
Producer: Jeff Scheftel
Producer: Jim Brown
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 176 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-09-01
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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DVD Review: Pryor in his prime.
Summary: 4 Stars
It's safe to say that without Richard Pryor there would be no Chris Rock or Dave Chappelle-comedians who mine a lot of the same territory that Pryor had already covered in the 1970s. I was never a big fan of his feature films. They always seemed to keep Pryor's brand of comedy reigned in. His stand-up comedy was where it was at: pure, undiluted Pryor. This new DVD set captures two of his live concert films, Live on the Sunset Strip and Here and Now and present two fascinating snapshots of the man at different points in his career and life.
His material carries on in the proud, taboo-smashing tradition of Lenny Bruce. Pryor talks about things that aren't supposed to be discussed in public: masturbating, religion, and politics in a frank and very funny way. He also employs the same kind of hipster-speak shtick as Bruce but updated for the late `70s and early `80s. Pryor also has the same improvisational quality, able to react to a spontaneous comment from the audience without losing his cool.
With a biopic in the works (it should be interesting to see how it compares to his semi-autobiographical movie, Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling) there will no doubt be renewed interest in Pryor and his work. These two films document two specific points in his life and show the man in his prime. They also reinforce how influential he was on the contemporary comedians who idolize him.
Description of Richard Pryor Here and Now / Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip - Set
\Here and now" captures the legendary comic in a live performance at New Orlean's Saenger Theatre and ""Live on the Sunset Strip"" features Pryor live at the Hollywood Palladium.Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: UN
Release Date: 24-MAY-2005
Media Type: DVD"""
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