Richard Pryor... Here and Now
One of comedian Richard Pryor's later stand-up performances. As foul-mouthed as ever, Pryor touches on most of the same topics as in his previous live shows.
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
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.
Uptown Saturday Night
Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.
Greased Lightning
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.
Jerry Before Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld returns to the club that gave him his start in the 1970s, mixing iconic jokes with stories from his childhood and early days in comedy.
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
Richard Pryor delivers monologues on race, sex, family and his favorite target—himself, live at the Terrace Theatre in Long Beach, California.
Some Call It Loving
A jazz musician falls in love with a comatose woman at a carny sideshow and takes her to his mansion to join his cabinet of sexual curiosities.
Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
A documentary look at the changing interpretations of the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution - laws and court cases that have alternatively broadened and narrowed the amendment's protection of free speech and assembly. The film's thesis is that post-9/11 the government has seized unprecedented license to surveil, intimidate, arrest, and detain citizens and foreigners alike. The film also looks back to the Pentagon Papers' case and compares it to cases since 9/11 dealing with high school students' speech and protesters marching in New York City during the 2004 Republican convention. Comment comes from a range of scholars, pundits, and advocates.
Bustin' Loose
After ex-con Joe Braxton violates his probation, he is given a second chance. All he has to do is drive a group of special kids across the country.
Blue Collar
Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.
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Joe Layton
Director
Jesse Jackson
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Himself - Audience Member
Sidney Poitier
Director
Ketty Lester
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Irma Franklin
Bill Cosby
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Wardell Franklin
Michael Schultz
Director
Noble Willingham
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Billy Joe Byrnes
Pam Grier
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Mary
Bill Cobbs
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Mr. Jones
Jay Leno
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Self
Ed Koch
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Self
Jerry Seinfeld
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Self
Patti LaBelle
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Self
Huey P. Newton
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Self - Spectator
Logan Ramsey
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Carnival Doctor
George W. Bush
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Self
Bill O'Reilly
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Self
Vincent Price
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Alcoholic Mechanic
George Coe
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Doctor Wilson T. Renfrew
Roy Jenson
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Klan Leader
Paul Schrader
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Ed Begley Jr.
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Bobby Joe
Harvey Keitel
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Jerry
Tracey Walter
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Union Member
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