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The Richard Pryor Special?

  • TV Special
  • 1977
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
109
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The Richard Pryor Special? (1977)
Dark ComedyParodySatireSketch ComedyStand-UpComedy

Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada and others are taping their own segme... Read allRichard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada and others are taping their own segments.Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada and others are taping their own segments.

  • Director
    • John Moffitt
  • Writers
    • Maya Angelou
    • Bob Ellison
    • Langston Hughes
  • Stars
    • Richard Pryor
    • Maya Angelou
    • Shirley Hemphill
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    109
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Moffitt
    • Writers
      • Maya Angelou
      • Bob Ellison
      • Langston Hughes
    • Stars
      • Richard Pryor
      • Maya Angelou
      • Shirley Hemphill
    • 1User review
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast33

    Richard Pryor
    Richard Pryor
    • Self…
    Maya Angelou
    Maya Angelou
    • Self - Willie's Wife
    Shirley Hemphill
    Shirley Hemphill
    • Self - Pushy Fan from Tour Group
    LaWanda Page
    LaWanda Page
    • Self - Sister Mabel Williams
    William Guest
    • Self
    • (as The Pips)
    Merald Knight
    • Self
    • (as The Pips)
    Edward Patten
    • Self
    • (as The Pips)
    Glynn Turman
    Glynn Turman
    • Self - Booster Johnson
    John Belushi
    John Belushi
    • Self - Slave Driver…
    Falstaff Wilde
    • Self
    Pat Hodges
    • Self - Choir
    • (as Hodges James & Smith)
    Denita James
    • Self - Choir
    • (as Hodges James & Smith)
    Jessica Smith
    • Self - Choir
    • (as Hodges James & Smith)
    Lois January
    Lois January
    • Self - Older Woman
    John Wheeler
    John Wheeler
    • Self - Security Guard
    Alice Jubert
    • Self
    Debbie Hoffman
    • Self
    Janice Morgan
    • Self
    • Director
      • John Moffitt
    • Writers
      • Maya Angelou
      • Bob Ellison
      • Langston Hughes
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Quotes
      • [first lines]
      • Slave Driver: Okay, rest period... Rest period's over!
    • Connections
      Edited into Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      There's No Business Like Show Business
      Written by Irving Berlin
      Performed by Richard Pryor

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 5, 1977 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • NBC Studios - 3000 W. Alameda Avenue, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Burt Sugarman Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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