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Jokes my father never taught me : life, love, and loss with Richard Pryor / by Pryor, Rain.(CARDINAL)531214; Crimmins, C. E.(CARDINAL)732386;
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005.; Pryor, Rain.; Pryor, Richard.; Actors;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 10
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Triple feature: Stir crazy ; See no evil, hear no evil ; Another you [videorecording] by Pryor, Richard,1940-2005actor. (CARDINAL)724708; Wilder, Gene,1935-2016actor.; Columbia Pictures. (CARDINAL)747663; Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm) (CARDINAL)332237; Tri-Star Pictures. ;
Disc 1: Stir crazy (approximately 107 min.) -- Disc 2: See no evil, hear no evil (102 min.) -- Disc 3: Another you (94 min.).Another you directed by Maurice Phillips.See no evil, hear no evil directed by Arthur Hiller.Stir crazy directed by Sidney Poitier. Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder.Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor pair up in three comedy films. In Stir crazy, they play two men falsely blamed for a bank robbery and sentenced to prison for 125 years. In See no evil, hear no evil, Wilder and Pryor depict a blind man and a deaf man who are the main suspects in a murder that occurs in front of the newsstand they run together. Another you finds them as two liars who cannot kick the habit and end up in a labyrinth of complications.MPAA rating: R.DVD, Dolby digital ; anamorphic widescreen (discs 1 and 3) and full screen (disc 2 only).
Subjects: Comedy films. ; Feature films. ; Blind; Deaf; Murder; Prisons; Truthfulness and falsehood;
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Silver streak [videorecording] (Videorecording) / by Clayburgh, Jill,actor.; Hiller, Arthur,director.(CARDINAL)844314; Pryor, Richard,1940-2005,actor.(CARDINAL)724708; Wilder, Gene,1935-actor.;
Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Jill Clayburgh, Patrick McGoohan, Ned Beatty.While on the train from Los Angeles to Chicago, a book editor thinks he sees a man thrown from the train, and decides to conduct his own investigation when no one believes him.MPAA rating: PG.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Comedy films.; Crime films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Romance films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Man-woman relationships; Murder; Railroad travel;
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Bustin' loose / by Scott, Oz,director.; Pryor, Richard,1940-2005,actorproducer.; Tyson, Cicely,actor.; Christian, Robert,1939-1983,actor.; Universal Pictures (Firm);
Director of photography, Dennis Dalzell; music, Roberta Flack, Mark Davis; editor, David Holden.Richard Pryor, Cicely Tyson, Robert Christian, George Coe.Joe is an ex-con given a second chance after violating his parole. He has been hired by a schoolteacher to drive a group of special kids to their new home. Joe's a bit unnerved by their mental problems, but soon they bond and become friends.MPAA rating: R.DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.
Subjects: Drama.; Feature films.; Comedy films.; Comedy; Feature films.; Comedy films.; Ex-convicts; Special education; Children; Niños; Children; Ex-convicts.; Special education.;
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Becoming Richard Pryor / by Saul, Scott,author.(CARDINAL)393534;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Brings the man and his comic genius into focus as never before. Drawing upon a mountain of original research--interviews with family and friends, court transcripts, unpublished journals, screenplay drafts--Scott Saul traces Pryor's rough journey to the heights of fame: from his heartbreaking childhood, his trials in the Army, and his apprentice days in Greenwich Village to his soul-searching interlude in Berkeley and his ascent in the New Hollywood of the 1970s"--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Biographies.; Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005.; Actors; Comedians;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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I am Richard Pryor [videorecording] / by Pryor, Richard,1940-2005,performer.(CARDINAL)724708; Miller, Jesse James,film director,screenwriter.; Murray, Derik,film producer.; Haddish, Tiffany,1979-onscreen participant.(CARDINAL)350854; Tomlin, Lily,onscreen participant.(CARDINAL)327281; Mandel, Howie,onscreen participant.(CARDINAL)361133; Bernhard, Sandra,onscreen participant.; Network Entertainment (Firm),presenter.; Paramount Network,presenter.; Virgil Films,publisher.;
Richard Pryor, Tiffany Haddish, Lily Tomlin, Howie Mandel, Sandra Bernhard, Mike Epps, Jimmie Walker.The legendary performer and iconic social satirist transcended race and social barriers by delivering his honest irreverent and biting humor to America's stages and living rooms until his death at 65. Featuring an iconic comedic cast of historians, activists and artists who provide a unique brushstroke into the complex world of Pryor, the film dives deeply into the psyche of a comedic genius whose mother was a prostitute, father a pimp, and grandmother a madam.Rating: Not rated.DVD, wide screen (1.78:1), region 1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Feature films.; Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005.; African American actors; Comedians;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Becoming Richard Pryor / by Saul, Scott,author.(CARDINAL)393534;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-563) and index.Draws upon interviews with family and friends, court transcripts, unpublished journals and screenplay drafts, to trace Richard Pryor's journey from his rough childhood to his ascent in the "New Hollywood" of the 1970s and his struggles with drugs and fame.Description based on print version record.
Subjects: Biographies.; Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005.; Comedians; Actors;
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Silver streak [videorecording] / by Beatty, Ned.actor.(CARDINAL)348263; Higgins, Colin,1941-1988,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)842792; Hiller, Arthur.film director.(CARDINAL)844314; Mancini, Henry,composer (expression)(CARDINAL)520290; Milkis, Edward K.,film producer.; Pryor, Richard,1940-2005,actor.(CARDINAL)724708; Wilder, Gene,1935-2016.actor; Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.,publisher.(CARDINAL)340087; Frank Yablans Presentationsproduction company; Miller-Milkis Productions.production company.;
Editor, David Bretherton ; music, Henry Mancini ; director of photography, David M. Walsh.Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Ned Beatty, Patrick McGoohan, Jill Clayburgh, Clifton James, Scatman Crothers, Richard Keil.On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Man-woman relationships; Murder; Railroad travel;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Motown 25 : yesterday, today, forever / by Mischer, Don,Television producerTelevision directorDirectorProducer(DLC)n 97843492 ; Kohan, Buz,Television producerScreenwriterProducerAuthor(DLC)no 99091642 ; Robinson, Ruth Adkins,ScreenwriterAuthor(DLC)no2010181459; De Passe, Suzanne,1947-ScreenwriterAuthor(DLC)n 91083428 ; Pryor, Richard,1940-2005,HostActor(DLC)n 82094549 ; Motown Productions,Production company(DLC)no 99082412 ; Don Mischer Productions,Production companyDirectorProducer(DLC)no 00005542 ; StarVista Entertainment (Firm),Film distributor(DLC)no2013080977;
Disc 2, Rehearsal. Marvin Gaye rehearsal -- Featurette: What's going on: Marvin Gaye -- Interviews (Suzanne de Passe, Don Mischer).Disc 3, The reunion. Roundtables. Yesterday, today, forever : the Motown 25 production roundtable ; Motown 25 performers roundtable, part 2 (featuring Smokey Robinson, Duke Fakir (Four Tops), Otis Williams (the Temptations) -- Featurettes. Reach out, I'll be there: the Temptations and Four Tops ; Come and get these memories: inside Hitsville -- Interviews: Duke Fakir (Four Tops), Otis Williams (the Temptations), Claudette Robinson (the Miracles), Martha Reeves (Martha & the Vandellas).Various performers; Richard Pryor, host.Television special commemorating record company Motown's 25th anniversary, featuring performances and interviews.Not rated.Closed-captioned in English.DVD; region 1, NTSC; fullscreen; 2.0 stereo, 5.1 surround.
Subjects: DVD-Video discs.; Interviews.; Concert television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Concerts télévisés.; Documentaires télévisés.; Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.; Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.; Documentary television programs.; Soul music.; Popular music.; Motown Record Corporation.; Motown Record Corporation.; Soul musicians; Soul musicians.; Musique populaire; Soul musicians;
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Pryor convictions, and other life sentences / by Pryor, Richard,1940-2005.(CARDINAL)724708; Gold, Todd.(CARDINAL)682025;
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005.; Comedians; Motion picture actors and actresses;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 6
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