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Richard Pryor Here and Now

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The comedian speaks frankly to a rowdy New Orleans audience about White House politics, alcohol, drugs.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times At the end of the movie we have been wrung out with laughter -- and with a few other things, too, because Pryor is more than a comedian in this film: He's a social commentator, and a man talking honestly about himself. Rated: 4/4 Oct 23, 2004 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy There are a couple of amusing bits involving President Ronald Reagan ("Motherf***** looked at me like I owed him money"). Rated: 3/4 Oct 2, 2021 Full Review Michael W. Phillips, Jr. Goatdog's Movies A disappointment, especially since it's the last full-tilt concert film of the funniest man in history. Rated: 2.5/5 May 11, 2009 Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Lidando com uma platia irritantemente participativa, Pryor demonstra seu domnio de palco e, atravs de monlogos reveladores, faz importantes comentrios sociais repletos de humor. Destaque para o monlogo do junkie. Rated: 4/5 May 17, 2006 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 23, 2005 Full Review Ryan Cracknell Movie Views Rated: 4/5 Jul 15, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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William L "They call it an 'epidemic' now. That means white folks are doin' it. ... Maybe next time you see black people in trouble you'll help. Maybe." The last major comedy special for the legendary standup artist, Here and Now is a fascinating comparison to Pryor's older work. He's less manic, more sober, but still going for the same comedic style; it's not necessarily a step down, you just have to rectify the super high-energy coke-fueled version of the comedian you've come to know with the one you see on screen here. Pryor's greatest genius was his delivery, the ability to cuss someone out right to their face and have them laughing alongside everyone else; his comedy was profane but never really mean-spirited. Part of what drags on the performance isn't Pryor, but the audience, who by this point had come to expect heckling and Pryor's acidic responses, but do it too much and won't let the man get through his bits. Still plenty of good laughs (and prescient social commentary), but I can't call it my favorite performance from the guy. (4/5) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/21 Full Review Audience Member extremely funny like fall on the floor laughing funny Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member I guess I just don't get this material. "Here and Now" pales in comparison to Eddie Murphy's "Raw". Pryor is lively, but I didn't find his set to be that funny. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member You can see where Eddy gets his influence from. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member The funniest thing about this one was how people kept talking like crazy and interrupting his routine and he finally was like "shut the fuck up" Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Not as good as either of his previous comedy specials, but there is no such thing as bad Richard Pryor stand-up. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The comedian speaks frankly to a rowdy New Orleans audience about White House politics, alcohol, drugs.
Director
Richard Pryor
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Delphi Films
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 28, 1983, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Runtime
1h 37m
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