Richard Pryor: Live in Concert

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Richard Pryor: Live in Concert

R

Released Jan 26, 1979

1h 18m

Comedy

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The late Richard Pryor influenced a generation of comedians of all races, and his scathing brand of satire is offered in full bloom in a live concert performance taped in Southern California in the 1970s. Utilizing exaggerated facial expressions, numerous obscenities and keen observation, as well as his acting experience and razor-sharp comic timing, Pryor delivers monologues on race, sex, family and any number of other topics. This documentary also includes music by Patti LaBelle.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

A stone-cold classic.

Rated: 3.5/4

Oct 2, 2021

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Andrew Husband

Uproxx

Set the blueprint for all comedy specials to follow.

Dec 29, 2018

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Cole Smithey

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Rated: 5/5

May 1, 2008

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Pryor creates for us an entire world, in seventy-some minutes, with just a microphone — a world of danger and rage, yes, but also one of mitigating ironies

Rated: A+

Apr 9, 2007

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Pablo Villaça

Cinema em Cena

A evoluo de Pryor nos oito anos que separam esta performance de seu primeiro e desastroso show espantosa: ele no apenas domina o material de maneira inquestionvel como ainda exerce um fascnio absoluto sobre a platia.

Rated: 5/5

May 17, 2006

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Brilliant, profane, gutsy, and funny. Prime Pryor.

Rated: 5/5

May 4, 2006

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Harrison R

Great actor, very smart, very relevant. Not very funny.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/09/24

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Audience Member

Comedy legend Richard Pryor was a master of act-outs, his animated delivery elevating this 1979 special to a largely hilarious, even transfixing ride. That's not to say that the material itself isn't funny, but it's his performance, oozing energy and swagger, that makes this most memorable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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William L

With little exaggeration, Pryor flipped the world of black artists in mainstream entertainment on its head, delivering widely watched performances that actually questioned and lampooned race relations and a host of other then-touchy subjects through his distinctive brand of bawdy comedy that would have prevented any comic from taking the stage just a few years before. Here, he's at his prime, and Live in Concert is a touchstone in standup and pop culture history that is well worth 78 minutes of your time. One of the best recordings of a man responsible not only for a revolution in comedy, but in entertainment as a whole, creating a style that still forms the basis for television comedians today, but one that few have mastered to the degree that Pryor had. (4.5/5)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/15/21

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Audience Member

No comic has ever bridged America's racial divide as Richard Prior did in this brilliant performance. Playing to a mixed audience, Prior illustrates the absurdity of racial hate by recounting his real-life experiences with both white and black people. All members of the audience laughed equally hard at their own side's foolish conduct. Nobody has conducted his life more recklessly than Prior, and his honest accounting of his errors in life brought everyone in that room together, finally equal as participants in the victories and humiliations of the human condition.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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russell h

He's outstanding. It would be five stars if he came around a little later. I would have related more.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Pryor was a king but he sure was one sweaty motherfucker during this stand-up.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Jeff Margolis

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Synopsis

The late Richard Pryor influenced a generation of comedians of all races, and his scathing brand of satire is offered in full bloom in a live concert performance taped in Southern California in the 1970s. Utilizing exaggerated facial expressions, numerous obscenities and keen observation, as well as his acting experience and razor-sharp comic timing, Pryor delivers monologues on race, sex, family and any number of other topics. This documentary also includes music by Patti LaBelle.

Director: Jeff Margolis
Producer: Steve Blauner, Del Jack, William Sargent Jr., J. Mark Travis
Screenwriter: Richard Pryor
Production Co: SEE Theater Network
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 26, 1979, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 16, 2017
Runtime: 1h 18m

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